Ken Davitian

Ken Davitian
Ken Davitian attending the second issue release of "Girls Gone Wild Magazine" Party at Les Deux, Hollywood, June 4, 2008
Born	Kenneth Davitian June 19, 1953 (1953-06-19) (age 54) Los Angeles, California
Spouse(s)	Ellen Davitian

Kenneth Davitian (born June 19, 1953) is an American actor of Armenian descent who is best known for his role as Borat's producer (Azamat Bagatov) in the 2006 comedy film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, in which he speaks Armenian (the Eastern dialect), throughout the film.

Davitian, an Armenian American,^[1] was born in Los Angeles, California. Early in his career, he appeared in the movies American Raspberry, Bikini Summer, Maximum Force, Frogtown II, and Sexual Intent. In 1994, he appeared in the movie The Silence of the Hams, a spoof of The Silence of the Lambs. Davitian has also appeared in television series such as Becker, ER, Arli$$, The Shield, Gilmore Girls, Six Feet Under, Boston Legal, The Closer, and Mind of Mencia. He has also made appearances in music videos, for example in The Smashing Pumpkins' "Stand Inside Your Love" of 2000. He was in the film Meet The Spartans playing as Xerxes, where Leonidas described him as "looks like the fat guy from Borat". His most recent release in 2008, the film "Stone & Ed" in which Davitian portrays a drug lord named Senior Gordo.

Davitian founded a restaurant in 2003 called The Dip, located in Los Angeles, California^[2] and recently opened a second location.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Shield	Armenian Mobster
2003	S.W.A.T.	Uncle Martin Gascoigne
2003	Holes	Igor Barkov
2003	A Man Apart	Ramon Cadena
2006	Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan	Azamat Bagatov
2007	South of Pico	Nick
2007	Lucky You	Poker Player
2008	Meet the Spartans	Xerxes
2008	Get Smart	Shtarker