Ken Davitian

Kenneth "Ken" Davitian (lahir 19 Juni 1953) adalah seorang aktor Amerika yang terkenal karena perannya sebagai produser Borat (Azamat Bagatov) dalam film komedi tahun 2006 Borat: Pembelajaran Budaya Amerika untuk Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, di mana ia berbicara dengan dialek Timur bahasa Armenia sepanjang film tersebut. Kenneth Davitian lahir di Los Angeles pada 19 Juni 1953, dari keluarga Armenia-Amerika dari Montebello, California. Kakek nenek dari pihak ibu adalah penyintas genosida Armenia. Ayahnya adalah seorang prajurit Tentara Merah selama Perang Dunia II yang ditangkap oleh pasukan Wehrmacht dan ditempatkan di kamp Legiun Armenia di Stuttgart, Jerman. Setelah perang berakhir, ia berimigrasi ke AS melalui upaya pemilik restoran dan koki George Mardikian, yang terkenal dengan filantropinya. Davitian lulus dari Garfield High School di East Los Angeles dan Whittier College. Idola remajanya adalah Burt Reynolds, yang sangat mempengaruhi pilihannya menjadi seorang aktor. Davitian kemudian tampil di film Pocket Listing, yang juga menampilkan Reynolds. Davitian bekerja di perusahaan pengelolaan sampah milik ayahnya. Davitian fasih berbahasa Armenia; dia berbicara bahasa tersebut sebagai Azamat di Borat.

Kenneth "Ken" Davitian (born June 19, 1953) is an American actor 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 the Eastern dialect of Armenian throughout the film. Kenneth Davitian was born in Los Angeles on June 19, 1953, to an Armenian American family from Montebello, California. His maternal grandparents were survivors of the Armenian genocide. His father was a Red Army soldier during World War II who was captured by Wehrmacht forces and placed at an Armenian Legion camp in Stuttgart, Germany. After the end of the war, he immigrated to the US through the efforts of restaurateur and chef George Mardikian, known for his philanthropy. Davitian graduated from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles and Whittier College. His teenage idol was Burt Reynolds, who greatly influenced his choice of becoming an actor. Davitian would go on to perform in the film Pocket Listing, which also featured Reynolds. Davitian worked in his father's waste management company. Davitian is fluent in Armenian; he speaks the language as Azamat in Borat.