Personal Info
Birth date
1953-06-19 (72 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Kenneth Davitian
Azamat Bagtov
Azamat Baytoff
Kevin Davitian
John Lopez
Ken Davitian
Biography
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.
Filmography
NCIS: Los Angeles
7.532
Overview:
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.Two and a Half Men
7.452
Overview:
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.The View
4.5
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
8.278
Overview:
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.The Closer
7.9
Overview:
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.Ghost Whisperer
8.077
Overview:
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.Cobra Kai
8.213
Overview:
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.Gilmore Girls
7.885
Overview:
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.The King of Queens
7.091
Overview:
Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.The Shield
8.1
Overview:
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.Boston Legal
7.9
Overview:
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.Saturday Night Live
6.96
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.Chuck
7.72
Overview:
When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government information and deadly fighting skills into his head, he becomes the CIA's most vital secret. This sets Chuck on a path to become a full-fledged spy.Six Feet Under
8.102
Overview:
When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.ER
7.828
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.The Megan Mullally Show
4.2
Overview:
Two-time Emmy Award-winner Megan Mullally, coming off eight seasons as wisecracking socialite Karen Walker on NBC's "Will & Grace," moves into the driver's seat as host for this daytime talk show. Each episode is an entertaining hour featuring a mix of celebrities, real people, music, and comedy. Megan will interview top celebrities and also introduce the world to guests of all kinds — from quirky characters to funny kids to offbeat experts.Strong Medicine
7.1
Overview:
The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.Becker
7.2
Overview:
Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to offend those who try to get close to him, he is extremely dedicated to his medical practice in the Bronx, N.Y., where he always goes the extra mile to help those in need. But Dr. John Becker looks at the world around him and sees a society gone mad, full of incongruities and just plain wrong thinking. And he has no qualms about saying anything that comes to mind – anything.S Club 7
7.4
Overview:
Be sure to catch this brilliant comedy show starring the brilliant pop group S Club, one of the most successful pop groups around. The show is all about the normal and ab-normal goings on with talented group of friends trying to be famous.The Division
7
Overview:
The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.Saved by the Bell: The New Class
5.8
Overview:
Saved by the Bell: The New Class is a spin-off of the Saved by the Bell series which ran from September 11, 1993 to January 8, 2000. The series lasted for seven seasons on NBC as a part of the network's TNBC Saturday morning line-up. It was the fourth incarnation of the franchise. The show had the same concept as the original series but featured a new group of students now roaming the halls of the fictional Bayside High School. Mr. Belding, played by Dennis Haskins, remained as the school's principal. Many of the stories were recycled plots of its parent series. The first season cast included Robert Sutherland Telfer, Jonathan Angel, Isaac Lidsky, Natalia Cigliuti, Bianca Lawson, and Bonnie Russavage. Unlike the original series, which featured very few major cast changes throughout its run, The New Class regularly changed its core cast with Mr. Belding being the only constant factor. The series was universally panned by critics and most fans of the original series and is one of the worst reviewed teen shows, but had a positive reception to new fans of the franchise.Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Overview:
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.The Cape
5
Overview:
"The Cape" is a drama series following Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force, who finds himself framed for a series of murders and presumed dead. He is forced into hiding, leaving behind his wife Dana and son, Trip. Fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City, Vince Faraday becomes "The Cape" - his son's favorite comic book superhero - and takes the law into his own hands.The ½ Hour News Hour
3
Overview:
The 1/2 Hour News Hour was an American television news satire show that aired on the Fox News Channel. The program presented news stories from a conservative perspective, using a satirical format pioneered by Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and The Daily Show. The first pilot aired on February 18, 2007, and the second on March 4, 2007. Fox News Channel later purchased 13 more episodes of the show, which started airing on May 13, 2007. The show was cancelled and the final episode aired on September 23, 2007. Cast and crew of the show included Kurt Long, Jennifer Robertson, Manny Coto, and Ned Rice. Longtime Weekend Update anchor Dennis Miller was a regular contributor to the program with his "The Buck Starts Here" segment.Boomtown
6.5
Overview:
Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.S.W.A.T.
6.162
Overview:
Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss Alex Montel to prison. It seems routine, but when Montel offers a huge reward to anyone who can break him free, criminals of various stripes step up for the prize.Holes
6.9
Overview:
A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he must dig holes in order to build character. What he doesn't know is that he is digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp.Get Smart
6.197
Overview:
When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?Meet the Spartans
4.085
Overview:
The heroic Leonidas, armed with nothing but leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag group of thirteen Spartans to defend their homeland against the invading Persians (whose ranks include Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Transformers, and a hunchbacked Paris Hilton). No one is safe when the Spartans take on the biggest icons in pop culture!Acting
TBAMistletoe Massacre as Kristoff
TBAThe Sand Runner as Scott
TBAPay to Die as Agent
TBAThe Red Scarf: A Story of Armenian Hope as Dede Krikor
2024Betrayal as Paulie Marconi
2024Team of Two as Captain Dupree
2023Woods Witch as Jocelyn's Father
2023Operation: Honorable Beggars as Soghomon Aghayan
2023The Messenger as Koorush
2023Dante's Hotel as Chef Willio
2022Bromates as Kaloosh
2021Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of Life as Arman
2021Habit as Gus
2021Mummy Dearest as Malcolm Thrussel
2021Roe v. Wade as Papa Potemkin
2020Psychopomp as Captain
2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
2019In the Time It Takes to Get There as Merchant 1
20191st Born as Charles
2018Pink Elephants as Self
2018The Samuel Project as Vartan
2018Melvin Smarty as Harry
2018Cobra Kai (3 Episodes) as Armand Zarkarian
2018Abducted as Scotty
2017Five Star Fouad as Fouad
2017Price for Freedom as Sheik Omar
2017Once Upon a Time in Venice as Yuri
2017The Sex Addict as Ken Davitian
2016Paint It Black as Masha the Baker (uncredited)
2016Pocket Listing as Mr. Mousian
2015Big Baby as Underbrunter
2014Walk of Shame as Cab Driver
2014Small Time as Wexler
2013Abstraction as Jacob Sarian
2012Natasha Mail Order Bribe Escape to America as Boris the Butcher
2011The Artist as Pawnbroker
2011You May Not Kiss the Bride as Vadik Nikitin
2011The Cape (1 Episode) as Store Owner
2010The Prankster as Stavros Karas
2009NCIS: Los Angeles (1 Episode) as Narek
2009Not Forgotten as Father Salinas
2008Soul Men as Ardesh Kezian
2008Float as Vahig Manoogian
2008Get Smart as Shtarker
2008Julia as Unknown
2008Meet the Spartans as Xerxes
2008Stone & Ed as Senor Gordo
2007Chuck (1 Episode) as Uncle Bernie
2007Lucky You as Poker Player (uncredited)
2007The ½ Hour News Hour (1 Episode) as Ken Davitian
2006Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan as Azamat Bagatov
2006The Megan Mullally Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2005Ghost Whisperer (1 Episode) as Jake Rose
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1 Episode) as Snyder
2005The Closer (1 Episode) as Mr. Sarcasian
2004Boston Legal (1 Episode) as Mr. Kahanov
2004L.A. Twister as Walter
2003Two and a Half Men (1 Episode) as Mr. Mardirosian
2003S.W.A.T. as Uncle Martin Gascoigne (as Kenneth Davitian)
2003Holes as Igor Barkov
2003May as Foreign Doctor
2003A Man Apart as Ramon Cadena
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self
2002Boomtown (1 Episode) as Jewelry Store Owner
2002The Shield (1 Episode) as Older Armenian
2001Six Feet Under (1 Episode) as Krikor Hovanessian
2001The Division (1 Episode) as Archimedes
2000Gilmore Girls (1 Episode) as Jesus
2000Strong Medicine (1 Episode) as Cabbie
2000Virgins of Sherwood Forest as Manny / Friar Tuck
2000Smashing Pumpkins: Stand Inside Your Love as Unknown
1999Shandra: The Jungle Girl as Diego
1999S Club 7 (1 Episode) as Alphonse
1998Becker (1 Episode) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1998The King of Queens (1 Episode) as Movie Theatre Patron
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1995Lord of Illusions as Swann Audience Member (uncredited)
1995The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley as Unknown
1994ER (2 Episodes) as Zakar Papazian
1994Red Sun Rising as Cab Driver
1994The Silence of the Hams as Luciano Pavarotti
1993Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1 Episode) as Gus
1993Sexual Intent as Topless Bar Owner
1992Frogtown II as Bud
1992Maximum Force as Fat Man
1992Tuesday Never Comes as Greenberg
1991Bikini Summer as Max
1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Jorge
Production
2020Psychopomp ... Co-Producer