Ken Davitian
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.
101 acting credits
Acting · 101
Two and a Half Men
2003
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Saturday Night Live
1975
ER
1994
Gilmore Girls
2000
The Closer
2005
Ghost Whisperer
2005
The View
1997
Boston Legal
2004
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
The Shield
2002
Cobra Kai
2018
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The King of Queens
1998
Strong Medicine
2000
Chuck
2007
Six Feet Under
2001
The Division
2001
Becker
1998
Arli$$
1996
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
Boomtown
2002
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
The Cape
2011
S Club 7
1999
Get Smart
2008
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006
S.W.A.T.
2003
Meet the Spartans
2008
Holes
2003
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The ½ Hour News Hour
2007
Walk of Shame
2014
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
2024
The Artist
2011
A Man Apart
2003
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
Lucky You
2007
May
2003
Soul Men
2008
Lord of Illusions
1995
You May Not Kiss the Bride
2011
The Silence of the Hams
1994
Not Forgotten
2009
Red Sun Rising
1994
Bromates
2022
Paint It Black
2016
Habit
2021
Julia
2008
Abducted
2018
Nina
2016
Our Lips Are Sealed
2000
Small Time
2014
1st Born
2019
Pocket Listing
2016
Virgins of Sherwood Forest
2000
Dante's Hotel
2023
Mister Mayfair: The Spyce of Life
2021
Roe v. Wade
2021
Bikini Summer
1991
Missing Pieces
2001
Float
2008
Melvin Smarty
2018
Maximum Force
1992
Frogtown II
1992
The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley
1995
The Prankster
2010
In the Time It Takes to Get There
2019
Woods Witch
2023
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991
Natasha Mail Order Bribe Escape to America
2012
Sexual Intent
1993
The Samuel Project
2018
Pay to Die
—
Abstraction
2013
Mummy Dearest
2021
Lip Service
1999
Team of Two
2024
Mistletoe Massacre
—
The Sex Addict
2017
The Messenger
2023
Psychopomp
2020
The Sand Runner
—
L.A. Twister
2004
Rabbit
2022
Pink Elephants
2018
Stone & Ed
2008
Big Baby
2015
Blood Rush
—
Price for Freedom
2017
Shandra: The Jungle Girl
1999
Smashing Pumpkins: Stand Inside Your Love
2000
The Red Scarf: A Story of Armenian Hope
—
Betrayal
2024
How to Kill Your Family On Christmas
—
Five Star Fouad
2017
Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game
2021
Tuesday Never Comes
1992
Mind Melters 28
2024
Operation: Honorable Beggars
2023