Ken Davitian
Thursday, June 19, 2025
He is well-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.
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.
Davitian founded a restaurant in 2003 called The Dip, located in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California.