Kenneth 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
Armenian (the
Western dialect), throughout the film.
Davitian, an
Armenian American,
[Borat makes glorious] 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 Señor Gordo.
Ken also was an extra in a background scene of the show According To Jim. When Jim and his family were at the movies.