Kenneth Davitian (born June 19, 1953) is an American actor of Armenian and Iranian descent who is 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.
Davitian, an Armenian American, 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".
Davitian founded a restaurant in 2003 called The Dip, located in Los Angeles, California and recently opened a second one.
Opened The Dip in 2003. The Dip is a restaurant in Hollywood that specializes in French Dip sandwiches.
