Erick Avari

TV Actor

Erick Avari was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on April 13th, 1952 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 72, Erick Avari biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Nariman Eruch Avari
Date of Birth
April 13, 1952
Nationality
United States, India
Place of Birth
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Age
72 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Profession
Actor, Film Actor, Screenwriter, Stage Actor, Television Actor
Erick Avari Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 72 years old, Erick Avari has this physical status:

Height
175cm
Weight
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Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
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Build
Average
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Erick Avari Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Erick Avari Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
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Erick Avari Life

Erick Avari (born 13 April 1952) is an Indian-American actor best known for his appearances in science-fiction serials, including Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), and The Mummy (1999).

Early life

Erick Avari was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on April 13th, 1952, to a Parsi Zoroastrian family. Eruch Avari, his father, owned two movie theaters, the Capital and the Rink. His early education began at North Point School, which he attended as a day-scholar. He later attended the College of Charleston.

Avari is a member of the Avari-Madan family of Darjeeling and Calcutta. Jamshedji Madan, one of India's pioneers of cinema, was his great-grandfather.

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Erick Avari Career

Career

Avari has appeared in the films The Beast (1988), Encino Man (1992), Stargate (1994), The Mummy (1999), Mr.'s Home Alone 4 (2002), Mr.. Deeds (2002), Daredevil (2003), and Flight of the Living Dead (2005): Deeds (Plane). He is one of only two actors to appear in both the original Stargate film and the spin-off series Stargate SG-1 (three episodes). His extensive onstage work earned him acclaim from theater critics across America, most notably as Vasquez in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore with Val Kilmer at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, and Sir Richard at The Guthrie Theater's memorable production of The Screens, who appeared in Los Angeles in 1991.

He has appeared on Castle, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Heroes, Hope & Faith, Burn Notice, Party Down, Leverage, Wolf & Company, The United Nations Cave, Captain & Greg, The Next Generation, Enterprise, The Virgin Islands, The New Adventures of Superman, Leverage, Lois & Clark, The Next Generation. Star Trek: The Next Generation, The New Adventures of Captain Alexander, The O.C., Matthew & Clark, The Future, The New Adventures He appeared in cameo roles in JAG; Living People; NYPD Blue; Shew; Murder, She Wrote; Judge Amy; NCIS; and Everwood. He played Grand Inquisitor Mir Yannick, a brutal tyrant who appears as the game's main villain in Zork Grand Inquisitor. He also appeared in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines.

In the role of Chandra Suresh in Heroes, a photograph of Avari and a recording of his voice were used beginning in the fall of 2006. He didn't appear on screen until "Seven Minutes to Midnight" as his character was embedded in the backstory and had died before the pilot's adventures. When his character appears, it is only in flashbacks until the episode "Six Months Ago," where the story takes place six months before the pilot episode's events. Suresh travels to New York to find people on "the list" that he created of those with particular genetic abnormalities.

Avari has played characters from more than 24 ethnic groups in his career. He has appeared in 33 feature films and more than 70 television episodes as of November 2006. Avari has appeared in three films: Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Independence Day (1996), and The Master of Disguise (2002). In a drama film based on a true tale, Richard Gere appeared in Hachi: A Dog's Tale, in which he played Jasjeet, an Indian hot dog vendor.

Avari had intended to reprise his role in "Full Circle" in the Stargate SG-1 Season Six finale, but he was unable to do so due to his dedication to Dragnet (2003).

In January 2009, he appeared as Omar in Paul Blart: Mall Cop, and in October 2009, he appeared as Omar on Days of Our Lives.

Master Rahool was voiced by Avari in the science fiction video game Destiny in 2014.

Avari appeared in both Project Eden: Vol. 1 and the US conspiracy thriller Project Eden: Vol. 1. I and, in 2019, as Nicodemus in the television historical drama The Chosen, where it was based on Jesus Christ's life.

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