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Kavi Raz

Kavi Raz

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kavi Raz is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Punjab, Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up. He acquired national prominence as an exceptional hockey player in the Midlands. He attended university in the San Francisco Bay area. Raz was a founder and artistic director of The Wandering Players Theater Company. The Company staged several World and US premieres of plays from India. Western audiences were exposed to the works of Rabindranath Tagore for the first time, in addition to plays like Sakharam Binder and Shakuntala. This was the first professional South Asian theatre company in the USA. In the mid-seventies, Raz arrived in Hollywood: a career as an actor was unheard of at a time when roles for South Asian actors in Hollywood television shows and films were limited. Raz had been quoted: “People, especially friends and relatives scoffed at the idea of my becoming an actor. They thought it was a passing fancy and would soon be over. But no, I had a dream and take what it may I journeyed on to make my dream a reality.” He became the first ever South Asian actor to be signed on as a regular in a major TV series, St Elsewhere. He was a cast member for the first two seasons of the medical drama, and after being let go continued to appear on a recurring basis. Raz has appeared in over 200 plays, TV shows and films, including guest appearances on The A-Team, M*A*S*H and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In 1978, Raz founded the production company, K.R. Films Hollywood. Its debut, Lehren - a television weekly variety series for the Asian audience - was shown throughout the United States and Canada. In 1988, K.R. Studios was built in Granada Hills. Housing several buildings including the main studio, it has state-of-art equipment for film and television productions, as well as a multi-track recording facility for post production and recording needs. The studio is now home to many award winning producers, writers and directors engaged in the production of commercials, TV programmes, music videos and films. Raz began his career as a filmmaker with The Gold Bracelet, a movie about a Sikh man faced with the realities of post-9/11. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kavi Raz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1953-01-01

Birth Place

Punjab, India

Movies and TV shows :

poster

A Captain's Log

2021

7.5

TV
All I Want for Christmas

All I Want for Christmas

1991

5.6

Movie
All Out Dysfunktion!

All Out Dysfunktion!

2016

2.4

Movie
Arranged Marriage

Arranged Marriage

2022

0.0

Movie
Barefoot Warriors

Barefoot Warriors

0.0

Movie
Beyond the Next Mountain

Beyond the Next Mountain

1981

0.0

Movie
Big River

Big River

2006

0.0

Movie
Blue Movies

Blue Movies

1988

5.0

Movie
poster

Chicago Hope

1994

7.2

TV
poster

Crossing Jordan

2001

7.2

TV
poster

Expats

2024

6.7

TV
poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

6.4

TV
poster

Home Improvement

1991

7.4

TV
Hot Mess Holiday

Hot Mess Holiday

2021

6.3

Movie
poster

House

2004

8.6

TV
poster

Hunter

1984

7.2

TV
I Am Singh

I Am Singh

2011

2.0

Movie
Keefer

Keefer

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

L.A. Law

1986

7.0

TV
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

2006

5.2

Movie
poster

M*A*S*H

1972

7.9

TV
poster

Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book

1998

5.0

TV
Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

1985

3.5

Movie
Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

1989

6.6

Movie
Sarabha

Sarabha

2023

8.5

Movie
Shooter

Shooter

1988

5.5

Movie
Site

Site

0.0

Movie
poster

St. Elsewhere

1982

5.4

TV
poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

8.4

TV
Stiletto

Stiletto

2008

4.8

Movie
Storm in the Afternoon

Storm in the Afternoon

1998

0.0

Movie
poster

Strong Medicine

2000

7.1

TV
Terror Squad

Terror Squad

1988

4.8

Movie
poster

The A-Team

1983

7.5

TV
The Black Prince

The Black Prince

2017

4.9

Movie
poster

The Colbys

1985

5.8

TV
The Gold Bracelet

The Gold Bracelet

2008

0.0

Movie
poster

The New Adam-12

1990

9.0

TV
poster

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

1987

5.0

TV
The Night Train to Kathmandu

The Night Train to Kathmandu

1988

6.5

Movie
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

1988

6.3

Movie
The Three Kings

The Three Kings

1987

2.8

Movie
Tie the Knot

Tie the Knot

2016

3.2

Movie
poster

Touch

2012

6.6

TV
poster

Ugly Betty

2006

6.3

TV
Under Siege

Under Siege

1986

7.5

Movie
Warning Sign

Warning Sign

1985

6.0

Movie