Richard Horatio Kavanian (born 26 January 1971) is a German actor, comedian, author and voice actor. He is famous for his cooperation with Michael Herbig, which led to many popular movie comedies and parodies, e.g. Manitou's Shoe.
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Life
Rick Kavanian grew up with his parents, both Armenian, who emigrated from Bucharest to Munich in the 1950s, and his grandmother. As a child he learned to speak Romanian from his parents who used to live in Romania, Armenian from his grandmother and German and English in school.
From 1990 to 1994 Kavanian studied political science, North American history and psychology in Munich and Augsburg. The cooperation with Michael Herbig began in 1990, when both worked as authors and speakers for a German comedy radio show. In 1995 Kavanian moved to New York City and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. After his return to Germany, he played several roles alongside Herbig in the TV comedy show Easy Bully, which later served as the basis for the successful TV comedy show Bullyparade. Henceforth, Kavanian starred in several comedy movies, had many TV appearances and began his work as a successful stand-up comedian.
Kavanian lives in Munich with his wife Ilka. His personal idol is the British actor Peter Sellers.
Filmography
as movie actor
2001: Manitou's Shoe
2001: Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier
2002: Erkan & Stefan gegen die Mächte der Finsternis
2004: Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1
2006: Hui Buh: The Goofy Ghost
2007: Lissi und der wilde Kaiser
2007: Keinohrhasen
2008: 1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde
2009: Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling
2010: Otto's Eleven
2017: Bullyparade: The Movie
2018: Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
2020: The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
2020: Jim Button and the Wild 13
2021: Beckenrand Sheriff
as voice actor
1999: Austin Powers 2 (German voice of Austin Powers (Mike Myers))
2000: Happy Texas (German voice of Steve Zahn)
2000: South Park (German voice of Phillip (Trey Parker))
2002: Austin Powers 3 (German voice of Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard and Goldmember (Mike Myers))
2004: Harold & Kumar (German voice of Kumar)
2005: Madagascar (German voice of Marty (Chris Rock))
2006: Cars (German voice of Luigi)
2006: Happy Feet (German voice of Ramon)
2006: Das hässliche Entlein & ich (German voice of Ratso)
2007: Lissi und der wilde Kaiser (several voices)
2007: Meet the Robinsons
2008: Kleiner Dodo
2008: The Love Guru (German voice of Mike Myers)
2008: Madagascar 2 (German voice of Marty (Chris Rock))
2010: Toy Story 3 (German voice of Rex)
2011: Cars 2 (German voice of Luigi)
2011: Happy Feet 2 (German voice of Ramon)
2012: Hotel Transylvania (German voice of Dracula)
2015: Hotel Transylvania 2 (German voice of Dracula)
2017: Cars 3 (German voice of Luigi)
2018: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (German voice of Dracula)
2018: Tabaluga
as actor and author on television
1996: Easy Bully
1997–2002: Bullyparade
2004–2006: Bully & Rick
2008–2009: Kosmopilot
2011-: Die Klugscheisser