Andrew Daniel Divoff (Russian: Рндрей Ð"Ð¸Ì Ð²Ð¾Ð², correctly
transcribed as Divov; born July 2, 1955) is a Venezuelan actor and
producer.Divoff has played many villains in film and on television,
including drug cartel leaders, terrorists, and organized crime bosses,
though he is best known for playing the evil Djinn/Nathaniel Demerest
in the first two Wishmaster films. Other noteworthy film and
television roles include the villains Luis Cali in Toy Soldiers,
Cherry Ganz in Another 48 Hrs., Ernesto Mendoza in A Low Down Dirty
Shame, Boris Bazylev in Air Force One, M (short for as Mephistopheles)
in Faust: Love of the Damned, Ivan Sarnoff in CSI: Miami, Mikhail
Bakunin in Lost, and Karakurt in The Blacklist.Divoff can reportedly
speak nine languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Italian, French,
German, Catalan, Portuguese and Swedish. He used to speak Romanian but
forgot the language when he had no one with whom to speak it. Divoff's
multilingual skills are showcased in many of his film and television
roles.Divoff was born in San Tomé, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. His father
was Russian. His parents worked as wildcatters for Exxon, and met
because Divoff's maternal grandfather was his father's supervisor.
Divoff describes himself as having been an introvert and an outsider
during his childhood in Caracas, Venezuela, stating that he had
experienced near-daily physical altercations and bullying from other
children. Divoff's first language was Spanish, but he learned English
while still living in Venezuela.
transcribed as Divov; born July 2, 1955) is a Venezuelan actor and
producer.Divoff has played many villains in film and on television,
including drug cartel leaders, terrorists, and organized crime bosses,
though he is best known for playing the evil Djinn/Nathaniel Demerest
in the first two Wishmaster films. Other noteworthy film and
television roles include the villains Luis Cali in Toy Soldiers,
Cherry Ganz in Another 48 Hrs., Ernesto Mendoza in A Low Down Dirty
Shame, Boris Bazylev in Air Force One, M (short for as Mephistopheles)
in Faust: Love of the Damned, Ivan Sarnoff in CSI: Miami, Mikhail
Bakunin in Lost, and Karakurt in The Blacklist.Divoff can reportedly
speak nine languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Italian, French,
German, Catalan, Portuguese and Swedish. He used to speak Romanian but
forgot the language when he had no one with whom to speak it. Divoff's
multilingual skills are showcased in many of his film and television
roles.Divoff was born in San Tomé, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. His father
was Russian. His parents worked as wildcatters for Exxon, and met
because Divoff's maternal grandfather was his father's supervisor.
Divoff describes himself as having been an introvert and an outsider
during his childhood in Caracas, Venezuela, stating that he had
experienced near-daily physical altercations and bullying from other
children. Divoff's first language was Spanish, but he learned English
while still living in Venezuela.
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