Brian George (born 1 July 1952) is an Israeli-English actor, voice
artist, comedian and singer, best known for playing Pakistani
restaurateur Babu Bhatt on Seinfeld, the Indian gynaecologist father
of Raj Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory, and being the voice of
spiritual guide Guru Pathik in Avatar: The Last Airbender.George was
born in Jerusalem on 1 July 1952, to Jewish parents of Baghdadi Jewish
(Iraqi Jewish) descent, who had immigrated to Israel. His father was
born in Lebanon, his mother, in India. A year after his birth, the
family moved from Israel to London and then, in 1966, to Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. George is the youngest of four siblings.He attended
an all-boys school in London but made the switch to a public co-ed
high school when the family moved to Toronto. He attended the
University of Toronto, where he was active in the University's theatre
productions. George left before graduation and formed a theatre group;
unsuccessful, he moved on to join the Second City, where he trained
with John Candy, among others.
artist, comedian and singer, best known for playing Pakistani
restaurateur Babu Bhatt on Seinfeld, the Indian gynaecologist father
of Raj Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory, and being the voice of
spiritual guide Guru Pathik in Avatar: The Last Airbender.George was
born in Jerusalem on 1 July 1952, to Jewish parents of Baghdadi Jewish
(Iraqi Jewish) descent, who had immigrated to Israel. His father was
born in Lebanon, his mother, in India. A year after his birth, the
family moved from Israel to London and then, in 1966, to Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. George is the youngest of four siblings.He attended
an all-boys school in London but made the switch to a public co-ed
high school when the family moved to Toronto. He attended the
University of Toronto, where he was active in the University's theatre
productions. George left before graduation and formed a theatre group;
unsuccessful, he moved on to join the Second City, where he trained
with John Candy, among others.
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