Daniel Armen Janjigian is an Armenian-American former bobsledder, former actor, and political candidate.
15 Facts About Dan Janjigian
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Dan Janjigian competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, representing Armenia.
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Dan Janjigian earned 33rd place in the two-man bobsleigh event with Yorgo Alexandrou.
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Dan Janjigian was raised in Saratoga, California, his parents running an Armenian restaurant in nearby Sunnyvale.
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Dan Janjigian graduated from Saratoga High School in 1991, later graduating with a degree in business administration from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo in 1996.
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Dan Janjigian developed an interest for bobsledding after meeting Greek Olympic bobsledder John-Andrew Kambanis at a mutual friend's wedding and attending the Olympic Bobsledding School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Originally, Dan Janjigian's brakeman was going to be Ara Bezdjian, but he had to be replaced due to a back injury.
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Dan Janjigian's debut acting role, Janjigian was the roommate of the actor originally cast to play Mark, a man only identified as Dan.
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Dan Janjigian was suggested despite the suggestion by Wiseau to cast Scott Holmes, who had already portrayed the character Mike within the film, to play Chris-R with a disguise so as to distinguish him from his original character.
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Dan Janjigian appeared in a 2013 episode of Wheel of Fortune.
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In September 2019, Dan Janjigian filed to run as a Democrat for the US House of Representatives in the 2020 election.
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Dan Janjigian was campaigning to be the Democratic nominee against Republican incumbent John Carter to represent the 31st district, based in the Austin metro area.
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Dan Janjigian endorsed computer engineer Donna Imam over physician Christine Eady Mann in the primary runoff.
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Dan Janjigian speaks fluent Armenian and holds dual citizenship in Armenia and the United States.
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Dan Janjigian authored sections of the 2015 Jack Canfield book The Soul of Success Volume 2.