1. Erick Avari was born on Nariman Erick Avari; 13 April 1952 and is an Indian-American actor whose roles in science-fiction and action productions include Stargate, Independence Day, and The Mummy, as well as the historical drama The Chosen.
12 Facts About Erick Avari
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Erick Avari was born on 13 April 1952 in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, into a Parsi Zoroastrian family.
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Erick Avari's great-great-grandfather was Jamshedji Framji Madan, one of the pioneers of Indian cinema.
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Erick Avari is one of only two actors, along with Alexis Cruz, to appear in both the original Stargate movie and the continuing TV series Stargate SG-1.
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Erick Avari appeared in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines.
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Erick Avari did not appear onscreen until the episode "Seven Minutes to Midnight", as his character is part of the backstory and had died before the events of the pilot.
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Erick Avari has appeared with Brent Spiner in three different productions: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Independence Day, and The Master of Disguise.
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Erick Avari performed opposite Richard Gere in a drama film based on a true story, Hachi: A Dog's Tale, in which he played Jasjeet, an Indian hot dog vendor.
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Erick Avari was scheduled to reprise his role as Kasuf in the Stargate SG-1 Season Six finale "Full Circle", but was unable to do so due to his commitment to Dragnet.
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In 2014, Erick Avari voiced Master Rahool in the science fiction video game Destiny, a role he reprised in a sequel.
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In 2019, Erick Avari portrayed Nicodemus in the television historical series The Chosen based on the life of Jesus Christ.
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Erick Avari said in a 2023 interview that he considered himself retired prior to the series and mostly retired since, but may have an unspecified project in the works.