Brian George
| Brian George 'בריאן ג'ורג |
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George in 2011
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1 July 1952 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Brian George (Hebrew: בריאן ג'ורג'; born 1 July 1952) is an Israeli actor and voice actor. George is known for playing Pakistani restaurateur Babu Bhatt on Seinfeld and the gynecologist father of Raj Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory.
George was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to Jewish parents of Iraqi descent who had emigrated to Israel. His mother was born in India and his father was born in Lebanon but was brought up in Bombay. A year after his birth, the family moved from Israel to London, and then to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1966. 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.
George appeared as a United Nations secretary on Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, as Julian Bashir's father in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?", and on a recurring basis as Raj's father in The Big Bang Theory. In 2006 he landed a recurring role as Sasan's father Omid on the VH1 sitcom So NoTORIous. He also did the voiceover of Bob Fish, in the last two series of the U.K. / Canadian animated series Bob and Margaret
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