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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kavi Raz<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|01|1|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]<br />
| origin = <br />
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[film director]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Kavi Raz''' (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Raz attended university in the [[San Francisco Bay]] area. He was a founder and artistic director of the Wandering Players' Theatre Company. The company staged several World and US premieres of plays from India. Western audiences were exposed to the works of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] for the first time, in addition to plays like [[Sakharam Binder]] and [[Shakuntala]]. This was the first professional [[South Asia]]n theatre company in the USA.<br />
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In the mid-1970s, Raz arrived in [[Hollywood]]: a career as an actor was unheard of at a time when roles for [[South Asia]]n actors in Hollywood television shows and films were limited. According to Raz, “People, especially friends and relatives scoffed at the idea of my becoming an actor. They thought it was a passing fancy and would soon be over. But no, I had a dream and take what it may I journeyed on to make my dream a reality.” <br />
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He went on to become the first ever South Asian actor to be signed on as a regular in a major TV series, ''[[St Elsewhere]]''. He was a cast member for the first two seasons of the medical drama, and after being let go continued to appear on a recurring basis. Raz has also appeared in over 200 plays, TV shows and films, including guest appearances on ''[[The A-Team]]'', ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. He co-starred with [[Joe Odagiri]] and Chloe Snyder in [[Atsushi Funahashi]]'s ''Big River'' in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|first=Russell|last=Edwards|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/big-river-2-1200520845/|title=Review: "Big River"|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 21, 2005}}</ref><br />
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In addition to acting, Raz has had a career as a filmmaker, which began with ''The Gold Bracelet'', a movie about a [[Sikh]] man faced with the realities of post-[[9/11]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.krfilmshollywood.com/index.html |title=Kavi Ras Films Hollywood |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223343/http://www.krfilmshollywood.com/index.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1978, Raz founded the production company K. R. Films Hollywood. Its debut, ''Lehren'' - a television weekly variety series for the Asian audience - was shown throughout the United States and [[Canada]]. In 1988, K. R. Studios was built in [[Granada Hills, Los Angeles|Granada Hills]]. Housing several buildings including the main studio, it has state-of-the-art equipment for film and television productions, as well as a multi-track recording facility for post production and recording needs. The studio is now home to many award-winning producers, writers and directors engaged in the production of commercials, TV programs, music videos and films.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Films===<br />
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* ''[[Suraag (1982 film)|Suraag]]'' (1982) - Hindi Film<br />
* ''[[Warning Sign (film)|Warning Sign]]'' (1985)<br />
* ''[[Terror Squad (film)|Terror Squad]]'' (1988)<br />
* ''[[Pet Sematary (1989 film)|Pet Sematary]]'' (1989)<br />
* ''[[Big River (film)|Big River]]'' (2005)<br />
* ''[[The Gold Bracelet]]'' (2006)<br />
* ''[[The Black Prince (film)|The Black Prince]]'' (2017)<br />
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===Television===<br />
* ''[[St Elsewhere]]'' (1982–87)<br />
* ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' (1983)<br />
* ''[[The A-Team]]'' (1985)<br />
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (1987)<br />
* ''[[House MD]]'' (2010)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/129975/alex-reece-to-play-a-british-spy-in-sarabha--cry-for-freedom/<br />
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