Background
Rick Kavanian grew up with his parents, both Armenian who emigrated from Bucharest to Munich in the 1950s, and his grandmother.
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Rick Kavanian grew up with his parents, both Armenian who emigrated from Bucharest to Munich in the 1950s, and his grandmother.
From 1990 to 1994 Kavanian studied political science, North American history and psychology in Munich and Augsburg. In 1995 Kavanian moved to New York City and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
He is famous for his cooperation with Michael Herbig, which led to many popular movie comedies and parodies, e.g. Manitou"s Shoe. The cooperation with Michael Herbig began in 1990, when both worked as authors and speakers for a German comedy radio show. After his return to Germany he played several roles alongside Herbig in the television comedy show Easy Bully, which later fades to the successful television comedy show Bullyparade.
Henceforward Rick starred in several comedy movies, had many television appearances and began his work as a successful Stand-up comedian.
His personal idol is the British actor Peter Sellers.