Erick Avari (Hindi: एिरक अविर, Urdu: ایرِک اَورِ; born April 13, 1952) is a British-Indian screen and television actor. April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Darjeeling (Nepali: , Bangla: দার্জিলিং) is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Hindi (Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is one of the official languages of the Union government of India. ... (, historically spelled Ordu), is an Middle Eastern-Aryan language. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Biography

Early life

Avari, of Zoroastrian Parsi origin, was born Eruch Avari in Darjeeling, India, the great-grandson of Sir J. J. Madan, scion of the Madan family of Darjeeling. His father, also Eruch Avari ran a movie theatre and a guesthouse in Darjeeling. It was in this town in the Himalayan foothills that Avari spent his childhood. Avari has said that his family met the Dalai Lama during his childhood.^[1] His early education was at the prestigious North Point (the school division of the St. Joseph's College), which he attended as a "day-scholar". Zoroastrianism was adapted from an earlier, polytheistic faith by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) in Persia very roughly around 1000 BC (although, in the absence of written records, some scholars estimates are as late as 600 BC). ... A Parsi (Gujarati: Pārsī, IPA: ), sometimes spelled Parsee, is a member of the close-knit Zoroastrian community based in the Indian subcontinent. ... Darjeeling (Nepali: , Bangla: দার্জিলিং) is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Darjeeling (Nepali: , Bangla: দার্জিলিং) is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Perspective view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933). ...

Career

Avari is known for his roles in films such as Stargate, Independence Day, The Mummy, Planet of the Apes and Mr. Deeds. Along with Alexis Cruz, he is one of only two actors to appear in both the original Stargate movie and the spin-off series Stargate SG-1. However before arriving in Los Angeles in 1991 his extensive work on stage has garnered him much praise from theater critics across America. Most notably as Vasquez, in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore with Val Kilmer at the Joseph Papp Public Theater and as Sir Richard at The Guthrie Theater's memorable production of "The Screens". Stargate is a science fiction/action film released in 1994, directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, with a soundtrack by David Arnold. ... Independence Day (also known as its promotional abbreviation ID4) is an Academy Award winning 1996 science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich. ... The Mummy is a 1999 movie written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, with Arnold Vosloo as the reanimated mummy of the title. ... This article is about the book. ... Mr. ... Alexis Cruz The actor Alexis Cruz is best known for his performances as Rafael in Touched by an Angel and as Skaara in Stargate and Stargate SG-1. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Extract from Act V - Scene VI. Tis Pity Shes A Whore was written by John Ford in the early 17th century. ... Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... Joseph Papp (1921 - 1991) was an American theatre producer and director. ... The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization. ... The new Guthrie Theater from the river side The Guthrie Theater is a venue for staging plays in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...

He has also made guest appearances on Law & Order, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, The X-Files, Babylon 5, Alias and The O.C.. He played cameo roles in JAG, Living People, NYPD Blue, Cheers, Murder, She Wrote, Judging Amy and NCIS. In the video game Zork Grand Inquisitor, he played Grand Inquisitor Mir Yannick, a ruthless dictator who serves as the game's main villain. He recently acted in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines. Law & Order is an American television police procedural and legal drama set in New York City. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... The X-Files is a Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... Alias was an American Spy-fi television series created by J. J. Abrams that aired on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006. ... The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ... JAG (the American Military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is a popular American adventure and drama television show, that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television. ... NYPD Blue was a long-running American television police drama set in New York City. ... Cheers was an American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ... Jessica in the Murder, She Wrote episode The Cemetery Vote Murder, She Wrote is a long-running television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. ... Judging Amy was an American television drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. The show starred Amy Brenneman of NYPD Blue and Tyne Daly of Cagney & Lacey. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Zork universe Zork games Zork Anthology Zork trilogy Zork I   Zork II   Zork III Beyond Zork   Zork Zero   Planetfall Enchanter trilogy Enchanter   Sorcerer   Spellbreaker Other games Wishbringer   Return to Zork Zork: Nemesis   Zork Grand Inquisitor Zork: The Undiscovered Underground Topics in Zork Encyclopedia Frobozzica Characters   Kings   Creatures Timeline   Magic   Calendar... Mir Yannick as the Grand Inquisitor in Zork Grand Inquisitor Mir Yannick is a fictional character from the Zork universe and the villain in Zork Grand Inquisitor. ...

Beginning in the fall of 2006, a photograph of Avari and a recording of his voice have been used in the role of Chandra Suresh in Heroes. The actor did not however appear on screen until the episode Seven Minutes to Midnight, as his character is one of the backstory and had died before the events of the pilot. When the character does appear it is only in flashbacks until Six Months Ago, when the story moves back to six months before the events of the pilot episode. In this episode, Suresh is seen as he moves to New York and contacts people on "the list" he generated of those he believes to have special genetic aberrations. Heroes is an American science fiction drama television series, created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September 25, 2006. ... Seven Minutes to Midnight is the eighth episode of the NBC supernatural drama series Heroes. ... Six Months Ago is the tenth episode of the NBC supernatural drama series Heroes. ...

In the course of his career, Avari has portrayed representatives of more than 24 different nationalities. As of November 2006, Avari has appeared in 33 feature films and over 70 television episodes. Avari has appeared with Brent Spiner in three different productions: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), Independence Day (1996) and The Master of Disguise (2002). Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television and movie series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Independence Day is an American action movie about an attempted alien takeover of the Earth. ... The Master of Disguise is a film released in 2002 starring Dana Carvey, James Brolin and Brent Spiner. ...

Avari was scheduled to reappear in his role as Kasuf in the "Stargate SG-1" season six finale "Full Circle", but failed to do so due to his commitment to "Dragnet" (2003). Dragnet was a long-running radio and television police procedural drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. ...

References

External links

• Official Website
• Erick Avari at the Internet Movie Database
• Erick Avari article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.