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My Take
Andrew Divoff is one of those character actors I have an enormous soft spot for. Born in Venezuela, fluent in multiple languages, he turned a knack for menace into a whole career playing cartel bosses, terrorists and crime lords, but to horror fans he'll always be the Djinn from Wishmaster. There's a relish to his villainy that I admire, the way he makes evil feel articulate rather than cartoonish. Performers like him rarely headline, yet they're the connective tissue of genre cinema. When I spot his name in a cast list, I instantly trust the film knows what kind of energy it wants.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrew Divoff
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドリュー・ディヴォフ
- Reading
- あんどりゅー・でぃゔぉふ
- Born
- July 2, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Anzoátegui, Venezuela
- Occupation
- actor / stunt performer / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- University
- University of Barcelona
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Andrew Divoff born?
Born July 2, 1955 (age 71).
Where is Andrew Divoff from?
Andrew Divoff is from Anzoátegui, Venezuela.
What does Andrew Divoff do?
Andrew Divoff works as actor, stunt performer, film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.