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Karan Brar (born January 18, 1999) is an Indian-American actor, best known for his role as Chirag Gupta in the Wimpy Kid feature film franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, as well as for his co-starring role as Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel comedy series, JESSIE and its spinoff, Bunk'd, and his voicing of Prince Zandar in Sofia the First episodes.

Early life

Karan Brar was born on January 18, 1999, in Redmond, Washington and is of Indian descent. He was raised in the Bothell-Seattle area and has one older sister. Brar attended Cedar Wood Elementary School and studied acting at John Robert Powers and Patti Kalles workshops.

Career

Brar began his acting career at the age of 11, co-starring as Indian middle schooler Chirag Gupta in the comedy feature film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Born and raised in the United States, Brar naturally speaks with an American accent and worked with a dialect coach to perfect his Indian accent for the role. In April 2010, he appeared in the "Seeds of Compassion" advertorial campaign announcing the Dalai Lama's visit to Seattle, as well as appearing in educational commercials for Shell Gasoline and Committee for Children.

In March 2011, Brar reprised his role as Chirag Gupta in the feature film sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. In October 2011, it was confirmed that he would also be reprising his role as Chirag for the third installment in the Wimpy Kid franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, scheduled to be released on August 3, 2012.

In September 2011, Brar landed the role of 10-year-old Indian adoptee, "Ravi Ross" on the Disney Channel comedy series, Jessie. During pre-production of the show, the role of "Ravi" was originally intended to be a Hispanic boy named "Javier" adopted from South America, but casting directors were impressed with Brar during the audition process and ultimately decided to recreate the role specifically for him.

On July 31, 2015, Brar and JESSIE co-stars Peyton List (Emma) and Skai Jackson (Zuri) debuted on a spin-off series, Bunk'd, about life at Camp Kikiwaka in Maine, where the Ross clan's parents, Morgan (Charles Esten) and Christina (Christina Moore), met as teenagers and fell in love.

Personal life

Brar lives in the Los Angeles area with his parents and sister. He is fluent in both English and Punjabi. When he isn't busy working, Brar enjoys figure skating, roller skating, swimming, hip-hop dancing and playing video games. He also starred in IISuperwomanII's How I Deal With Kids YouTube video.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2018	Pacific Rim: Uprising	Cadet Suresh	Supporting role
2010	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Chirag Gupta	Supporting role
2011	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Chirag Gupta	Supporting role
2012	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	Chirag Gupta	Supporting role
2012	Chilly Christmas	Caps
Television
Year	Show	Role	Notes
2011–2015	Jessie	Ravi Ross	Main cast
2012	Pair of Kings	Tito	Guest Star
2012	Austin & Ally	Ravi Ross	Guest Star
2013-present	Pass the Plate	Himself	Co-host of Season 2
2013-present	Sofia the First	Prince Zandar	Minor character in episodes
2013	Good Luck Charlie	Ravi Ross	Guest Star
2014	Lab Rats	Kal Zar	Guest Star
2015-2018	Bunk'd	Ravi Ross	Main cast

Trivia

He played Ravi Ross on Jessie, and continues to play Ravi on the spin-off series, Bunk'd.
He has guest-starred on Pair of Kings
He watches I Didn't Do It.^[1]
He stands at 5 feet and 4 inches.
He is 20 years old (Born January 18, 1999)
He and Cameron Boyce recently graduated high school at the same school (May 2017).
Peyton List and Karan Brar knew each other before they starred on Jessie, as they worked together on "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days." Following the conclusion of JESSIE, they continued to co-star together in the spin-off series, Bunk'd.
He can speak English in a British accent very well. He also mastered the Indian accent required to play Ravi.
He started his acting career at the age of 11.
One of his most favorite places to go to is New York City, especially Times Square.

External links

● Official website
● Twitter page
● YouTube channel
● Facebook page

● Karan Brar at

Gallery

To view Karan's image gallery go here.

References

↑ http://www.m-magazine.com/posts/karan-brar-admits-he-watches-i-didn-t-do-it-when-he-s-home-alone-64557

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+| birthdate   = January 18, 1999 (age 21)
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+| role        = [[Ravi Ross]]}}'''Karan Brar''' (born January 18, 1999) is an Indian-American actor, best known for his role as Chirag Gupta in the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28film_series%29 Wimpy Kid]'' feature film franchise, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28film%29 Diary of a Wimpy Kid]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Rodrick_Rules_%28film%29 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]'', as well as for his co-starring role as [[Ravi Ross]] on the Disney Channel comedy series, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_%28TV_series%29 JESSIE]'' and its spinoff, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunk%27d ''Bunk'd''], and his voicing of Prince Zandar in Sofia the First episodes.
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-''Karan Brar''' (born January 18, 1999), is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor actor], best known for his role as Chirag Gupta in the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28film_series%29 Wimpy Kid]'' feature film franchise, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28film%29 Diary of a Wimpy Kid]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Rodrick_Rules_%28film%29 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]'', as well as for his co-starring role as "Ravi Ross" on the Disney Channel comedy series, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_%28TV_series%29 JESSIE]'' and Prince Zandar in Sofia the First episodes.
 ==Early life==
-Karan Brar was born on January 18, 1999 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redmond,_Washington Redmond, Washington] and is of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India Indian] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia South Asian] ancestry. He was raised in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothell,_Washington Bothell-Seattle] area and has one older sister. Brar attended Cedar Wood Elementary School and studied acting at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robert_Powers John Robert Powers] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patti_Kalles&action=edit&redlink=1 Patti Kalles] workshops.
+Karan Brar was born on January 18, 1999, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redmond,_Washington Redmond, Washington] and is of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India Indian] descent. He was raised in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothell,_Washington Bothell-Seattle] area and has one older sister. Brar attended Cedar Wood Elementary School and studied acting at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robert_Powers John Robert Powers] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patti_Kalles&action=edit&redlink=1 Patti Kalles] workshops.
 ==Career==
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 In September 2011, Brar landed the role of 10-year-old Indian adoptee, "Ravi Ross" on the Disney Channel comedy series, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_%28TV_series%29 Jessie]''. During pre-production of the show, the role of "Ravi" was originally intended to be a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic Hispanic] boy named "Javier" adopted from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America South America], but casting directors were impressed with Brar during the audition process and ultimately decided to recreate the role specifically for him.
+On July 31, 2015, Brar and ''JESSIE'' co-stars [[Peyton List]] ([[Emma Ross|Emma]]) and [[Skai Jackson]] ([[Zuri Ross|Zuri]]) debuted on a spin-off series, ''Bunk'd'', about life at Camp Kikiwaka in Maine, where the Ross clan's parents, [[Morgan Ross|Morgan]] ([[Charles Esten]]) and [[Christina Ross|Christina]] ([[Christina Moore]]), met as teenagers and fell in love.
 ==Personal life==
-Brar lives in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles] area with his parents and older sister. He is fluent in both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language English] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_language Punjabi]. When he isn't busy working, Brar enjoys figure skating, roller skating, swimming, hip-hop dancing and playing video games.
+Brar lives in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles] area with his parents and sister. He is fluent in both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language English] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_language Punjabi]. When he isn't busy working, Brar enjoys figure skating, roller skating, swimming, hip-hop dancing and playing video games. He also starred in IISuperwomanII's How I Deal With Kids YouTube video.
 ==Filmography==
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 !Role
 !Notes
+|-
+|2018
+|''Pacific Rim: Uprising''
+|Cadet Suresh
+| align="center"|Supporting role
 |-
 |2010
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 |Chirag Gupta
 | align="center"|Supporting role
+|-
+|2012
+|Chilly Christmas
+|Caps
+|
 |- align="center"
 ! colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Television
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 !Notes
 |-
+|2011–2015
-|2011–present
 |''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_%28TV_series%29 Jessie]''
 |Ravi Ross
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 |''Pair of Kings''
 |Tito
+|Guest Star
+|-
+|2012
+|''Austin & Ally''
+|Ravi Ross
 |Guest Star
 |-
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 |Prince Zandar
 |Minor character in episodes
+|-
+|2013
+|''Good Luck Charlie''
+|Ravi Ross
+|Guest Star
+|-
+|2014
+|''Lab Rats''
+|Kal Zar
+|Guest Star
+|-
+|2015-2018
+|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunk%27d Bunk'd]
+|Ravi Ross
+|Main cast
 |}
+==Trivia==
+*He played [[Ravi Ross]] on [[Jessie (TV series)|''Jessie'']], and continues to play Ravi on the spin-off series, [[Bunk'd|''Bunk'd'']].
+*He has guest-starred on ''Pair of Kings''
+*He watches ''I Didn't Do It''.<ref>http://www.m-magazine.com/posts/karan-brar-admits-he-watches-i-didn-t-do-it-when-he-s-home-alone-64557</ref>
+*He stands at 5 feet and 4 inches.
+*He is 20 years old (Born January 18, 1999)
+*He and Cameron Boyce recently graduated high school at the same school (May 2017).
+*Peyton List and Karan Brar knew each other before they starred on Jessie, as they worked together on ''"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" ''and "''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days." ''Following the conclusion of ''JESSIE'', they continued to co-star together in the spin-off series, ''Bunk'd''.
+*He can speak English in a British accent very well. He also mastered the Indian accent required to play Ravi.
+*He started his acting career at the age of 11.
+*One of his most favorite places to go to is New York City, especially Times Square.
 ==External links==
 ● {{Official site|Website|2=http://www.KaranBrar.com}}<br />
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 ==Gallery==
 ''To view Karan's image gallery go [[Karan Brar/Gallery|here]].''
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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