Kelly Karavites
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
New York based actor Kelly Karavites was born in Astoria, Queens, New
York City to a large Greek family involved in what else, the diner
business. After serving 2 years in the U.S. Army as an enlisted man he
was appointed by his congressman and the Secretary of the Army to cadet
at the United States Military Academy. Despite this tremendous honor,
he later opted for an honorable discharge and he pursued acting studies
at New York's Herbert Berghoff Studio in Manhattan over the years.
During this same time he studied for and received his Bachelor's degree
from the City University of New York working in career fields as
diverse as advertising, financial services and academia. Over the last
several years, Kelly has performed in numerous Off Broadway stage
performances, countless stand up comedy performances, and several
independent films in roles very worthy of the term character actor.
Kelly considers no other career suitable for his inquiry into the human
condition better than acting. There is no cure.