Deep Katdare (born July 4, 1970) is an

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executive and former actor. He starred in and produced the movie ''

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'' (2001) and was in the cast of ''Hiding Divya'' (2006), on which he was an executive producer. He also appeared in several episodes of '' Law & Order: SVU''. From 2004 to 2006, Katdare appeared in the Broadway production ''

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'' as Vikram, the show's villain. He currently works at

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as a Senior Vice President.

Early life and education

Katdare was born in

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. He grew up Chatham Township and was educated at the

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. He graduated from

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(MIT) with a Bachelor of Science degree in

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Personal life

Katdare resides in New York City. He is married to ''

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'' actress Reshma Shetty, who starred with him in the national tour of ''Bombay Dreams'' in 2006. They married on March 19, 2011, and welcomed daughter Ariya Eliana on October 6, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1970 births Living people American people of Marathi descent American male stage actors American male film actors American male actors of Indian descent Delbarton School alumni Male actors from Buffalo, New York MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences alumni People from Chatham Township, New Jersey American financiers {{US-actor-stub