Do Eddie Mekka and Richard G. Hovannisian come from America?
Eddie Mekka Eddie Mekka (born June 14, 1952) is an American actor most famous for his role as Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusa on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley".
Ervand Abrahamian Born in Tehran to Armenian parents and raised in England, he received his M.A. at Oxford University and his Ph.D. at Columbia University. He teaches at the City University of New York (CUNY) where he is Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He has taught at Princeton University, New York University and Oxford University. Abrahamian was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010.