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[[File:The Knight in the Panther’s Skin 2.jpg|thumb|Devi Khajishvili performs [[The Knight in the Panther’s Skin]] ]]

[[File:The Knight in the Panther’s Skin 2.jpg|thumb|Devi Khajishvili performs [[The Knight in the Panther’s Skin]] ]]

After moving to the United States, Khajishvili continued performing Georgian dance and staged performances presenting Georgian culture to American audiences. In a 2019 interview, he said he produced a university staging connected to Shota Rustaveli’s ”[[The Knight in the Panther’s Skin|The Knight in the Panther’s Skin]]” (”Vepkhistqaosani”), incorporating Georgian dance elements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=როგორ აღმოჩნდა დევი ხაჯიშვილი ბათუმიდან ამერიკის კონგრესში და როგორია დღეს მისი „ჰოლივუდური“ ცხოვრება |url=https://old.tbiliselebi.ge/index.php?newsid=268455956 |website=თბილისელები |date=17 May 2019 |language=ka |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref>

After moving to the United States, Khajishvili continued performing Georgian dance and staged performances presenting Georgian culture to American audiences. In a 2019 interview, he said he produced a university staging connected to Shota Rustaveli’s ”[[The Knight in the Panther’s Skin|The Knight in the Panther’s Skin]]” (”Vepkhistqaosani”), incorporating Georgian dance elements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=როგორ აღმოჩნდა დევი ხაჯიშვილი ბათუმიდან ამერიკის კონგრესში და როგორია დღეს მისი „ჰოლივუდური“ ცხოვრება |url=https://old.tbiliselebi.ge/index.php?newsid=268455956 |website=თბილისელები |date=17 May 2019 |language=ka |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref>

Khajishvili has been profiled in Georgian media outlets, including Ambebi.ge and Imedi TV.<ref name=”Ambebi2018″>{{cite web |title=გაიცანით ბათუმელი ახალგაზრდა, რომელიც კონგრესში მუშაობდა, ახლა კი ჰოლივუდში ფიტნესმოდელია |url=https://www.ambebi.ge/article/220489-gaicanit-batumeli-axalgazrda-romelic-kongresshi-mushaobda-axla-ki-holivudshi-pitnesmodelia/ |website=Ambebi.ge |date=30 September 2018 |access-date=9 January 2026 |language=ka}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=მომღერალი, მსახიობი, სპორტსმენი – გზა ბათუმიდან ლოსანჯელესამდე და ახდენილი ამერიკული ოცნება – დევი ხაჯიშვილი სტუმრად იმედის დღეში |url=https://www.imedi.ge/ge/video/67880/momgerali-msakhiobi-sportsmeni-gza-batumidan-losanjelesamde-da-akhdenili-amerikuli-otsneba-devi-khajishvili-stumrad-imedis-dgeshi |website=Imedi.ge |date=25 December 2020 |access-date=9 January 2026 |language=ka}}</ref> Georgian press has also described him presenting Georgian national dance at events held at a Texas university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=შეეძლო წარმატებისთვის სპორტის არაერთ სახეობაში მიეღწია, მაგრამ კარატე დო აირჩია |url=https://gazetiajara.ge/%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%94%E1%83%AB%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%AC%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%97%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E/ |website=გაზეთი აჭარა |date=20 November 2020 |language=ka |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref> His talent for dancing was later noticed by a Time Warner advertising director who cast him in a commercial for [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes Benz]] where he performed the [[Tango]].

Khajishvili has been profiled in Georgian media outlets, including Ambebi.ge and Imedi TV.<ref name=”Ambebi2018″>{{cite web |title=გაიცანით ბათუმელი ახალგაზრდა, რომელიც კონგრესში მუშაობდა, ახლა კი ჰოლივუდში ფიტნესმოდელია |url=https://www.ambebi.ge/article/220489-gaicanit-batumeli-axalgazrda-romelic-kongresshi-mushaobda-axla-ki-holivudshi-pitnesmodelia/ |website=Ambebi.ge |date=30 September 2018 |access-date=9 January 2026 |language=ka}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=მომღერალი, მსახიობი, სპორტსმენი – გზა ბათუმიდან ლოსანჯელესამდე და ახდენილი ამერიკული ოცნება – დევი ხაჯიშვილი სტუმრად იმედის დღეში |url=https://www.imedi.ge/ge/video/67880/momgerali-msakhiobi-sportsmeni-gza-batumidan-losanjelesamde-da-akhdenili-amerikuli-otsneba-devi-khajishvili-stumrad-imedis-dgeshi |website=Imedi.ge |date=25 December 2020 |access-date=9 January 2026 |language=ka}}</ref> Georgian press has also described him presenting Georgian national dance at events held at a Texas university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=შეეძლო წარმატებისთვის სპორტის არაერთ სახეობაში მიეღწია, მაგრამ კარატე დო აირჩია |url=https://gazetiajara.ge/%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%94%E1%83%AB%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%AC%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%97%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E/ |website=გაზეთი აჭარა |date=20 November 2020 |language=ka |access-date=9 January 2026}}</ref>

Khajishvili first gained wider visibility in the United States through modeling work with Los Angeles-based photographer [[Michael Stokes (photographer)|Michael Stokes]], who featured him in his 2014 book Bare Strength.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bare Strength|last=Stokes|first=Michael|date=2014-10-30|publisher=Bruno Gmuender|isbn=9783867877688|location=Berlin|language=English}}</ref> A Stokes photograph featuring Khajishvili was later used as the cover image for Jen Frederick’s 2016 novel Jock Blocked.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Jockblocked-Novel-Gridiron-Book-2-ebook/dp/B01BLYBHG4|title=Jockblocked: A Novel|last=Frederick|first=Jen|language=English|via=Amazon.com|accessdate=2017-01-29}}</ref> Next Devi Khajishvili moved into acting co-starring with [[Richard Riehle]] in the 2017 romantic-comedy You Have a Nice Flight.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Riehle|first1=Richard|title=You Have a Nice Flight|date=2000-01-01|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3887812/|last2=Sharp|last3=Kholafai|last4=Marie|first2=Keesha|first3=Lee|first4=Glorinda|accessdate=2017-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=You Have a Nice Flight (2017) Full Cast & Crew |website=Plex |url=https://watch.plex.tv/movie/you-have-a-nice-flight/credits |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=You Have a Nice Flight (2018) – Cast |url=https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/you-have-a-nice-flight|website=JustWatch |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref> In 2018, he played Vincent in the horror film ”Lake Fear 3”.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lake Fear 3 – Cast & Crew |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/lake-fear-3/umc.cmc.3nhgnx7jfffmn3o4w27ti6d5s |website=Apple TV |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lake Fear 3 – Cast and Crew |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lake_fear_3/cast-and-crew |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref> In 2017, he appeared in the Los Del Arroyo music video “Por Si Te Interesa”, released by DEL Records, a Latin independent entertainment label based in the Los Angeles area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.delrecords.com/contact-us/ |website=DEL Records |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Por Si Te Interesa (Video Oficial) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ilm5FbjsT8 |website=YouTube |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref>

Khajishvili first gained wider visibility in the United States through modeling work with Los Angeles-based photographer [[Michael Stokes (photographer)|Michael Stokes]], who featured him in his 2014 book Bare Strength.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bare Strength|last=Stokes|first=Michael|date=2014-10-30|publisher=Bruno Gmuender|isbn=9783867877688|location=Berlin|language=English}}</ref> A Stokes photograph featuring Khajishvili was later used as the cover image for Jen Frederick’s 2016 novel Jock Blocked.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Jockblocked-Novel-Gridiron-Book-2-ebook/dp/B01BLYBHG4|title=Jockblocked: A Novel|last=Frederick|first=Jen|language=English|via=Amazon.com|accessdate=2017-01-29}}</ref> Next Devi Khajishvili moved into acting co-starring with [[Richard Riehle]] in the 2017 romantic-comedy You Have a Nice Flight.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Riehle|first1=Richard|title=You Have a Nice Flight|date=2000-01-01|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3887812/|last2=Sharp|last3=Kholafai|last4=Marie|first2=Keesha|first3=Lee|first4=Glorinda|accessdate=2017-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=You Have a Nice Flight (2017) Full Cast & Crew |website=Plex |url=https://watch.plex.tv/movie/you-have-a-nice-flight/credits |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=You Have a Nice Flight (2018) – Cast |url=https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/you-have-a-nice-flight|website=JustWatch |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref> In 2018, he played Vincent in the horror film ”Lake Fear 3”.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lake Fear 3 – Cast & Crew |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/lake-fear-3/umc.cmc.3nhgnx7jfffmn3o4w27ti6d5s |website=Apple TV |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lake Fear 3 – Cast and Crew |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lake_fear_3/cast-and-crew |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref> In 2017, he appeared in the Los Del Arroyo music video “Por Si Te Interesa”, released by DEL Records, a Latin independent entertainment label based in the Los Angeles area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.delrecords.com/contact-us/ |website=DEL Records |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Por Si Te Interesa (Video Oficial) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ilm5FbjsT8 |website=YouTube |access-date=2026-01-09}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 08:39, 11 January 2026

Georgian actor and model

Devi Khajishvili
Born (1991-01-09) January 9, 1991 (age 35)
Alma mater Texas Tech University
Occupation Historian • Musician • Actor • Athlete
Years active 2006- Present
Parent(s) Nodar Khajishvili, Nana Khajishvili
Relatives Elene Khajishvili, Sabina Khajishvili
Awards Gold Medal – World Shotokan Championship Cyprus, Turkey, 2004 Silver Medal – 8th World Championship, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
Gold Medal – World Championship, Crawley, England, 2008.

Devi Khajishvili (Georgian: დევი ხაჯიშვილი; born 1991), also known as Devi K., is a Georgian actor and musician, and a doctoral candidate in history specializing in Soviet Studies. He is a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellow.[1][2]

Early life and career

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Khajishvili was born to the family of Nodar Khajishvili, the president of the World Shotokan Karate-Do Federation in Georgia and Nana Khajishvili a piano teacher.[3][4] He is of Georgian descent from his paternal side and Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish and Iranian from his maternal grandparents.[5] Since he was six years old, he trained in Shotokan Karate under his father’s mentorship, and later after competing in numerous national and international tournaments, became a two time World Champion.[6] In his late teens, he was recruited by the national Shotokan Karate Team composed of top athletes who traveled the world competing and representing their country. In 2008, he was the youngest person included in a list of the most successful athletes of Georgia.[6]

In 2023, he defended his fifth-degree black belt in an examination conducted by Sensei Kasuya Hitoshi, President of the World Shotokan Karate-Do Federation (WSKF).

In 2014, Khajishvili graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelors in Political Science[7] and moved to Washington D.C. to work for Congressman Beto O’Rourke.[8][9] While working in Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s office, Khajishvili met with visiting Georgian officials, like the former Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, former Georgian Ambassador to the United States Archil Gegeshidze, and the founder of the Georgian Labour Party Shalva Natelashvili.[10][11]

Khajishvili then pursued Master of Science in International Affairs.[12][13][14] In 2024, as a PhD candidate in History at Texas Tech University, Khajishvili was awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, to support one year of research in Georgia.[15] His research examines Soviet-era Georgian tea production, tracing how commodity culture shaped identity in the USSR.[16]

Khajishvili speaks five languages; Georgian, Russian, French, Spanish and English.[17]

Devi Khajishvili performs The Knight in the Panther’s Skin

After moving to the United States, Khajishvili continued performing Georgian dance and staged performances presenting Georgian culture to American audiences. In a 2019 interview, he said he produced a university staging connected to Shota Rustaveli’s The Knight in the Panther’s Skin (Vepkhistqaosani), incorporating Georgian dance elements.[18]
Khajishvili has been profiled in Georgian media outlets, including Ambebi.ge and Imedi TV.[19][20] Georgian press has also described him presenting Georgian national dance at events held at a Texas university.[21]

Khajishvili first gained wider visibility in the United States through modeling work with Los Angeles-based photographer Michael Stokes, who featured him in his 2014 book Bare Strength.[22] A Stokes photograph featuring Khajishvili was later used as the cover image for Jen Frederick’s 2016 novel Jock Blocked.[23] Next Devi Khajishvili moved into acting co-starring with Richard Riehle in the 2017 romantic-comedy You Have a Nice Flight.[24][25][26] In 2018, he played Vincent in the horror film Lake Fear 3.[27][28] In 2017, he appeared in the Los Del Arroyo music video “Por Si Te Interesa”, released by DEL Records, a Latin independent entertainment label based in the Los Angeles area.[29][30]

Khajishvili releases music under the stage name Devi K..[31] In 2024, he released the rock album The War Within, a 14-track record.[32] In 2023, he released the Spanish-language single “Una Asesina”.[33] In 2024, he released the single “300 Aragvians”.[34] His earlier releases include the EP Runaway Train (2020).[35]

  1. ^ “History Doctoral Student Receives Fulbright-Hays Award”. Texas Tech Now. Texas Tech University. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  2. ^ “FY 2024 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) awards (data)” (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  3. ^ “Official World Shotokan”. www.world-shotokan.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  4. ^ “კორპორაციების საძიებო ხელსაწყო- საერთაშორისო გამჭვირვალობა-საქართველო”. Companyinfo.ge. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  5. ^ “Devi Khajishvili | Actor, Writer, Producer”. IMDb. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  6. ^ a b “ერთხელ-ამერიკაში… ანუ როგორ აღმოჩნდა ბათუმელი დევი ხაჯიშვილი ჰოლივუდში”. გაზეთი აჭარა (in Georgian). Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  7. ^ “Texas Tech University” (PDF). Depts.ttu.edu. May 2014. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  8. ^ Writer, Amy Cunningham Staff. “Congressional intern meets Georgian officials”. The Daily Toreador. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  9. ^ “040414”. issuu. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  10. ^ Writer, Amy Cunningham Staff (2014-04-03). “Congressional intern meets Georgian officials”. The Daily Toreador. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  11. ^ “დევი ხაჯიშვილი – კონგრესიდან ჰოლივუდამდე…” გზაპრესი (in Georgian). 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  12. ^ “Alumni US | Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas Area”. alumnius.net. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  13. ^ “Texas Tech University” (PDF). Depts.ttu.edu. 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  14. ^ “Vitae”. Vitae, the online career hub for higher ed. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  15. ^ “History Doctoral Student Receives Fulbright-Hays Award”. Texas Tech University. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  16. ^ Jinchveleishvili, Kristine (2025-06-11). “WiP: “The Birth of the Tea Empire: Tea Production under Stalin, 1928–1953”“. CRRC. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  17. ^ Hess, Melanie. “Student’s Goal to Restore Home Country Aided by Faculty | May | 2012 | Texas Tech Today | TTU”. today.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  18. ^ “როგორ აღმოჩნდა დევი ხაჯიშვილი ბათუმიდან ამერიკის კონგრესში და როგორია დღეს მისი „ჰოლივუდური” ცხოვრება”. თბილისელები (in Georgian). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  19. ^ “გაიცანით ბათუმელი ახალგაზრდა, რომელიც კონგრესში მუშაობდა, ახლა კი ჰოლივუდში ფიტნესმოდელია”. Ambebi.ge (in Georgian). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  20. ^ “მომღერალი, მსახიობი, სპორტსმენი – გზა ბათუმიდან ლოსანჯელესამდე და ახდენილი ამერიკული ოცნება – დევი ხაჯიშვილი სტუმრად იმედის დღეში”. Imedi.ge (in Georgian). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  21. ^ “შეეძლო წარმატებისთვის სპორტის არაერთ სახეობაში მიეღწია, მაგრამ კარატე დო აირჩია”. გაზეთი აჭარა (in Georgian). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  22. ^ Stokes, Michael (2014-10-30). Bare Strength. Berlin: Bruno Gmuender. ISBN 9783867877688.
  23. ^ Frederick, Jen. Jockblocked: A Novel. Retrieved 2017-01-29 – via Amazon.com.
  24. ^ Riehle, Richard; Sharp, Keesha; Kholafai, Lee; Marie, Glorinda (2000-01-01), You Have a Nice Flight, retrieved 2017-01-26
  25. ^ “You Have a Nice Flight (2017) Full Cast & Crew”. Plex. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  26. ^ “You Have a Nice Flight (2018) – Cast”. JustWatch. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  27. ^ “Lake Fear 3 – Cast & Crew”. Apple TV. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  28. ^ “Lake Fear 3 – Cast and Crew”. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  29. ^ “Contact Us”. DEL Records. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  30. ^ “Por Si Te Interesa (Video Oficial)”. YouTube. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  31. ^ “Devi K.” Spotify. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  32. ^ “The War Within – Album by Devi K.” Apple Music. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  33. ^ “Una Asesina – Single by Devi K.” Apple Music. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  34. ^ “300 Aragvians – Single by Devi K.” Apple Music. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  35. ^ “Runaway Train – Devi K. (song details)”. Shazam. Retrieved 2026-01-09.

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