Vijay Amritraj Bio, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, BBC

Vijay-Amritraj

Vijay Amritraj Biography

Vijay Amritraj is a popular Indian sports commentator, actor, and former professional tennis player from Madras. Amritraj won the Padma Shri, India’s 4th highest civilian honor, in 1983. The International Tennis Hall of Fame and International Tennis Federation honored Him in 20222 for his contributions to tennis in London.

Vijay Amritraj Age

Vijay Amritraj was born in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, on December 14, 1953. He is 68 years old.

Vijay Amritraj Height

Vijay is a man of above-average stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 4 inches (Approx 1.93 m).

Vijay Amritraj Family

Vijay was born in Madras, India to his parents, Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj. He grew up along with his two handsome brothers namely Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj. His brothers were also international tennis players.

Vijay Amritraj Wife

He is married to his pretty wife called Shymala. The duo has two sons namely: Prakash Amritraj and Vikram. The adorable family lives in Southern California.

Vijay Amritraj Net Worth

Vijay has an estimated net worth of $16 million.

Vijay Amritraj Career

Vijay currently serves as Chairman of Grey First Serve, Sri Lanka’s leading advertising agency. Also, He is the director of The Leela Group of Hotels in India. He serves at Rolex and Jaguar Land Rover as a brand Ambassador.

In May 1988, He addressed the United Nations on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Special Committee against Apartheid in South Africa. On February 9, 2001, Vijay was appointed United Nations Messenger of Peace by Secretary-General Kofi Anan.

Apart from playing tennis, He has also pursued an acting career. Vijay is best known for playing the role of the MI6 intelligence operative Vijay in the 1983 James Bond film titled Octopussy.

Also, He appeared briefly in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in 1986 as an unnamed starship captain. Amritraj was a regular character in the NBC TV series titled The Lst Precinct and the Yakov Smirnoff comedy titled What a Country.

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