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Kumail Nanjiani (b. 1978)

Alias:
Kumail Ali Nanjiani
Κουμάιλ Ναντζιάνι
Κουμέιλ Ναντζιάνι
Кумэйл Нанджиани
کمیل نانجیانی
คูเมล นานจิเอนี
クメイル・ナンジアニ
库梅尔·南贾尼
庫梅爾·南賈尼
쿠마일 난지아니

Birthplace:
Karachi, Pakistan

Born:
February 21, 1978

Biography from TheMovieDB

Kumail Ali Nanjiani (/kʊˈmeɪl ˌnɑːndʒiˈɑːni/; Sindhi: ڪميل علي نانجياڻي‎; Urdu: کمیل علی نانجیانی; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–2019) and for co-writing and starring in the romantic comedy film The Big Sick (2017). For co-writing the latter with his wife, Emily V. Gordon, they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2018, the magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in The Twilight Zone executive produced by Jordan Peele in 2019.  Nanjiani has also voiced Prismo on the animated series Adventure Time and starred in the series Franklin & Bash and the Adult Swim series Newsreaders. He also co-hosted the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and played various roles on the comedy series Portlandia. He also played Kingo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Eternals and What If...? Episode What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?, con artist Haja Estree in the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi and celebrity scientist Vik in the television series The Boys Presents: Diabolical and The Boys. In 2022, he starred in the lead role of the Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales. In 2023, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category for his work in Welcome to Chippendales.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Kumail Nanjiani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Executive Producer:
2017  The Big Sick
2020  The Lovebirds
2025  Is / Was \ Will
????  A Guy Walks Into a Bar

Producer:
2017  The Big Sick
2020  The Lovebirds
2025  Is / Was \ Will
????  A Guy Walks Into a Bar
????  See You When I See You

Screenplay:
2017  The Big Sick
2020  The Lovebirds
2025  Is / Was \ Will
????  A Guy Walks Into a Bar
????  See You When I See You
????  Sidekicks

Writer:
2013  Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2017  The Big Sick
2020  The Lovebirds
2025  Is / Was \ Will
????  A Guy Walks Into a Bar
????  See You When I See You
????  Sidekicks
????  The Doubtful Guest

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Executive Producer:
2020  Little America
2022  Welcome to Chippendales
2023  Project Greenlight

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