Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ur, کمیل علی ننجیانی, ; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is known for his role as
Dinesh
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* Dinesh, Indian film actor
* Dinesh Baboo, Ind ...
in the
HBO
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comedy series ''
Silicon Valley
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'' (2014–2019) and for co-writing and starring in the romantic comedy film ''
The Big Sick
''The Big Sick'' is a 2017 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher. Gordon and Nanj ...
'' (2017). For co-writing the latter with his wife,
Emily V. Gordon, he was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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. In 2018, ''
Time
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'' magazine named him one of the
100 most influential people in the world.
Nanjiani has also voiced
Prismo on the animated series ''
Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...
'' and starred in the
TNT
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series ''
Franklin & Bash
''Franklin & Bash'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Kevin Falls and Bill Chais. The series starred Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as unconventional lawyers and longtime friends. A Turner Broadcasting executive refe ...
'' and the
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim
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and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...
series ''
Newsreaders
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''. He also co-hosted the
Comedy Central
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show ''
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
''The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail'' is a stand-up comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central in the United States. It was hosted by stand up comedians Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ur, کمیل علی ن ...
'', as well as playing various roles on the comedy series ''
Portlandia
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''. He also starred as the
Eternal
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* Immortality or eternal life
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Comics, film and television
* ...
actor
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Kingo in the
Marvel Studios
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superhero film
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''
Eternals'' (2021), which is set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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(MCU), starred as street-level
con artist
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Haja Estree in the
Disney+
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miniseries ''
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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'', and played celebrity scientist
Vik Vik (Old Norse: vík) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following:
Places Iceland
*Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland
Iran
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Norway
*V ...
in the television series ''
The Boys Presents: Diabolical'' and ''
The Boys''.
Early life
Nanjiani grew up in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
,
the first of two sons of
Shiite Muslim
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most n ...
couple Shabana and Aijaz Nanjiani.
The BBC radio presenter
Shereen Nanjiani
Shereen Nanjiani (born 4 October 1961) is a Scottish radio presenter with BBC Radio Scotland.
Before launching her radio career in 2006, Nanjiani was the chief news anchor at STV Central, having presented the news programme, ''Scotland Today' ...
is his second cousin.
During his childhood, he lived in Karachi and attended St. Michael's Convent School for his
O Levels
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and graduated from
Karachi Grammar School
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to complete his
A Levels
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, where he was the class-fellow of
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy. At 18, he moved to the U.S. and enrolled at
Grinnell College
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. It was founded in 1846 when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College.
Grinnell has the fifth highest endowment-to-stu ...
in
Grinnell, Iowa
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History
Grinnell was founded by settlers from New England who we ...
, where he graduated in 2001 with a double major in computer science and philosophy.
He then moved to Chicago and began performing stand-up comedy at open-mic events.
Career
In 2007, Nanjiani wrote and staged an original autobiographical one-man show in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles.
After moving to New York, he continued to perform stand-up and made occasional appearances on shows including ''
Michael & Michael Have Issues
''Michael & Michael Have Issues'' (sometimes abbreviated ''MMHI'') is a cable television comedy series starring comedians and actors Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, who created the series. Both comedians appeared together in several TV co ...
'' and ''
The Colbert Report
''The Colbert Report'' ( ) is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by Stephen Colbert that aired four days a week on Comedy Central from October 17, 2005, to December 18, 2014, for 1,447 episodes. The show focuse ...
''.
In 2009, he performed at the ''
Just for Laughs'' comedy festival.
In 2011, Nanjiani and ''
X-Play
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'' staffer Ali Baker began hosting a video game-themed podcast, titled ''
The Indoor Kids''. In late August of the same year Baker left the show and Nanjiani began hosting with his wife,
Emily V. Gordon.
Until other commitments took over, he appeared regularly on
Dan Harmon
Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast '' Harmontow ...
's podcast ''
Harmontown
''Harmontown'' is a comedy podcast that aired live weekly from June 16, 2012 to December 3, 2019. It was hosted by writer Dan Harmon, best known as the creator of the television series ''Community'' and the co-creator of ''Rick and Morty'', along ...
'', where he played ''
Dungeons & Dragons
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'' with Harmon as a character named
Chris de Burgh. He played a delivery man in the 2013 film, ''
The Kings of Summer
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''. In addition to guest-starring in various comedy shows like ''
Portlandia
''Portlandia'' is an American sketch comedy television series starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, set in and around Portland, Oregon, and spoofing the city's reputation as a haven for eccentric hipsters. The show was produced by Br ...
'', Nanjiani was featured in a supporting role in the
TNT
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series ''
Franklin & Bash
''Franklin & Bash'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Kevin Falls and Bill Chais. The series starred Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as unconventional lawyers and longtime friends. A Turner Broadcasting executive refe ...
''. He played the role of Pindar Singh, an agoraphobic fiction nerd working for the title characters.
Nanjiani guest-starred on HBO's ''
Veep
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'' as a statistician. He had a recurring role of Amir Larussa on ''
Newsreaders
''Newsreaders'' is an American television comedy that aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. ''Newsreaders'' is a spin-off of ''Childrens Hospital'', presented as the fictional television news magazine program ''Ne ...
'', as well as Prismo on ''
Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...
''. His
Comedy Central
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special titled ''Beta Male'' aired in July 2013.
In late June 2013, Comedy Central announced the pickup of a show ''
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
''The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail'' is a stand-up comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central in the United States. It was hosted by stand up comedians Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ur, کمیل علی ن ...
'' hosted by
Jonah Ray
Jonah Ray Rodrigues (born August 3, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles. He stars as Jonah Heston, the most recent primary host of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. He is a former host of ''The Nerdist Podcast'' and w ...
and Nanjiani.
The show, featuring Nerd Melt comedy regulars and various comedians, began airing in July 2014.
In April 2014, he began playing the character Dinesh in the
HBO
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sitcom ''
Silicon Valley
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''.
He voiced Reggie in the video game ''
The Walking Dead: Season Two''.
In July 2014, Nanjiani hosted a weekly podcast titled ''The X-Files Files'', dedicated to discussion and fond reminiscences about ''
The X-Files
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''. Each episode features him and a guest, including former ''The X-Files'' writers, producers, actors and directors, in light-hearted banter about one or two episodes of the series.
On July 30, 2014, Nanjiani appeared on
Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor Podcast''.
In 2015, Nanjiani guest-starred in an episode of ''
Broad City
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'' called "In Heat". Starting on March 22, 2015, he provided his voice for the character of Mshak Moradi in the ''
Hunt the Truth'' audio drama, part of the marketing campaign for ''
Halo 5: Guardians''. On May 5, 2015, he appeared on ''
Inside Amy Schumer
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'' in the episode "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer", a parody of ''
12 Angry Men
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'', as one of the members of the jury. In July 2015, Nanjiani provided guest voices on ''
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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'' and ''
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero''.
In 2017, Nanjiani starred in the
romantic comedy
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film ''
The Big Sick
''The Big Sick'' is a 2017 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher. Gordon and Nanj ...
'', which he wrote with his wife Emily V. Gordon. The film is about their relationship, with Nanjiani playing himself and
Zoe Kazan
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playing Gordon (renamed Emily Gardner). The film was one of the most acclaimed films of 2017, and was chosen by
American Film Institute
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Leade ...
as one of the top 10 films of the year and was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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.
The film was also the third highest grossing
independent film
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released in 2017, grossing over 40 million dollars.
In 2018, he was invited to the actors and writers branch of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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.
![Kumail Nanjiani 2019](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Kumail_Nanjiani_2019.jpg)
In 2019, Nanjiani headlined the first episode of the
CBS All Access
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revival of the anthology series
''The Twilight Zone''. For his role on ''The Twilight Zone,'' Nanjiani received a nomination for the
. In film, Nanjiani voiced the alien Pawny in ''
Men in Black International'', which was released on June 14.
[
] Nanjiani stated, "I play an alien so you won't see my face but you'll hear my voice, I'm a little alien frog/lizard... thing." Nanjiani also stars in the
action comedy film
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Film
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''
Stuber'', released on July 12. In 2020, Nanjiani lent his voice to Plimpton, an ostrich, in the adventure comedy film ''
Dolittle''. He also wrote for and produced the
Apple TV+
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anthology series ''
Little America'', which premiered in January 2020. The series is based on the story collection of the same name from
Epic Magazine which focuses on stories from immigrants. To promote the series, Nanjiani appeared at the
Apple Event of March 25, 2019. Nanjiani starred with
Issa Rae
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in the comedy-chase film ''
The Lovebirds'', directed by
Michael Showalter
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, produced by
Paramount Pictures
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, and released by Netflix in May 2020.
In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nanjiani and his wife Emily Gordon launched a podcast, ''Staying In with Emily and Kumail.'' The series chronicles their experiences as a couple forced to live in isolation during the global pandemic. The podcast has been widely acclaimed in the media, as a welcome respite during a period of high anxiety. ''GQ'' described it as "consistently endearing, actually useful, and often hilarious." ''New York'' magazine relates that "all advice is shared via cute and charming banter."
He starred in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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film ''
Eternals'', as
Kingo, which was released on November 5, 2021. Nanjiani received widespread attention and
went viral
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after sharing pictures of his body transformation for the shooting of ''Eternals'' in 2019. Speaking with
GQ, he noted how he has since become less comfortable to speak about his body due to the intense amount of attention it received online.
In March 2021, Nanjiani was announced as cast in an upcoming
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi () is a fictional Character (arts), character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Within the Star Wars original trilogy, original trilogy, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Master as a supporting character and is portrayed by English actor Alec Guinn ...
series for
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...
. In February 2020, Nanjiani signed on to star in ''
The Independent
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'', a
political thriller
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to be directed by
Amy Rice, though he ultimately dropped out of the role.
Personal life
In 2007, Nanjiani married author, producer, and former couples and family therapist
Emily V. Gordon at
Chicago City Hall
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. She was the producer of ''
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
''The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail'' is a stand-up comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central in the United States. It was hosted by stand up comedians Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ur, کمیل علی ن ...
'' (2014–2016).
Despite being a devout Muslim for most of his life, Nanjiani now identifies as an
atheist
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.
Nanjiani is an avid video gamer.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Web
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1970s births
Living people
Comedians from Karachi
Comedians from New York (state)
Grinnell College alumni
Karachi Grammar School alumni
Male actors from Karachi
Male actors from New York (state)
Pakistani emigrants to the United States
Pakistani former Shia Muslims
American film actors of Pakistani descent
Pakistani male television actors
Pakistani podcasters
Pakistani stand-up comedians
Pakistani atheists
Former Muslims turned agnostics or atheists
People from Karachi
People from New York (state)
21st-century American comedians
Independent Spirit Award winners
American comedians of Asian descent
People with acquired American citizenship
Age controversies
Khoja Ismailism