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| Born | Aasif Hakim Mandviwala March 5, 1966 Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | British American |
| Education | University of South Florida |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Website | aasifmandvi |
Aasif Hakim Mandviwala (born March 5, 1966), known professionally as Aasif Mandvi (/ˈɑːsɪf ˈmɑːndvi/, AH-sif MAHND-vee), is a British-American actor, comedian and author. He was a correspondent on The Daily Show from 2006 to 2017.[1] Mandvi's other television work includes the HBO comedy series The Brink and the CBS/Paramount+ psychological drama Evil. His film roles include playing Mr. Aziz in Spider-Man 2 and Commander Zhao in The Last Airbender. His stage work includes appearing on Broadway as Ali Hakim in Oklahoma! and in productions of Disgraced (2012), which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2013.
- ^ "COMEDY CENTRAL'S 'THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART' TAPS AASIF MANDVI TO JOIN THE 'DAILY SHOW' NEWS TEAM AS A CORRESPONDENT" (Press release). Comedy Central. March 12, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.