| Kumail Nanjiani | |
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 Nanjiani at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Birth name | Kumail Ali Nanjiani |
| Born | May 2, 1978 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
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| Education | Grinnell College (BA) |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse | |
| Relative(s) | Shereen Nanjiani (second cousin) |
Kumail Ali Nanjiani[1] (/kʊˈmeɪl ˌnɑːndʒiˈɑːni/;[2] Sindhi: ڪميل علي نانجياني; Urdu: کمیل علی نانجیانی; born May 2, 1978)[3] 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, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[4] 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.[5]
Nanjiani has also voiced Prismo on the animated series Adventure Time and starred in the TNT series Franklin & Bash and the Adult Swim series Newsreaders. He also co-hosted the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, as well as playing various roles on the comedy series Portlandia. He also starred as Kingo in the Marvel Studios superhero film Eternals (2021), which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), starred as street-level con artist Haja Estree in the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi and played 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.[5]
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- ^ "Kumail Nanjiani Breaks Down His Career, from 'Silicon Valley' to 'The Big Sick'". Vanity Fair. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 2–8". AP NEWS. April 26, 2021. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in the World". Time. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kumail Nanjiaini Emmy Bio". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2023.