Kumail Nanjiani
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Kumail Ali Nanjiani is a Pakistani and American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and two Emmy Awards. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Kumail Ali Nanjiani is a male actor, television actor, podcaster, and stand-up comedian born in Karachi in 1978. He holds citizenship in Pakistan and the United States and is a member of the Pakistani and Pakistani American ethnic groups. He resides in Los Angeles and is married to Emily V. Gordon.
Nanjiani is educated at Grinnell College and speaks Urdu, Sindhi, and American English. He practices atheism and is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East. His professional work began in 2008, and he has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
He has received the Film Independent Spirit Awards and was recognized in the Time 100 collection. His writing language includes Urdu and American English.
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Film & TV
Karachi, Pakistan
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,…
Known for
- The Comeback King2027
- The Breadwinner — Peyton2026
- The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas — Self2026
- Over Your Dead Body — Hollywood Dan (uncredited)2026
- The Wrong Girls — GG (voice)2026
- The Screener — Parker Harrison2026
- Funny AF with Kevin Hart — Self - Judge2026
- Ella McCay — Trooper Nash2025
- Is / Was \ Will2025
- Driver's Ed — Mr. Rivers2025
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Key facts
- Born
- Kumail Ali Nanjiani , ( 1978-05-02 ) May 2, 1978 (age 48) , Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan
- Citizenship
- Pakistan United States
- Education
- Grinnell College ( BA )
- Spouse
- Emily V. Gordon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
- Relatives
- Shereen Nanjiani (second cousin)
- Years active
- 2007–present
- Medium
- Stand-up film television
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ali
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Karachi
- Spouse
- Emily V. Gordon
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Religion
- atheism
- Award
- Time 100
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- KumailAliNanjiani.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Kumail Nanjiani
- ethnic group
- Pakistani Americans
- date of birth
- 1978-05-02
- start of work period
- 2008-00-00
- social media followers
- 3038307
- name in native language
- Kumail Ali Nanjiani
- writing language
- American English
- member of
- Writers Guild of America, East
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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Encyclopedic overview
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani and American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and two Emmy Awards. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Nanjiani's breakthrough role came with his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–2019). He is also known for his performances in the TNT series Franklin & Bash, the Adult Swim series Newsreaders, the comedy series Portlandia, the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, the series The Boys, and the Peacock series Poker Face. His voice acting roles include Prismo on the animated series Adventure Time. He also co-hosted the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. In 2019, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Twilight Zone. In 2023, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his work in the miniseries Welcome to Chippendales.
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