Biography
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.
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Filmography
all 132
TV Shows 75
Movies 57
self 54
Voice 17
Producer 4
Screenplay 1
Destroy All Neighbors (2024)
Migration (2023)
Krapopolis (2023)
Project Greenlight (2023)
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (2023)
Welcome to Chippendales (2022)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)
Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space (2022)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
Murderville (2022)
Only Murders in the Building (2021)
Death to 2020 (2020)
The Lovebirds (2020)
Little America (2020)
Dolittle (2020)
The Boys (2019)
Stuber (2019)
Men in Black: International (2019)
The Twilight Zone (2019)
Big Mouth (2017)
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
The Big Sick (2017)
Fist Fight (2017)
Brother Nature (2016)
HarmonQuest (2016)
Central Intelligence (2016)
Chelsea (2016)
Hell & Back (2015)
The Grinder (2015)
Tig (2015)
Major Lazer (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014)
Bee and PuppyCat (2014)
The Last of the Great Romantics (2014)
Silicon Valley (2014)
TripTank (2014)
Broad City (2014)
Timms Valley (2013)
Hell Baby (2013)
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male (2013)
Drunk History (2013)
The Jeselnik Offensive (2013)
Newsreaders (2013)
The Arrangement (2013)
Bunk (2012)
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
Veep (2012)
Key & Peele (2012)
Franklin & Bash (2011)
Portlandia (2011)
Bob's Burgers (2011)
Adventure Time (2010)
Ugly Americans (2010)
Archer (2009)
Community (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
The View (1997)
The Simpsons (1989)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
See You When I See You
Burning Love 2
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1978-05-02 (46 years old)
Birth NameKumail Ali Nanjiani
Birth PlaceKarachi, Pakistan
Religionatheism
SpouseEmily V. Gordon
CitizenshipsPakistan, United States
Also Known AsKumail Ali Nanjiani, 쿠마일 난지아니, Κουμάιλ Ναντζιάνι, Кумэйл Нанджиани, クメイル・ナンジアニ, 库梅尔·南贾尼, Κουμέιλ Ναντζιάνι, 庫梅爾·南賈尼, คูเมล นานจิเอนี
AwardsTime 100, Independent Spirit Awards
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