
Kumail Nanjiani
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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, Time 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 TNT 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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Known For

Saturday Night Live

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The X-Files

The Simpsons

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Veep

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Boys

Community

After Midnight

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

What If...?

Poker Face

Key & Peele

The Eric Andre Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Bob's Burgers

Drunk History

Archer

Only Murders in the Building

Big Mouth

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Chelsea

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Broad City

Adventure Time

Krapopolis

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

TripTank

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

Bee and PuppyCat

Major Lazer

Ugly Americans

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

The Jeselnik Offensive

Murderville

The Twilight Zone

Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Five-Year Engagement

The Kings of Summer

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

Burning Love

Sex Tape

Central Intelligence

Life As We Know It

Destroy All Neighbors

History of the World: Part II

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Franklin & Bash

Hell and Back

Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut

Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut

Dolittle

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Fist Fight

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

The Lego Ninjago Movie

Bee and PuppyCat

Ultra City Smiths

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

Silicon Valley

Men in Black: International

Michael & Michael Have Issues

Eternals

The Lovebirds

Stuber

The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

Migration

Booster Gold

Welcome to Chippendales

The Big Sick
Production Credits
Originals for Netflix
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