Kumail Nanjiani
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Biography
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is primarily 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, he was 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.
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.
Known For
The X-Files
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
Veep
The Boys
RuPaul's Drag Race
Community
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Bob's Burgers
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Eric Andre Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Drunk History
Big Mouth
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Chelsea
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Broad City
Adventure Time
Krapopolis
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
TripTank
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Bee and PuppyCat
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
The Meet Arnold Show
Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
Major Lazer
Ugly Americans
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
The Jeselnik Offensive
Murderville
The Twilight Zone
The Five-Year Engagement
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Life As We Know It
Burning Love
Sex Tape
Central Intelligence
Destroy All Neighbors
History of the World: Part II
Ultra City Smiths
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
Dolittle
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Fist Fight
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Men in Black: International
Silicon Valley
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Eternals
The Lovebirds
Stuber
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
Welcome to Chippendales
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
The Gub Show
The Big Sick
Migration
Production Credits
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