Kumail Nanjiani
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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.
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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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
Veep
The Boys
RuPaul's Drag Race
Community
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Eric Andre Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Bob's Burgers
Drunk History
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Big Mouth
Chelsea
Broad City
Adventure Time
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Bee and PuppyCat
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
Ugly Americans
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
The Jeselnik Offensive
The Twilight Zone
Burning Love
The Five-Year Engagement
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Sex Tape
Central Intelligence
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ultra City Smiths
History of the World, Part II
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Dolittle
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Fist Fight
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Murderville
Eternals
Silicon Valley
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Men in Black: International
The Lovebirds
Stuber
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
The Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
Welcome to Chippendales
Production Credits
Welcome to Chippendales
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
The Lovebirds
The Big Sick
Little America
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