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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 Late Late Show with James Corden
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Boys
Community
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Eric Andre Show
Bob's Burgers
Drunk History
Archer
Only Murders in the Building
Big Mouth
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Chelsea
Broad City
Adventure Time
Krapopolis
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
TripTank
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Bee and PuppyCat
Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
Major Lazer
Ugly Americans
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
The Jeselnik Offensive
The Twilight Zone
Murderville
The Five-Year Engagement
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
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Dolittle
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Fist Fight
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ultra City Smiths
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
Men in Black: International
Silicon Valley
Eternals
Michael & Michael Have Issues
The Lovebirds
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
Stuber
The Big Sick
Migration
Welcome to Chippendales
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
Booster Gold
Production Credits
The Lovebirds
Little America
Welcome to Chippendales
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
The Big Sick
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