Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Ali NanjianiĀ (/kŹĖmeÉŖlĀ ĖnÉĖndŹiĖÉĖni/; Sindhi:Ā ŚŖŁ ŁŁ Ų¹ŁŁ ŁŲ§ŁŲ¬ŁŲ§Ś»Łā;Ā Urdu: Ś©Ł ŪŁ Ų¹ŁŪ ŁŲ§ŁŲ¬ŪŲ§ŁŪ; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role asĀ DineshĀ in theĀ HBOĀ comedy seriesĀ Silicon ValleyĀ (2014ā2019) and for co-writing and starring in the romantic comedy filmĀ The Big SickĀ (2017). For co-writing the latter with his wife,Ā Emily V. Gordon, they were nominated for theĀ Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2018,Ā Time magazine named him one of theĀ 100 most influential people in the world.Ā He was nominated for theĀ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesĀ for his role inĀ The Twilight ZoneĀ executive produced byĀ Jordan PeeleĀ in 2019. Nanjiani has also voicedĀ PrismoĀ on the animated seriesĀ Adventure TimeĀ and starred in theĀ TNT seriesĀ Franklin & BashĀ and theĀ Adult SwimĀ seriesĀ Newsreaders. He also co-hosted theĀ Comedy CentralĀ showĀ The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and played various roles on the comedy seriesĀ Portlandia. He also playedĀ Kingo in theĀ Marvel Cinematic UniverseĀ (MCU) superhero filmĀ EternalsĀ andĀ What If...?Ā EpisodeĀ What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?,Ā con artist Haja Estree in theĀ Disney+Ā miniseriesĀ Obi-Wan KenobiĀ and celebrity scientistĀ VikĀ in the television seriesĀ The Boys Presents: DiabolicalĀ andĀ The Boys. In 2022, he starred inĀ the lead roleĀ of theĀ HuluĀ miniseriesĀ Welcome to Chippendales. In 2023, he was nominated for aĀ Primetime Emmy AwardĀ in theĀ Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieĀ category for his work inĀ Welcome to Chippendales. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kumail Nanjiani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
