Kumail Nanjiani
Acting
Born May 2, 1978 · Karachi, Pakistan
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…
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Simpsons
Late Show with David Letterman
The Boys
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Conan
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The X-Files
Adventure Time
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Saturday Night Live
Bob's Burgers
RuPaul's Drag Race
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
Community
Fallout
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Only Murders in the Building
Hot Ones
What If...?
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
After Midnight
Archer
Big Mouth
Silicon Valley
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
The Last Leg
The Breadwinner
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Good Morning America
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Veep
Franklin & Bash
Poker Face