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Kumail Nanjiani
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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 bā¦
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Kumail Nanjiani's Filmography
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The Comeback King
The Wrong Girls
as GG (voice)
The Breadwinner
as Peyton
Driver's Ed
as Mr. Rivers
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
as Self
Over Your Dead Body
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
as Self
Ella McCay
as Trooper Nash
Is / Was \ Will
Destroy All Neighbors
as Smelting Refinery Guard
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Nadeem
Migration
as Mack Mallard (voice)
Attack of the Doc!
as Self
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Haja Estree
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
as Self - Kingo
Eternals
as Kingo
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
Death to 2020
as Bark Multiverse
The Lovebirds
as Jibran
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Self
Dolittle
as Plimpton (voice)
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
as Self
Stuber
as Stu Prasad
Men in Black: International
as Pawny (voice)
It Started As a Joke
as Self
Duck Butter
as Jake
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
as Self
Poop Talk
as Self
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Jay (voice)
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Perry
The Big Sick
as Kumail Nanjiani
Fist Fight
as Officer Mehar
The Late Bloomer
as Rich
Brother Nature
as Riggleman
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Keanu
Central Intelligence
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Nasir
Hell and Back
as Dave the Demon (voice)
Addicted to Fresno
as Damon
Flock of Dudes
as Ro
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
as Brad Syed
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
Sex Tape
as Punit
The Last of the Great Romantics
as George the Counter Guy
Loaded
as Raza
Timms Valley
as Arjit Pondicherry
Hell Baby
as Cable Guy
Bad Milo!
as Bobbi
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
as Himself
The Kings of Summer
as Gary
The Arrangement
as Alfred Dalton
The Five-Year Engagement
as Pakistani Chef
Life As We Know It
as Simon
Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
Green Bank
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Compulsive Liar
as Simon
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All Day & All Night
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