Kumail Nanjiani

About

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 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in The Twilight Zone executive produced by Jordan Peele in 2019. 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...

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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989The X-FilesSeries • 1993Adventure TimeSeries • 2010The BoysSeries • 2019Bob's BurgersSeries • 2011The BreadwinnerMovie • 2026CommunitySeries • 2009ArcherSeries • 2009FalloutSeries • 2024Only Murders in the BuildingSeries • 2021What If...?Series • 2021Silicon ValleySeries • 2014VeepSeries • 2012Adventure Time: Fionna and CakeSeries • 2023Franklin & BashSeries • 2011Aqua Teen Hunger ForceSeries • 2000PortlandiaSeries • 2011Key & PeeleSeries • 2012Broad CitySeries • 2014MigrationMovie • 2023KrapopolisSeries • 2023Poker FaceSeries • 2023Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroSeries • 2014The Twilight ZoneSeries • 2019