Biography
Comedic actor Aziz Ansari typically played off-kilter, intolerable characters like indifferent medical interns or racist fruit vendors, yet somehow made viewers root for them in the end. Ansari brought his irreverent, fast-paced comedy sensibilities from New York's club circuit all the way to mainstream TV in the cult hit "Human Giant" (MTV, 2007-08), which featured zany sketches about odd characters like a super alien in love with a human or …
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Career Milestones
| Began performing stand-up comedy in New York City while attending college | ||
| Toured with the Comedians of Comedy and Flight of the Conchords | ||
2005 | Collaborated with Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer for the short films "Shutterbugs" and "Illusionators" | |
2006 | Landed a small role in his feature acting debut "School for Scoundrels" | |
2007 | Appeared in an episode of the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords" | |
2007 | Re-teamed with Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer for the MTV sketch comedy series "Human Giant"; wrote, produced and starred on the show | |
2009 | Appeared in four episodes of the ABC sitcom, "Scrubs" as new intern Ed Dhandapani | |
2009 | Cast in a minor role role in "Observe and Report" starring Seth Rogen | |
2009 | Co-starred with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen in the Judd Apatow film "Funny People" | |
2009 | Joined Amy Poehler on the NBC comedy series "Parks and Recreation" | |
2010 | Co-starred with Jonah Hill and Russell Brand in "Get Him to the Greek" | |
2010 | Hosted the 19th annual MTV Movie Awards | |
2011 | Cast opposite Anna Faris in the romantic comedy "What's Your Number?" | |
2011 | Co-starred in the comedy "30 Minutes or Less" | |
2012 | Voiced the character Squint, a prehistoric rabbit in "Ice Age: Continental Drift" | |