Aziz Ansari

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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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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born

February 23, 1983

Career Milestones

2012

Voiced the character Squint, a prehistoric rabbit in "Ice Age: Continental Drift"

2011

Cast opposite Anna Faris in the romantic comedy "What's Your Number?"

2011

Co-starred in the comedy "30 Minutes or Less"

2010

Co-starred with Jonah Hill and Russell Brand in "Get Him to the Greek"

2010

Hosted the 19th annual MTV Movie Awards

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"

2009

Cast in a minor role role in "Observe and Report" starring Seth Rogen

2009

Appeared in four episodes of the ABC sitcom, "Scrubs" as new intern Ed Dhandapani

2007

Re-teamed with Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer for the MTV sketch comedy series "Human Giant"; wrote, produced and starred on the show

2007

Appeared in an episode of the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords"

2006

Landed a small role in his feature acting debut "School for Scoundrels"

2005

Collaborated with Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer for the short films "Shutterbugs" and "Illusionators"

Toured with the Comedians of Comedy and Flight of the Conchords

Began performing stand-up comedy in New York City while attending college