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Kumail Nanjiani

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  • Writer
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Kumail Nanjiani
IMDb asks 'Eternals' stars Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Don Lee, Lia McHugh, and director Chloé Zhao about their on-screen superpowers, comedy behind the scenes, how they became superheroes, and more.
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Kumail Nanjiani was born on 2 May 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is an actor and writer, known for The Big Sick (2017), Life as We Know It (2010) and Stuber (2019). He has been married to Emily V. Gordon since 14 July 2007.
BornMay 2, 1978
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BornMay 2, 1978
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 46 nominations total

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    Known for

    Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zoe Kazan, Adeel Akhtar, Zenobia Shroff, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Big Sick (2017)
    The Big Sick
    7.5
    • Kumail
    • 2017
    Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Life as We Know It
    6.5
    • Simon
    • 2010
    Mira Sorvino, Steve Howey, Dave Bautista, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Karen Gillan, Iko Uwais, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jimmy Tatro in Stuber (2019)
    Stuber
    6.2
    • Stu
    • 2019
    Fred Armisen, Michael Peña, Dave Franco, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
    The Lego Ninjago Movie
    6.1
    • Jay(voice)
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Poker Face
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Ella McCay
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Thread: An Insidious Tale
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
      • Colin Graves
      • In Production
      • Video Game
      • 2027
    • Driver's Ed
      • Mr. Rivers
      • Post-production
    • The Wrong Girls
      • In Production
    • A Guy Walks Into a Bar
      • Pre-production
    • Grave Conversations (2024)
      Grave Conversations
      8.8
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • What If...? (2021)
      What If...?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Kingo (voice)
      • 2024
    • Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Molly Shannon, Selena Gomez, and Kumail Nanjiani in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
      Only Murders in the Building
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Rudy Thurber
      • 2024
    • Paul Rudd, Kevin Mangold, Ian Whyte, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • Nadeem
      • 2024
    • Krapopolis (2023)
      Krapopolis
      6.5
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 2024
    • Christian Calloway, Randee Heller, Alex Winter, Kiran Deol, DeMorge Brown, and Jonah Ray in Destroy All Neighbors (2024)
      Destroy All Neighbors
      5.3
      • Smelting Refinery Guard
      • 2024
    • Danny DeVito, Elizabeth Banks, Tresi Gazal, Kumail Nanjiani, and Caspar Jennings in Migration (2023)
      Migration
      6.6
      • Mack (voice)
      • 2023
    • Mel Brooks, Ike Barinholtz, Pamela Adlon, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, Nick Robinson, Dove Cameron, Tim Baltz, and Ronny Chieng in History of the World: Part II (2023)
      History of the World: Part II
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Vatsyayana
      • 2023
    • Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Robin de Jesus, Dan Stevens, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Annaleigh Ashford, and Kumail Nanjiani in Welcome to Chippendales (2022)
      Welcome to Chippendales
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Somen Banerjee
      • 2022–2023
    • Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space (2022)
      Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Howell (voice)
      • 2022
    • Laz Alonso, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Ewan McGregor, James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen, and Dmitrious Bistrevsky in Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
      Obi-Wan Kenobi
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Haja Estree
      • 2022
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Theo (voice)
      • 2022
    • Christian Slater, Don Cheadle, Kieran Culkin, Kevin Smith, Grey Griffin, John DiMaggio, Chris Diamantopoulos, Randall Duk Kim, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, Fred Tatasciore, Aisha Tyler, Youn Yuh-jung, Antony Starr, Nasim Pedrad, Jermaine Fowler, Chace Crawford, Ben Schwartz, Ursula Taherian, Parker Simmons, Asjha Cooper, Emily V. Gordon, Caleb McLaughlin, Awkwafina, Jenny Yokobori, and Somali Rose in The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
      The Boys Presents: Diabolical
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Vik (voice)
      • 2022
    • Will Arnett in Murderville (2022)
      Murderville
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Kumail Nanjiani
      • 2022

    Writer

    • Conphidance in Little America (2020)
      Little America
      7.6
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • teleplay by (creator)
      • 2020–2022
    • Laugh Factory (1979)
      Laugh Factory
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2012–2018
    • Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zoe Kazan, Adeel Akhtar, Zenobia Shroff, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Big Sick (2017)
      The Big Sick
      7.5
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani in The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (2014)
      The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
      7.3
      TV Series
      • show originated by
      • 2014–2016
    • Monsters of the Week
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Harmontown (2012)
      Harmontown
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • writer (uncredited)
      • 2013–2015
    • The X-Files Files (2014)
      The X-Files Files
      8.4
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2014–2016
    • This Is Not Happening (2013)
      This Is Not Happening
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Kumail Nanjiani in Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male (2013)
      Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
      7.0
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter in Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009)
      Michael & Michael Have Issues
      7.6
      TV Series
      • staff writer
      • teleplay by
      • writer
      • 2009
    • CH Live: NYC
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2009–2010

    Producer

    • See You When I See You
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • A Guy Walks Into a Bar
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Gina Prince-Bythewood, Meko Winbush, Kumail Nanjiani, and Issa Rae in Project Greenlight: A New Generation (2023)
      Project Greenlight: A New Generation
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Robin de Jesus, Dan Stevens, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Annaleigh Ashford, and Kumail Nanjiani in Welcome to Chippendales (2022)
      Welcome to Chippendales
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Conphidance in Little America (2020)
      Little America
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2022
    • Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae in The Lovebirds (2020)
      The Lovebirds
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zoe Kazan, Adeel Akhtar, Zenobia Shroff, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Big Sick (2017)
      The Big Sick
      7.5
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani in The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (2014)
      The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014–2016
    • The X-Files Files (2014)
      The X-Files Files
      8.4
      Podcast Series
      • producer
      • 2014–2016
    • Kumail Nanjiani in Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male (2013)
      Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
      7.0
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos66

    'Eternals' Cast Reveal Who Has the Best Superpower
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    'Eternals' Cast Reveal Who Has the Best Superpower
    Can Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Guess the Crime Movie?
    Clip 2:30
    Can Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Guess the Crime Movie?
    Can Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Guess the Crime Movie?
    Clip 2:30
    Can Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Guess the Crime Movie?
    Get to Know the 'Eternals'
    Clip 2:18
    Get to Know the 'Eternals'
    What We Know About The 'Untitled Men in Black Spin-Off' ... So Far
    Clip 3:14
    What We Know About The 'Untitled Men in Black Spin-Off' ... So Far
    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
    Clip 1:04
    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
    What Is 'The Big Sick'?
    Interview 1:45
    What Is 'The Big Sick'?

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
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      • Instagram
    • Height
      • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
    • Born
      • May 2, 1978
      • Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
    • Spouse
      • Emily V. GordonJuly 14, 2007 - present
    • Children
      • No Children
    • Parents
        Aijaz Nanjiani
    • Other works
      TV commercial, "More Tide," for Tide Detergent by Proctor & Gamble.
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Interviews
      • 4 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Is a huge fan of Hugh Grant. He decided to start a stand-up career after being impressed by Grant's performance in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).
    • Quotes
      I stay home. It's the best place to be alone. There is hardly any walk-through traffic.

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