- Came to the USA at age 6 and was raised in Tiburon, Marin County, California, which is located in the San Francisco Bay area.
- Is of Iranian (Persian) birth, but is nationalized American citizen.
- Regular performer at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, where he is part of specialty show "Axis of Evil," which focuses on Middle Eastern comedians.
- Received a B.A. in political science with a minor in Italian from UC Berkeley, but later dropped out of a Ph.D. program in political science from UCLA.
- Cites Eddie Murphy as one of his inspirations to become a comedian.
- Wife is of Indian descent born in USA.
- Has one daughter.
- Son, Dara, born in 2008.
- He had performed in theater productions all throughout school, since kindergarten.
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