- Born
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- Kumail Nanjiani was born on May 2, 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 July 14, 2007.
- SpouseEmily V. Gordon(July 14, 2007 - present)
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsAijaz NanjianiShabana Nanjiani
- 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).
- Graduated from Grinnell College with a double major in Computer Science and Philosophy.
- He moved to the U.S. when he was 18, attending and graduating from Grinnell College in Iowa.
- Merited a place in TIME magazine's "The 100 Most Influential People" (Pioneers) with an homage penned by Judd Apatow [April 2018].
- Holds dual American and Pakistani citizenship.
- I stay home. It's the best place to be alone. There is hardly any walk-through traffic.
- I love, love, love the street-cart food. Gyros are like a meat-flavored fruit roll-up. A meat roll-up.
- Stand-up is successful if they laugh. It's unsuccessful if they don't laugh.
- You can get stuck in the trap of reading your YouTube comments all the time. Sometimes I regret it. Not everyone is going to love you. And for some reason, stand-up has this thing where everyone thinks they can do it. So everyone thinks they're an expert.
- I never really got into game shows. The easiest one is 'Wheel Of Fortune' because you just have to know words, and for the most part everyone knows words.
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