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BLP sources|date=April 2012Infobox comedian| name = Aziz Ansari| image = Aziz Ansari 2011 Shankbone.JPG| caption =Ansari at the 2011 Time 100| Time 100 gala| birth_date = birth date and age|1983|02|23| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia , South Carolina , U.S.| birthname =| deathdate =| deathplace =| medium = Stand-up, television, film| active = 2004–present| genre = Observational comedy , improvisational comedy | subject = Everyday life , race relations , racism, self-deprecation, American culture , pop culture | influences =| influenced =| notable_work = Randy Springs in Funny People Various in Human Giant Tom Haverford in Parks and Recreation Host of the 2010 MTV Movie Awards Chet in 30 Minutes or Less | website = http://www.azizisbored.com/ AzizIsBored.com Aziz Ansari (born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, writer, and Stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian . He stars as Tom Haverford on the NBC show Parks and Recreation .
Ansari began his career performing standup comedy in New York City during the summer of 2001 while attending New York University. In 2007, he created and starred in the critically acclaimed MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant , which ran for two seasons. This led to acting roles in feature films including Funny People , I Love You, Man , Observe and Report , and 30 Minutes or Less .
In addition to his acting work, Ansari has continued to work as a standup comedian. He released his debut CD/DVD, entitled Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening , in January 2010 on Comedy Central Records, and still tours nationally between acting commitments. In 2010 and 2011, he performed his Dangerously Delicious tour.
Early life
Aziz Ansari was born in Columbia, South Carolina to immigrants from Tamil Nadu in South India|southern India .cite web |title = Aziz Ansari Biography |publisher = AskMen.com |url= http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/aziz-ansari/#famous |accessdate=April 20, 2012 http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-18/news-interviews/30171706_1_tamil-film-tamil-nadu-indian-films His mother, Fatima, works in a medical office, and his father, Shoukath, is a gastroenterologist .cite news| url= http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123810831170052517.html | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Ellen | last=Gamerman | title=The Rise of the Likable Jerk | date=March 27, 2009 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives? p_product=CS& s_site=thestate& p_multi=CS& p_theme=realcities& p_action=search& p_maxdocs=200& p_topdoc=1& p_text_direct-0=1184809001BA46A8& p_field_direct-0=document_id& p_perpage=10& p_sort=YMD_date:D& s_trackval=GooglePM: "Ansari says his parents, Shoukath and Fatima Ansari of Bennettsville, are " freaked out that I'm on TV."" Ansari grew up in Bennettsville, South Carolina|Bennettsville , South Carolina, where he attended Marlboro Academy as well as the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics .cite web |title = NBC's Parks and Recreation star has SC ties |publisher = WISTV.com, Jeremy Turnage |url= http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp? s=10161542
Career
Early career
He frequently performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre , as well as weekly shows such as Invite Them Up . In 2005, Rolling Stone included him in their annual "Hot List" as their choice for the "Hot Standup", http://azizisbored.com/img/rollingstone.jpg "Hot Standup", Rolling Stone and he won the Jury Award for "Best Standup" at HBO 's 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado . http://www.festivalfocus.org/news.php? uid=22 HBO's Comedy Fest announces winners, HBO press release, festivalfocus.org, 12 March 2006.cite web|last=B|first=Pat|title=Biography for Aziz Ansari|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2106637/bio|work=Biography|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=2011-03-19
Human Giant
Around the summer of 2005, Ansari began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (both of the famed improv troupe Respecto Montalban ), as well as director Jason Woliner to make short films. The first series created by the group was Shutterbugs , which followed Huebel and Ansari as cutthroat child talent agents. This was followed up by the Illusionators , which starred Ansari and Scheer as Criss Angel –style goth magicians. In mid-2006, MTV greenlit a sketch series from the group which debuted April 5, 2007. The critically acclaimed show completed two seasons. The group was offered a third season, but opted to pass in order to pursue other opportunities.
Parks and Recreation
In June 2008, Ansari was announced as the first cast hire for NBC's new comedy from producers of The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office .Schneider, Michael. http://www.variety.com/VR1117987409.html Aziz Ansari hired for 'Office' spinoff, Variety , 12 June 2008. The show, Parks and Recreation , debuted in April 2009 with Ansari portraying government employee Tom Haverford . Ansari's performance has received notable praise from critics, including Entertainment Weekly naming him one of 2009's "Breakout TV Stars", TV Guide naming him a "Scene Stealer" and Yahoo& #33; TV placing him in the number one spot on their list of "TV MVPS". http://www.bonnaroo.com/artists/aziz-ansari/2010.aspx Aziz Ansari Artist Bio, Artist Bio from Bonnaroo
MTV Movie Awards
On June 6, 2010, Ansari hosted the 2010 MTV Movie Awards . The show opened with a spoof of the film Precious (film)|Precious with Ansari appearing as Aziz "Precious" Ansari. Ansari also created the short film Stunt Kidz which reunited him with his Human Giant castmates. A second short film was also made with actor Zach Galifianakis in which Ansari portrayed Taavon, Galfianakis' "swagger coach". He accepted Galifianakis' award for Best Comedic Performance in character as Taavon. Ansari also performed a musical tribute to the film Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar in the style of singer R. Kelly .
Other notable television work
In addition to his work on Parks and Recreation , Ansari appeared on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords as a xenophobia|xenophobic fruit vendor who had difficulty telling the difference between Australians and New Zealanders . He had a recurring role in season eight of the American Broadcasting Company|ABC sitcom Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs as Ed, a new intern to the hospital. Ansari's character was written off the show to allow him to film Parks and Recreation .
In August 2011, Ansari made a cameo appearance in the music video for " Otis (song)|Otis " by Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborated album, Watch the Throne (2011).
Film career
Ansari has made appearances in several films, including Get Him to the Greek , I Love You, Man , and Observe and Report . In the summer of 2009, Ansari appeared in the Judd Apatow film Funny People with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen . Apatow liked Ansari's character, "Randy", and commissioned him and Human Giant collaborator Jason Woliner to create online shorts centered around his character, to promote the film. These shorts proved successful and the character became the subject of one of the film ideas Ansari and Woliner are currently developing for Apatow Productions . Two other ideas in development are ''Let's Do This , a road movie about two motivational speakers, and an untitled film about two disgraced astronauts who must return to space to clear their names.cite news |url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011777.html? categoryid=13& cs=1& ref=bd_film |title=Apatow, Universal pick up pitches. Ansari, Woliner score with trio of comedy concepts |date=November 23, 2009|accessdate=2010-02-13 |quote= |publisher= | work=Variety | first=Tatiana | last=Siegel Ansari is also attached to star in another film with Danny McBride (actor)|Danny McBride based on an idea from Ansari and 30 Rock writer Matt Hubbard . Parks and Recreation writer Harris Wittels is currently scripting the project.Fleming, Mike. (2010-05-10) http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/mandate-mounts-laffer-with-aziz-ansary-and-danny-mcbride/ Mandate Pictures Mounts Laugher Starring Aziz Ansari And Danny McBride –. Deadline.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-05. In April 2010, it was announced that Ansari would star in the film 30 Minutes or Less . The film was directed by Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer and co-starred Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride (actor)|Danny McBride . The film was released on August 12, 2011.
Stand-up comedy
Even amongst various acting commitments, Ansari has continued performing and touring as a standup comedian. In 2006 and 2007, he toured with the Comedians of Comedy and Flight of the Conchords . In the fall of 2008 and early 2009, Ansari headlined his own comedy tour, the Glow in the Dark Tour. The material on this tour became the basis for a DVD/CD special for Comedy Central . The set, titled Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening , aired January 17, 2010, with a CD/LP/DVD release on January 19.cite web |url= http://pitchfork.com/news/37085-aziz-ansari-preps-stand-up-album/ |title=Aziz Ansari Preps Stand-Up Album |publisher=Pitchfork |date= |accessdate=
In June 2010, Ansari began a new tour, Dangerously Delicious, which was in theaters across the US; stops included the Bonnaroo Music Festival and Carnegie Hall in New York City. The tour wrapped with a filming for a special at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC in June 2011. In March 2012, Ansari announced a new tour, Buried Alive, with dates for spring and summer 2012.Citation needed|date=May 2012 Ansari's comedy style has always shied away from ethnic humor and more focused on aspects of his personal life. "I like talking about things that are going on in my life, because that's always going to be different and original," he says. "No one else is gonna be talking about my personal experiences." http://venuszine.com/articles/art_and_culture/culture/2046/Aziz_Ansari Aziz Ansari, Venuszine.com, 1 June 2006.
Filmography
Film
Title
2006
2008
2009
Observe and Report
I Love You, Man
2010
2011
'' What's Your Number?
2012
2013
Television
Title
2007
Human Giant
2008
2009
Scrubs
Parks and Recreation
2012
Music videos
Artist
2011
Discography
Raaaaaaaandy Mixtape (with David Andrew Sitek|Dave Sitek ) (2009)
s-startsuccession box|before= Andy Samberg | title= MTV Movie Awards host| years= 2010 MTV Movie Awards|2010 | after= Jason Sudeikis s-end
Persondata|NAME= Ansari, Aziz |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer |DATE OF BIRTH= 1983-2-23 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia , South Carolina, United States |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Ansari, Aziz Category:1983 births Category:Actors from South Carolina Category:American comedians Category:American film actors Category:American people of Indian descent Category:American people of Tamil descent Category:American television actors Category:American television writers Category:American actors of Indian descent Category:Living people Category:New York University alumni Category:People from Columbia, South Carolina
