Aziz Ansari is an Indian-American actor and stand-up comedian. He is the first Indian American actor to win the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a TV show. He is famous for starring in the Netflix series, ‘Master of None’ and also as one of its creators.
Wiki/Biography
Aziz Ansari was born on Wednesday, February 23, 1983 (age 40 years; in 2023), in Columbia, South Carolina. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He completed his schooling at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM), in Hartsville, South Carolina. In 2004, he earned a Bachelor of Business with a specialization in marketing from New York University Stern School of Business.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 5″
Weight (approx): 65kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (approx): Chest: 40″, Waist: 35″, Biceps: 14″ 
Family
Parents & Siblings
Aziz Ansari’s father, Shoukath, is a gastroenterologist. His mother, Fatima, is an obstetrician and gynecologist. His parents are immigrants from Tamil Nadu, India.
Aziz Ansari with his parents
He has a younger brother, Aniz Adam Ansari who is a writer and co-wrote episodes of Master of None with his brother.
Aziz Ansari with his brother, Aniz Adam Ansari
Wife & Children
On June 16, 2022, Aziz Ansari married Serena Skov Campbell in Tuscany, Italy. They met in 2018 and dated for four years before they got married. Serena Skov Campbell is a senior associate in the investigative analytics forensics department at PwC in London.
Aziz Ansari with his wife, Serena Skov Campbell
Relationships/Affairs
Aziz Ansari is in a relationship with Courtney McBroom, a pastry chef at Momofuku Milk Bar in LA. They dated for two years but broke up in 2016 as Aziz could not spend enough time with her due to his busy schedule.
Aziz Ansari with his ex-girlfriend, Courtney McBroom
Religion/Religious Views
Aziz Ansari grew up as a Muslim but does not follow a particular religion.
To be clear, I am not religious and have nothing against Christianity or Islam, just ignorance of what it is @rupertmurdoch is spreading.
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) January 12, 2015
Address
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment9601 Wilshire Blvd.3rd FloorBeverly Hills, CA, United States
Signature/Autograph
During the airport delay, I now randomly sign my copy of the book: pic.twitter.com/741eZfTgOL
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) July 13, 2015
Career
Movie
Aziz Ansari first starred in a film, School for Scoundrels in 2006 where he played the role of a classmate. In 2008, he played the role of Randy in the movie ‘Funny People’. His character as Randy is the subject of one of the film ideas to be developed by Ansari and Jason Wolier for Apatow Productions.
Aziz Ansari as Randy
He has made appearances in various other films such as, Get Him to the Greek, I Love You, Man, 30 Minutes or Less, This Is the End, and Observe and Report. In 2017, he starred in a documentary titled ‘The Problem with Apu’.
Stand up comedy
Ansari began performing comedy in 2000, while he was a student at NYU Stern. In 2006 and 2007, he toured with “Comedians of Comedy”, a stand-up comedy tour featuring comedians documenting their tours in the form of a film or television series, and “Flight of the Conchords”, a musical comedy duo from New Zealand. In 2009, he went on his own comedy tour, the ‘Glow in the Dark’ Tour”. On January 17, 2010, Comedy Center aired an Ansari special titled, ‘Intimate Moments for a Sensual Night’ and it became a special DVD/CD for Comedy Center. On In July 2010, Ansari embarked on his ‘Dangerously Delicious’ tour. During this tour, he performed at various theaters, music festivals and concerts across the United States. In 2011, he concluded his tour by filming a special at the Warner Theater in Washington. , DC, released in 2012, exclusively on his website. In March 2012, Ansari embarked on a new tour titled ‘Buried Alive’. During the tour, he filmed his third special, ‘Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive’, at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Aziz Ansari performed his special performance, Buried Alive
On November 1, 2013, it premiered on Netflix. His 2015 special, ‘Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden’, also aired on Netflix. In May 2019, Ansari teamed up with Dave Chappelle for his three shows at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas. In 2019, he announced a new tour titled ‘The Road to Nowhere’, which is based on events in his life from the past year and covers topics such as cultural appropriation, sexual misconduct and others. Some of his special comedy films released after 2018 are,
- ‘Aziz Ansari: Right Now’ – on July 9, 2019
- ‘Aziz Ansari: The Nightclub Comedian’ – on January 25, 2022
Television
Ansari often performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, an American improvisational theater company and training center, where he began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer and director Jason Wolliner to make short films. The first series created by Aziz Ansari and Rob Huebel, titled ‘Shutterbugs’, aired in 2005. It starred Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, and Paul Scheer. In 2007, Aziz Ansari starred in the series ‘Human Giant’ with Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer.
Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Jason Wolliner & Paul Scheer in MTV’s Human Giant
The show continued for two seasons and the group was also offered a third season, but they declined to do a third season to explore new opportunities. In 2007, he also appeared in one of the HBO series, ‘Flight of the Conchords’. In June 2008, he was cast in the TV series ‘Parks and Recreation’ as one of the main characters for all seven seasons of the show.
Aziz Ansari in the TV series, Parks and Recreation
In 2015, Ansari played the role of Dev Shah in the Netflix series titled ‘Master of None’. He is also one of the creators of the series along with Parks and Recreation writer Alan Yang.
Aziz Ansari with Alan Yang
The show received great acclaim and was praised by James Poniewozik of The New York Times in one of his articles, referring to it as ‘the best comedy of the year right out of the gate’. He is one of the voice artists in the animated sitcom, Bob’s Burgers.
Controversy
Allegations of sexual misconduct
On January 13, 2018, the website Babe.net published an article from an anonymous 23-year-old woman — referred to as ‘Grace’ about a date night with Ansari. In the article, Grace claims Ansari repeatedly ignored her discomfort with his physical advances and pressured her into having sex. Grace said that it was very difficult for her to extricate herself from the scenario and she ended up going with Uber. Ansari issued a statement the following day in which he said,
It’s true that everything seemed fine to me, so when I heard that it wasn’t the case for him, I was surprised and worried. I took his words to heart and responded personally after taking time to process what he said.”
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2006, Aziz Ansari won the Jury Award for “Best Standup” at HBO’s US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.
- In 2013, he was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his work on the show ‘Parks and Recreation’ under the category of ‘Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series’.
- In 2014, he was nominated for an American Comedy Award, under the category of ‘Best Comedy Supporting Actor – TV’ for his work on the show ‘Parks and Recreation’.
- In 2016, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award under the category ‘Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy’ for his work in the TV series ‘Master of None’.
- In 2016, it won the Critics’ Choice Television Award under the Best Comedy Series category.
- In 2016, he won a Peabody Award for his work on Master of None.
- In 2017, Aziz Ansari was ranked 47th on Rolling Stone’s list of ‘All-time stand-up comedians’.
- In 2017, he won a Primetime Emmy Award under the category of ‘Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series’ for his work on the TV series ‘Master of None’.
Aziz Ansari won an Emmy Award with Alan Yang
- In 2017, he won the Golden Globe Award under the category ‘Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy’ for his work in the TV series ‘Master of None’.
Aziz Ansari at the Golden Globes Awards
- In 2020, his stand-up comedy special, ‘Aziz Ansari: Right Now’, was nominated for a Grammy Award under the Best Comedy Album category.
Facts/Trivia
- In 2011, Ansari made a cameo in a music video, by Jay-Z and Kanye West in their song titled ‘Otis’.
- In 2014, Aziz Ansari identified himself as a feminist and often spoke on the topic.
- In 2016, Aziz Ansari published a book titled ‘Modern Romance: An Investigation’ which he wrote with a sociologist, Eric Klinenberg. It explores the changes in romantic society that have occurred in the past decade.
- In 2016, he was included in Time’s list of 100 most influential people.
- In January 2017, Ansari hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live and became the first person of Indian origin to do so.
- In 2018, Aziz Ansari became the first Asian actor to win the Golden Globe for best actor in the TV comedy category.
- Aziz Ansari along with his friends Eric Wareheim and Jason Wolier have formed a group called “The Food Club” and have started a web series based on it, titled “Food Club”. As members of this club, they dress up and go out to explore new places to eat, and if they really enjoy the food at a certain place then they reward that place with a plaque with their face written on it in gold, which says ” The Food Club has dined here and thought it was worth it”.
- Ansari is set to make his directorial debut with the film “Being Mortal”, which will star Bill Murray, Keke Palmer, and Seth Rogen. Its production stopped indefinitely in 2022 due to differences of opinion between Ansari and Murray.
- Ansari’s next project, as the director of the film “Good Fortune”, was to begin production in May 2023, but it failed to do so due to the 2023 Guild of America strike.
- Some of Ansari’s favorite restaurants in New York City are; Santina, Great NY Noodletown, Lupa and Uncle Boon’s.
- In the show, ‘Master of None’, his real parents played the role of his character’s parents on screen.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
