Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 23, 1983
Place of Birth
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Credits
74 titles
Aziz Ansari
Biography
Aziz Ismail Ansari (/ɑːnˈsɑːri/ ahn-SAR-ee; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He played Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) and created and starred in the Netflix series Master of None (2015–2021), for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an Asian American actor for acting on television. Ansari began performing comedy in New York City while a student at NYU Stern in 2000. He later co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant, after which he had acting roles in a number of feature films. From 2009 to 2015, Ansari played Tom Haverford in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. In 2015, Ansari co-created and starred in the first two seasons of Netflix's critically acclaimed series Master of None, for which he also served as a writer and director. As a stand-up comedian, Ansari released his first comedy special, Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, in January 2010 on Comedy Central Records. He continues to perform stand-up on tour and on Netflix. His first book, Modern Romance: An Investigation, was released in June 2015. He was included in the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2016. In July 2019, Ansari released his fifth comedy special, Aziz Ansari: Right Now, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. In 2021, Netflix released Master of None Presents: Moments in Love, which Ansari wrote and directed. The following year, he released his comedy special Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian on Netflix. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aziz Ansari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Good Fortune
Arj / Delivery Robots (voice)
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
Self
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Self
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Darryl (voice)
Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
Self
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Tom Haverford
A Parks and Recreation Special
Tom Haverford
In the Still Night
Thanks
Aziz Ansari: Right Now
Self
Ugly Delicious
Self
The Problem with Apu
Self
The Little Hours
Thanks
Master of None
Dev Shah
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
Not Aziz Ansari
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Major Lazer
Goosh (voice)
Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Date and Switch
Marcus
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive
Self
Here Comes the Night Time
Li'l Bud
Wander Over Yonder
Westley (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Self
This Is the End
Aziz Ansari
Epic
Mub (voice)
The Jeselnik Offensive
Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Squint (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Cruel Summer
Prisoner
Finding Your Roots
Self
Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious
Self
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Self
Billy on the Street
Self
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Squint (voice)
Free Hugs
Mike
What's Your Number?
Jay
30 Minutes or Less
Chet
LCD Soundsystem: The Long Goodbye
Self
Bob's Burgers
Darryl (voice)
Conan
Self
Alpha and Omega
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Get Him to the Greek
Matty Briggs
Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening
Aziz Ansari
Infomercials
Writer
The League
Dr. Henry Rocha