Kumail Nanjiani trivia: 33 facts about the actor

Kumail Nanjiani is a Pakistani- American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for writing the comedy The Big Sick!

He is one of the stars of the upcoming MCU film The Eternals. So let’s find out some more trivia and facts about his life and career!

1. His full name is Kumail Ali Nanjiani
2. He was born in February 21, 1978
3. He is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian, actor, podcast host, and writer
4. He is best known for writing and starring in the romantic comedy The Big Sick (2017)
5. And for being a main cast member on HBO’s comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–present)
6. For writing The Big Sick with his wife Emily V. Gordon, Nanjiani was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
7. In 2018, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world
8. Nanjiani has also voiced Prismo on the animated series Adventure Time
9. He starred in the TNT series Franklin & Bash and the Adult Swim series Newsreaders
10. He also co-hosted the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah
11. Kumail was playing various roles in the series Portlandia
12. In film, he has starred in the action film Stuber (2019)
13. Kumail Nanjiani was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
14. He is the son of Shabana and Aijaz Nanjiani
15. He grew up in a religious Sindhi Shia Muslim family
16. The Scottish radio presenter Shereen Nanjiani is his second cousin
17. During his childhood, Nanjiani lived in Karachi and attended St. Michael’s Convent School for his O Levels
18. He graduated Karachi Grammar School to complete his A Levels
19. At 18, he moved to the United States and attended Grinnell College in Iowa
20. From which he was graduated in 2001
21. He completed a double major in computer science and philosophy
22. In 2020, Nanjiani will lend his voice to Plimpton, an ostrich, in The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle
23. Additionally, Nanjiani will costar with Issa Rae in The Lovebirds
24. To be directed by Michael Showalter, who directed The Big Sick
25. And released by Paramount Pictures
26. Furthermore, Nanjiani will star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Eternals with Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden and Salma Hayek
27. The Eternals is set to be released on November 6, 2020
28. Nanjiani will also write and produce the Apple TV+ anthology series Little America
29. The series is based on the story collection of the same name from Epic Magazine which focuses on stories from immigrants
30. To promote the series, Nanjiani appeared at the Apple Event of March 25, 2019
31. In 2007, Nanjiani married Emily V. Gordon, an author, comedy producer, and former couples and family therapist in Chicago City Hall
32. Gordon was the booker and producer of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (2014–2016)
33. Though raised as a Shia Muslim, Nanjiani is agnostic