Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His parents are Indian and immigrated to South Carolina, where he was born.http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/11/01/101101fa_fact_sanneh He performed stand-up comedy while attending college, which led to the MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant.http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/11/01/101101fa_fact_sanneh Ansari has appeared in small film roles and stars on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2106637/

Ansari and writing partner Jason Woliner signed a three-movie development deal with Judd Apatow after Ansari appeared in Apatow's 2009 film Funny People.http://www.avclub.com/articles/aziz-ansari,37799/ In 2010, Ansari hosted the MTV Movie Awards and released a CD and DVD of his stand-up routine called Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments For A Sensual Evening.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640886/20100606/ansari_aziz.jhtmlhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123367791

Ansari was born in Bennettsville, South Carolina. He began performing stand-up routines while attending New York University's Stern School of Business.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123367791 In 2005, Rolling Stone magazine named him to their "Hot List."http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/theatre/article/831042--will-curiosity-kill-aziz-ansari Ansari began landing small television and film roles and hosted a comedy night at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre with fellow comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer called Human Giant.http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/11/01/101101fa_fact_sanneh The trio also made short films that were the basis for their 2007-2008 MTV sketch comedy show of the same name.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640886/20100606/ansari_aziz.jhtml

Ansari moved to Los Angeles for the Human Giant television show.http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/11/01/101101fa_fact_sanneh He landed the role of up-and-coming comedian Randy in Funny People opposite Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2106637/ He was the first actor cast in NBC's Parks and Recreation, which eventually secured Amy Poehler in the starring role.http://www.avclub.com/articles/aziz-ansari,37799/

• 2005: Named to Rolling Stone Hot List's "Hot Stand-Up"http://azizisbored.com/img/rollingstone.jpg
• 2006: Appeared in Flight of the Concordshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm2106637
• 2007-2008: Co-created Human Giant sketch show for MTVhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm2106637
• 2009: Appeared in the films Observe and Report, I Love You, Man, and Funny People. Joined the cast of Parks and Recreation.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2106637
• 2010: Hosted MTV Movie Awardshttp://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640886/20100606/ansari_aziz.jhtml

"In South Carolina, having a career meant being a doctor or a lawyer. Saying you wanted to be an actor or comedian was like saying you wanted to go to Mars.'"'http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/theatre/article/831042--will-curiosity-kill-aziz-ansari

"As I was starting out doing stand-up, the more I watched people, the more I realized that the stand-up I enjoyed the most was stuff that was more personal — guys like Louis C. K. and Patton Oswalt, who told stories about whatever they were going through in their lives. My stuff is just about me being a guy in his mid-20s that [messes] around all the time."http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/aziz-ansari-gets-intimate/