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Kumail Nanjiani

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Kumail Nanjiani
IMDb asks 'Eternals' stars Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Don Lee, Lia McHugh, and director Chloé Zhao about their on-screen superpowers, comedy behind the scenes, how they became superheroes, and more.
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Kumail Nanjiani was born on 2 May 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is an actor and writer, known for The Big Sick (2017), Life as We Know It (2010) and The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017). He has been married to Emily V. Gordon since 14 July 2007.
BornMay 2, 1978
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BornMay 2, 1978
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 46 nominations total

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    Known for

    Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zoe Kazan, Adeel Akhtar, Zenobia Shroff, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Big Sick (2017)
    The Big Sick
    7.5
    • Kumail
    • 2017
    Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Life as We Know It
    6.5
    • Simon
    • 2010
    Fred Armisen, Michael Peña, Dave Franco, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
    The Lego Ninjago Movie
    6.1
    • Jay(voice)
    • 2017
    Mira Sorvino, Steve Howey, Dave Bautista, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Karen Gillan, Iko Uwais, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jimmy Tatro in Stuber (2019)
    Stuber
    6.2
    • Stu
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Ella McCay
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Breadwinner
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • Thread: An Insidious Tale
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
      • Colin Graves
      • Filming
      • Video Game
      • 2027
    • The Wrong Girls
      • Post-production
    • A Guy Walks Into a Bar
      • Pre-production
    • Tom Kenny, Roz Ryan, and Madeleine Martin in Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake (2023)
      Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Prismo (voice)
      • 2025
    • Will Forte, Jimmi Simpson, Skyler Gisondo, Eliza Coupe, and Natalie Palamides in Haunted Hotel (2025)
      Haunted Hotel
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Additional Voices
      • 2025
    • Aidan Laprete, Sam Nivola, Sophie Telegadis, and Mohana Krishnan in Driver's Ed (2025)
      Driver's Ed
      6.9
      • Mr. Rivers
      • 2025
    • H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, and John Roberts in Bob's Burgers (2011)
      Bob's Burgers
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Skip Marooch (voice)
      • 2014–2025
    • Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (2023)
      Poker Face
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
      • 2025
    • What If...? (2021)
      What If...?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Kingo (voice)
      • 2024
    • Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
      Only Murders in the Building
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Rudy Thurber
      • 2024
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Ian Whyte, Kumail Nanjiani, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • Nadeem
      • 2024
    • Krapopolis (2023)
      Krapopolis
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Spartan Leader (voice)
      • 2024
    • Christian Calloway, Randee Heller, Alex Winter, Kiran Deol, DeMorge Brown, and Jonah Ray in Destroy All Neighbors (2024)
      Destroy All Neighbors
      5.3
      • Smelting Refinery Guard
      • 2024
    • Danny DeVito, Elizabeth Banks, Tresi Gazal, Kumail Nanjiani, and Caspar Jennings in Migration (2023)
      Migration
      6.6
      • Mack (voice)
      • 2023
    • Mel Brooks, Ike Barinholtz, Seth Rogen, Pamela Adlon, Wanda Sykes, Josh Gad, Jay Ellis, Nick Kroll, Kumail Nanjiani, Dove Cameron, Ronny Chieng, Hannah Einbinder, and Zazie Beetz in History of the World: Part II (2023)
      History of the World: Part II
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Vatsyayana
      • 2023
    • Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Robin de Jesus, Dan Stevens, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Annaleigh Ashford, and Kumail Nanjiani in Welcome to Chippendales (2022)
      Welcome to Chippendales
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Somen Banerjee
      • 2022–2023
    • Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space (2022)
      Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Howell (voice)
      • 2022
    • Laz Alonso, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
      • 2022

    Writer

    • Conphidance in Little America (2020)
      Little America
      7.6
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • teleplay by
      • 2020–2022
    • Laugh Factory (1979)
      Laugh Factory
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2012–2018
    • Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zoe Kazan, Adeel Akhtar, Zenobia Shroff, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Big Sick (2017)
      The Big Sick
      7.5
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani in The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (2014)
      The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
      7.4
      TV Series
      • show originated by
      • 2014–2016
    • Monsters of the Week
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Harmontown (2012)
      Harmontown
      8.4
      Podcast Series
      • writer (uncredited)
      • 2013–2015
    • The X-Files Files (2014)
      The X-Files Files
      8.4
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2014–2016
    • This Is Not Happening (2013)
      This Is Not Happening
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Kumail Nanjiani in Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male (2013)
      Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
      7.0
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter in Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009)
      Michael & Michael Have Issues
      7.7
      TV Series
      • staff writer
      • teleplay by
      • writer
      • 2009
    • CH Live: NYC
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2009–2010

    Producer

    • See You When I See You
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • A Guy Walks Into a Bar
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Rosanna Arquette, Ella Thomas, and Annie Ngosi Ilonzeh in Lineage (2024)
      Lineage
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Gina Prince-Bythewood, Meko Winbush, Kumail Nanjiani, and Issa Rae in Project Greenlight: A New Generation (2023)
      Project Greenlight: A New Generation
      5.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Robin de Jesus, Dan Stevens, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Annaleigh Ashford, and Kumail Nanjiani in Welcome to Chippendales (2022)
      Welcome to Chippendales
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Conphidance in Little America (2020)
      Little America
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2022
    • Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae in The Lovebirds (2020)
      The Lovebirds
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zoe Kazan, Adeel Akhtar, Zenobia Shroff, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Big Sick (2017)
      The Big Sick
      7.5
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani in The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (2014)
      The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014–2016
    • The X-Files Files (2014)
      The X-Files Files
      8.4
      Podcast Series
      • producer
      • 2014–2016
    • Kumail Nanjiani in Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male (2013)
      Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
      7.0
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos66

    'Eternals' Cast Reveal Who Has the Best Superpower
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    'Eternals' Cast Reveal Who Has the Best Superpower
    Can Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Guess the Crime Movie?
    Clip 2:30
    Can Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Guess the Crime Movie?
    Can Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Guess the Crime Movie?
    Clip 2:30
    Can Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Guess the Crime Movie?
    Get to Know the 'Eternals'
    Clip 2:18
    Get to Know the 'Eternals'
    What We Know About The 'Untitled Men in Black Spin-Off' ... So Far
    Clip 3:14
    What We Know About The 'Untitled Men in Black Spin-Off' ... So Far
    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
    Clip 1:04
    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
    What Is 'The Big Sick'?
    Interview 1:45
    What Is 'The Big Sick'?

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
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      • Instagram
    • Height
      • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
    • Born
      • May 2, 1978
      • Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
    • Spouse
      • Emily V. GordonJuly 14, 2007 - present
    • Children
      • No Children
    • Parents
        Aijaz Nanjiani
    • Other works
      TV commercial, "More Tide," for Tide Detergent by Proctor & Gamble.
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Interviews
      • 4 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Graduated from Grinnell College with a double major in Computer Science and Philosophy.
    • Quotes
      I stay home. It's the best place to be alone. There is hardly any walk-through traffic.

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    • How old is Kumail Nanjiani?
      47 years old
    • When was Kumail Nanjiani born?
      May 2, 1978
    • Where was Kumail Nanjiani born?
      Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
    • How tall is Kumail Nanjiani?
      5 feet 9 inches, or 1.74 meters
    • What is Kumail Nanjiani known for?
      Life as We Know It, The Lego Ninjago Movie, The Big Sick, and Stuber

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