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Aziz Ansari
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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 (…
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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.
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2025
Good Fortune
Movie Arj / Delivery Robots (voice)
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2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV show Self - Guest
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2024
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
TV show Self
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2023
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Movie Self
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2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Movie Darryl (voice)
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2022
Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
Movie Self
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2020
A Parks and Recreation Special
Movie Tom Haverford
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2020
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Movie Tom Haverford
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2019
In the Still Night
Movie Thanks
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2019
Aziz Ansari: Right Now
Movie Self
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2018
Ugly Delicious
TV show Self
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2017
The Problem with Apu
Movie Self
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2017
The Little Hours
Movie Thanks
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2015
Master of None
TV show Dev Shah
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
Movie Not Aziz Ansari
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2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV show Self
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2015
Major Lazer
TV show Goosh (voice)
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2015
Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden
Movie Self
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2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV show Self
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
Date and Switch
Movie Marcus
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2013
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive
Movie Self
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2013
Here Comes the Night Time
Movie Li'l Bud
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2013
Wander Over Yonder
TV show Westley (voice)
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2013
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Movie Self
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2013
This Is the End
Movie Aziz Ansari
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2013
Epic
Movie Mub (voice)
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2013
The Jeselnik Offensive
TV show Self
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2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV show Self
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2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Movie Squint (voice)
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2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV show Self
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2012
Cruel Summer
Movie Prisoner
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2012
Finding Your Roots
TV show Self
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2012
Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious
Movie Self
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2012
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Movie Self
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2011
Billy on the Street
TV show Self
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2011
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Movie Squint (voice)
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2011
Free Hugs
Movie Mike
