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Aliases: Αζίζ Ανσάρι

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Homepage: http://azizisbored.tumblr.com/

Movie Involvements: 26

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Good Fortune
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7

Good Fortune

(2025) Director
Master of None
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7

Master of None

(2015) Creator
The Little Hours
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6

The Little Hours

(2017) Thanks
Infomercials
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7

Infomercials

(2009) Writer
Human Giant
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7

Human Giant

(2007) Creator
Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
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7
In the Still Night
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0

In the Still Night

(2019) Thanks
Being Mortal
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0

Being Mortal

(2025) Producer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Arj / Delivery Robots (voice)
2024 Self
2023 Self
2022 Darryl (voice)
Self
2020 Tom Haverford
Tom Haverford
2019 Self
2018 Self
2017 Self
2015 Dev Shah
Self
Not Aziz Ansari
Self
Goosh (voice)
Self
2014 Self
Self
Marcus
2013 Self
Li'l Bud
Westley (voice)
Self
Aziz Ansari
Mub (voice)
Self
2012 Self
Squint (voice)
Self
Prisoner
Self
Self
Self
2011 Self
Squint (voice)
Mike
Jay
Chet
Self
Darryl (voice)
2010 Self
Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Matty Briggs
Aziz Ansari
2009 Dr. Henry Rocha
Dr. Henry Rocha (voice)
Randy
Saddamn
Tom Haverford
Eugene
2008 Aziz
Aziz
2007 N/A
Sinjay
Aziz / Various
2006 Classmate
2004 Martin (voice)
2003 Self
Financial Advisor #2
Resort Salesman #3
HMO Advisor #2
Self
2001 Ed
1999 Self
1997 N/A
1996 Self
1992 Self / Host
1975 Self - Host
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Producer
2022 Executive Producer
2015 Executive Producer
2007 Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Thanks
2017 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Creator
2007 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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