Aziz Ismail Ansari\u00a0(\/\u0251\u02d0n\u02c8s\u0251\u02d0ri\/\u00a0ahn-SAR-ee; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He played\u00a0Tom Haverford\u00a0on the\u00a0NBC\u00a0series\u00a0Parks and Recreation\u00a0(2009\u20132015) and created and starred in the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0series\u00a0Master of None\u00a0(2015\u20132021), for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two\u00a0Emmys\u00a0and a\u00a0Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an\u00a0Asian American\u00a0actor for acting on television.<\/p>\n
Ansari began performing comedy in\u00a0New York City while a student at\u00a0NYU Stern\u00a0in 2000. He later co-created and starred in the\u00a0MTV\u00a0sketch comedy show\u00a0Human 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\u00a0Parks and Recreation. In 2015, Ansari co-created and starred in the first two seasons of Netflix’s critically acclaimed series\u00a0Master of None, for which he also served as a writer and director.<\/p>\n
As a stand-up comedian, Ansari released his first comedy special,\u00a0Intimate 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,\u00a0Modern Romance: An Investigation, was released in June 2015. He was included in the\u00a0Time\u00a0100\u00a0list of most influential people in 2016.\u00a0In July 2019, Ansari released his fifth comedy special, Aziz Ansari: Right Now, which was nominated for a\u00a0Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. In 2021, Netflix released\u00a0Master of None Presents: Moments in Love, which Ansari wrote and directed. The following year, he released his comedy special\u00a0Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian\u00a0on Netflix.<\/p>\n
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Aziz Ismail Ansari\u00a0(\/\u0251\u02d0n\u02c8s\u0251\u02d0ri\/\u00a0ahn-SAR-ee; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He played\u00a0Tom Haverford\u00a0on the\u00a0NBC\u00a0series\u00a0Parks and Recreation\u00a0(2009\u20132015) and created and starred in the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0series\u00a0Master of None\u00a0(2015\u20132021), for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two\u00a0Emmys\u00a0and a\u00a0Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an\u00a0Asian American\u00a0actor for acting on television. Ansari […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-37228","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n