Ajay Naidu
Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born February 12, 1972 in Evanston , Illinois ) is an American actor .
Life
Naidu grew up as the son of Indian immigrants in Chicago . While in high school , he had his first role in 1985 in the pilot of the television series The Lady with the Colt . After graduating from school, he attended the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University for two years .
Naidu worked mainly in the theater until the mid-1990s , including playing Romeo and Juliet and Jedermann in Chicago in Denver . For his first film role in eight years, he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 1996 for his performance in Suburbia . As a result, he played in various film productions such as My Giant - Two on a Big Foot , Cradle of Fear and Pi . Between 1998 and 1999 he had a recurring role in the Al Franken - Sitcom LateLine and played the following year one of the main roles in the satire Office Space . Since the beginning of 2000 Naidu has worked in several successful feature film productions such as Hannibal , Scary Movie 3 and The Wrestler, as well as television series such as The Sopranos , Monk and The West Wing .
He is in a relationship with actress Heather Burns .
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Lady with the Colt ( Lady Blue , TV series)
- 1986: MacGyver (TV series)
- 1988: I am you (Vice Versa)
- 1996: SubUrbia - Sixpacks, Sex + Supermarkets (SUBURBIA)
- 1998: My Giant (My Giant)
- 1998: Cradle of Fear (Montana)
- 1998: Pi (π)
- 1999: Everything Routine (Office Space)
- 2000: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series)
- 2000: Dinner Rush
- 2001: K-PAX - Everything is possible (K-PAX)
- 2001: The West Wing ( The West Wing , TV series)
- 2001: Hannibal
- 2002: The Super Guru (The Guru)
- 2003: Scary Movie 3
- 2003: Bad Santa
- 2004: Monk (TV series)
- 2005: King of the Hill (TV series, voice)
- 2008: Short Trial - Righteous Kill (Righteous Kill)
- 2008: The Wrestler - Fame, Love, Pain (The Wrestler)
- 2008: Married by accident (The Accidental Husband)
- 2009: Das Hundehotel (Hotel for Dogs)
- 2009: 30 rock
Awards
- 1998: Independent Spirit Awards nomination for SubUrbia
Web links
- Ajay Naidu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography at Yahoo Movies (English)
- Interview on asiasociety.com (English)
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SURNAME | Naidu, Ajay |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Naidu, Ajay Kalahastri |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Evanston , Illinois |