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Aasif Mandvi
Character on Jericho: Kenchy Duwhalia
Born: March 5, 1966 in Mumbai (Bombay), India
Hometown: Aasif currently resides in New York, NY
Biography: Aasif Mandvi (Aasif Mandviwala) was born in Mumbai (Bombay), India.
He immigrated with his family to Bradford, England as a toddler. After seeing Bugsy Malone one Christmas Eve (which was cast with all children) he was bitten by the acting bug. Since his mother was neither encouraging nor discouraging. he chose to do some research on his own and found a children's theater company in Bradford to sign up with (that's when he wrote his first play as well).
While in England, Aasif attended what he has described as a "cold, conservative all-boys school”.
The Mandviwala family moved once again when he was in his teens, immigrating to Tampa, FL, USA where he continued his journey as an actor by performing in several high school productions and earning a scholarship to The University of South Florida. After leaving school, he worked as a performer at Disney MGM Studios before moving to New York.
Career Bio:
| Theater | Film | Television |
| 2006 Speak Truth to Power | 2007 Wedding Town | 2006/07 Jericho |
| 2006 Interrogations | 2007 Music and Lyrics | 2007 The Daily Show |
| 2006 The 24 Hour Plays (The Blizzard) | 2007 The Understudy | 2006 The Daily Show |
| 2006 24 is 10: The Best of the 24 Hour Plays | 2007 Eavesdrop | 2006/07 ER |
| 2005 Einstein's Gift | 2006 Freedomland | 2006 Sleeper Cell |
| 2004 Guantánamo: Honor Bound To Defend Freedom | 2005 The War Within | 2006 The Sopranos |
| 2004 The 24 Hour Plays (United) | 2005 Sorry, Haters | 2006 The Bedford Diaries |
| 2003/04 Homebody/Kabul | 2004 Tanner on Tanner | 2000/2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
| 2002 Oklahoma! | 2004 Spider-Man 2 | 2005 Law & Order:Trial by Jury |
| 2000 On The Razzle | 2003 Undermind | 2004 Law & Order:Criminal Intent |
| 1999 Trudy Blue | 2002 Book of Kings | 2003 Ed |
| 1999 The Brave | 2001 The Mystic Masseur | 2002 Oz |
| 1998/99 Sakina's Restaurant | 2001 Peroxide Passion | 2001 Sex and the City |
| 1997 Crosscurrents | 2001 3 A.M. | 2001 Deadline |
| 1995 Death Defying Acts | 2001 American Chai | 2000 Law & Order:SVU |
| 1994 SubUrbia | 1999 ABCD | 2000 Welcome to New York |
| 1992 The Taming of the Shrew | 1999 Random Hearts | 1995/96/97/98 Law & Order |
| | 1999 Analyze This | 1997 Nash Bridges |
| | 1999 Personals | 1995 The Cosby Mysteries |
| | 1998 The Siege | 1995 New York Undercover |
| | 1998 Wild Ambition: The Making of A Nature Special | 1992 3-2-1 Contact |
| | 1996 Eddie | 1988 Miami Vice |
| | 1996 Jake's Women | |
| | 1995 Die Hard : With A Vengance | |
| | 1990 No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers | |
Aasif has also been a voice on many audio books, both as a character and as the narrator
Where We've Seen Him:
Episode 1.08 Rogue River
Episode 1.09 Crossroads
Episode 1.11 Vox Populi
Episode 1.16 Winter's End
Awards:
1999 OBIE Award Winner for his one man play "Sakina's Restaurant"
Family:
Trivia:
First acting role was a pixie in a school play.
He used to play guitar for a band in New York.
Quotes:"I can't explain why I wanted to act. I think being an artist is not a profession you choose, it chooses you."
Sources: Wiki-pedia / IMdb / aasifmandvi.net
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