Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari is stated to be an atheist by some sources, but was raised as a Muslim.

He was said to be in a serious relationship with Courtney McBroom, a professional chef, in 2013, but the couple broke up a couple of years later.

He does a lot of charity work. He did a benefit event following the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013. All the proceeds from the event were donated to ‘The One Fund & The Officer Richard Donohue Fund’.

Aziz Ansari was born on 23rd February 1983 in Columbia, South Carolina to Shoukath and Fatima. He originally hails from a Muslim family in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. His father is a gastroenterologist, and his mother works as an employee in a medical office. He has a brother, Aniz Adam Ansari, who is a writer, visual editor, and an editor by profession.

He grew up in the city of Bennettsville, in the state of South Carolina, and attended two schools, ‘The Marlboro Academy’, a college preparatory school, and ‘The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics’ in Hartsville, South Carolina. He has a Degree in marketing from the ‘New York University Stern School of Business’ from where he graduated in 2004.

Aziz Ansari’s career began in 2004, when he was given a small role of a bricklayer in the television series ‘Uncle Morty’s Dub Shack’. It was followed by a minor role in the American feature and comedy film ‘School for Scoundrels’ (2006) starring Billy Bob Thornton.

In 2007, he played the character of a fruit-vendor in the television musical comedy series ‘Flight of the Conchords’. After a brief stint in movies and television, he produced and starred in various roles for his own sketch comedy show ‘Human Giant’ which went on for two seasons.

He was given small roles in movies like ‘The Rocker’ (2008), and was also offered the role of a morgue employee on the American sitcom ‘Worst Week’ (2008). Blessed with a good screen presence, he received more movies roles in ‘Funny People’ (2009), ‘Observe and Report’ (2009), and ‘I Love You, Man’ (2009).

In the same year he did a couple of television shows as well with roles in ‘Reno 911!’ and ‘Scrubs’ (2009). Apart from acting, writing, and producing, he has also given voice-over for the movie, ‘The Life & Times of Tim’ (2010).

His career sky-rocketed when he received the main role of Tom Haverford in the political comedy series ‘Parks and Recreation’ (2009-15). He got another big opportunity in the action comedy film ‘30 Minutes or Less’ (2011), where he played the role of Chet Flanning. The film also starred Fred Ward, Jesse Eisenberg, Nick Swardson, and Michael Pena.

Aziz Ansari is best known for his portrayal of the character Thomas Montgomery "Tom" Haverford in the television series ‘Parks and Recreation.’ The actor gained much praise for playing the sarcastic and cocky character onscreen. A noted television columnist described Tom as the “funniest of the characters during the first season.”