Danny Pudi
Danny Pudi | |
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Born | Daniel Mark Pudi March 10, 1979 |
Alma mater | Marquette University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse |
Bridget Showalter (m. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Daniel Mark Pudi[1] (born March 10, 1979)[2] is an American actor, who is best known for his role as Abed Nadir on the NBC/Yahoo! comedy series Community.
Early life
Pudi was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Teresa (née Komendant), a programmer and analyst,[3] and Abraham Pudi. His father is American of Indian origin, and his mother is Polish (born in Pokośno, Poland, to Marianna (Organek) and Boleslaw Komendant).[4][3][5] Pudi grew up speaking Polish with his mother and grandmother.[6] He grew up on Chicago's south side, but he attended Notre Dame College Prep in Niles, Illinois,[4][7] a northern Chicago suburb. In 2013, he gave the commencement address at Notre Dame College Prep.
He studied dance in Chicago and attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, graduating with a degree in Communication and Theatre in 2001.[8]
At Marquette University, Pudi was the first winner of the Chris Farley Scholarship.[8] Beyond paying for a year of school, the scholarship led to him performing at an improv comedy event featuring Jim Breuer and Dave Chappelle, increasing his interest in studying improv.[4] Pudi performed in summer stock theatre in Wisconsin after Marquette, then studied at The Second City in Chicago.[4]
Career
Pudi became a recruiter for an executive search firm before moving to Los Angeles in 2005 to seek television and film roles.[4][9] His home-based job permitted him to attend auditions, helping him avoid the "struggling actor thing in terms of waiting tables, temping and so on". He performed in several television pilots before joining the cast of Community.[4]
Pudi has appeared in multiple television advertisements for such products as Snickers, Verizon, McDonald's, T-Mobile, and Pokémon.[4][9][10] In 2012, he appeared as a celebrity contestant on GSN's version of The Pyramid with fellow Community cast member Yvette Nicole Brown.
He portrayed Arash in the comedy film Road Trip: Beer Pong,[11] which received mainly negative reviews, and starred in the comedy horror film Knights of Badassdom,[12] which was one of the highlights of Comic Con 2011, according to HitFix.com. He starred in the Jones Street Station music video for "The Understanding".[13]
He has made cameo appearances in many internet videos, including BriTANicK's "A Monologue for Three". Pudi had a cameo appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the live episode of Hot in Cleveland.
In the autumn of 2014, Pudi appeared in the Off-Broadway musical FOUND.[14] In February 2017, Pudi began his role as Teddy on the NBC sitcom Powerless. In 2017, Pudi is currently voicing Huey in the DuckTales reboot.[15]
Personal life
Pudi is married to Bridget Showalter.[16] They met while attending Marquette University their freshman year.[9][4] Their twins were born in January 2012.[5] Pudi is also a runner, and has completed several marathons.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Cop Show | Saffa | Short film |
2009 | Road Trip: Beer Pong | Arash | |
2009 | Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure | Melvin | Short film |
2010 | Blowout Sale | Glen | Short film; also writer |
2011 | Fully Loaded | Danny | |
2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | Little Boy Blue (voice) | |
2012 | Leader of the Pack | Doug | Short film |
2012 | The Guilt Trip | Sanjay | Uncredited |
2012 | Flatland 2: Sphereland | Puncto (voice) | |
2013 | The Pretty One | Dr. Rao | |
2013 | Vijay and I | Rad | |
2013 | The Knights of Badassdom | Lando | |
2014 | Untucked | — | Documentary short; also director, producer and writer |
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Com Tech #1 | Cameo |
2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Nathan Vignes | |
2016 | The Tiger Hunter | Sami Malik | |
2016 | Taken to the Cleaner | Billy | Short film |
2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Fi'Ja | Cameo[17] |
2016 | After the Sun Fell | Adam | |
2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Brainy Smurf (voice) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | ER | Mahir Kardatay | Episode: "Lost in America" |
2006 | Gilmore Girls | Raj | 4 episodes |
2006 | The West Wing | Santos Aide | Episode: "Two Weeks Out" |
2007–2008 | Greek | Sanjay | 4 episodes |
2008 | The Bill Engvall Show | Josh | Episode: "A Reptile Dysfunction" |
2009–2015 | Community | Abed Nadir | 110 episodes TV Guide Award for Favorite Ensemble (2012)[18] Nominated–TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2011)[19] Nominated–Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2011–2013)[20] |
2011 | Cougar Town | Chad (Abed Nadir) | Uncredited Episode: "Something Good Coming" |
2011 | Robot Chicken | Various voices | Episode: "The Core, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" |
2011 | Chuck | Vali Chandrasekaren | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Hack Off" |
2012 | The Book Club | Danny | 6 episodes; also producer |
2013 | Hot in Cleveland | Tommy | Episode: "It's Alive" |
2013 | Royal Pains | Garrett | Episode: "Pregnant Paws" |
2014 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Levander Hart (voice) | 2 episodes |
2014 | 30 for 30 Shorts | — | Documentary short; also director |
2015 | Newsreaders | Ivan Folange | Episode: "How the Sausage Is Made; Lottery Winners Lose" |
2015 | TripTank | Various voices | 4 episodes |
2016 | Dr. Ken | Topher | Episode: "Dave's Valentine" |
2016 | Pickle and Peanut | Bike Jumper (voice) | Episode: "Volcano/Bike Jumper" |
2016 | Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Buddha | Episode: "The Buddha" |
2016 | Angie Tribeca | Garth Tweedner | Episode: "You've Got Blackmail" |
2016 | Better Things | Danny | Episode: "Woman Is the Something of the Something" |
2017 | Powerless | Teddy | 12 episodes |
2017 | The Guest Book | Tim | 2 episodes; "Story One" & "Story Ten" |
2017 | Do You Want To See a Dead Body? | Himself | Episode: "A Body and an Ex-Con" |
2017–present | DuckTales | Huey (voice) | |
2018–present | Harvey Street Kids | Tiny (voice) |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2017 | Hearthstone | Professor George Herbert Doyle IV |
References
- ^ "J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication Award Recipients Young Alumnus of the Year Award: DANIEL M. PUDI, COMM '01". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i Souri, Ranjit (November 2009). "Desis on Cable: Reshma Shetty and Danny Pudi". India Currents.
- ^ a b Wagner, Curt (23 January 2012). "'Community' star Danny Pudi, wife have twins". Show Patrol. Chicago: RedEye. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "10 things you don't know about Danny Pudi". Marquette Magazine. Marquette University. Spring 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ The Bonnie Hunt Show, 9 October 2009.
- ^ a b Sweeney Etter, Nicole. "Breakout star Danny Pudi was a hit at Marquette first". Marquette Magazine. Marquette University. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Halverson, Steve. "'Community' star has ties to Dyersville" Dyersville Commercial, 16 September 2009.
- ^ "Escape with Melanie Light's Latest Short Film - Dread Central". 29 September 2012.
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- ^ "'Community' Funnyman Grabs His Sword for 'Knights of Badassdom'! - Bloody Disgusting!". 9 June 2010.
- ^ "Jones Street Station "The Understanding"". YouTube. 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Community Star Danny Pudi and More Cast in New Musical Found". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ Petski, Denise (16 December 2016). "'DuckTales': David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz Among Voice Cast For Disney XD Reboot". Deadline.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Weddings; Showalter-Pudi". Telegraph - Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. 8 October 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Lin, Justin (April 6, 2016). "Who were the STAR TREK BEYOND aliens?". Yomyomf.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "TV Guide Magazine Fan Favorites Awards Winners Revealed!". tvguide. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Danny Pudi". IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Harp, Justin (5 June 2012). "Critics' Choice Awards 2012: The nominees in full". Digital Spy.