Maulik Pancholy
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Pancholy in 2007
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| Born | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Partner(s) | Ryan Corvaia |
Maulik Navin Pancholy (born January 18, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jonathan on 30 Rock, the voice of Baljeet Tjinder in Phineas and Ferb, Sanjay Patel in Weeds, and Neal during the first season of Whitney. He voiced a different character, also named Sanjay Patel in the Nickelodeon animated series Sanjay and Craig.
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Early life[edit]
Pancholy was born in Dayton, Ohio. He moved around while growing up. His family comes from Gujarat, and his grandparents live in Ahmedabad.[1] He is a 1991 graduate of the Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida, and went on to major in Theatre at Northwestern University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1995.[2] He then attended the Yale School of Drama, where he received his Master of Fine Arts in 2003.[3]
Career[edit]
Pancholy's television work includes guest roles on Tracey Takes On..., The Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Comeback.[3]
His stage credits in New York City include the Culture Project's production of Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom in 2004, a workshop of the play Morbidity & Mortality at the historic Cherry Lane Theatre in 2005, and the lead role in India Awaiting at the Samuel Beckett Theatre. In January 2015, he joined the cast of Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play, replacing Rupert Grint when the production's Broadway run was extended.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Pancholy came out as gay in a November 2013 interview with Out magazine in which he discussed his partner of nine years, chef/caterer Ryan Corvaia.[5] They became engaged at the Taj Mahal in January 2014 and were married in September that year.[6]
Pancholy speaks Gujarati and Spanish. He is also proficient in Hindi, which he speaks in the 30 Rock episode "Khonani".[1][7]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hitch | Raoul | |
| 2006 | Friends with Money | Flirtatious Waiter | |
| Quarter Life Crisis | Neil Desai | ||
| Park | Babar | ||
| 2008 | 27 Dresses | Trent | |
| 2009 | Love N' Dancing | Gunmay | |
| 2010 | Love Ranch | Samir Singh | |
| Good Sharma | Samir | ||
| Tug | Carl | ||
| See You in September | Roger | ||
| Raspberry Magic | Amrish Patil | ||
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses[8] | Gregory | Voice only |
Television[edit]
| Year | Show | Role | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Roberto | 2 | |
| 1999 | Jack & Jill | Barto's Classmate | 1 | |
| 1999 | Charmed | Treasure Hunter #1 | 1 | |
| 2005–2009, 2012 | Weeds | Sanjay Patel | 26 | Recurring seasons 1–5; 8 - has exactly the same name as his Sanjay and Craig character |
| 2005 | The Comeback | Kaveen Kahan | 2 | |
| 2006–2011, 2012 | 30 Rock | Jonathan | 64 | Recurring seasons 1–2; Main seasons 3–5; 7 |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Aziz Gabriel/Dani Hasni | 2 | |
| The Sopranos | Dr. Ajit Gupte | 1 | ||
| 2007–2015 | Phineas and Ferb | Baljeet Tjinder | 210+ | Voice only |
| 2009 | The Replacements | Kamil Sattar | 1 | |
| 2010 | Running Wilde | Himself | 1 | Playing himself as a fake doctor in "Mental Flaws" |
| 2011 | Web Therapy | Kamal Prakash | 4 | Recurring season 1 |
| 2011–2012 | Whitney | Neal | 22 | Main season 1 |
| 2013–2016 | Sanjay and Craig | Sanjay Patel | 60 | Main role, voice only; has exactly the same name as his Weeds character. |
| 2014 | The Good Wife | Dev Jain | 1 | Episode "Parallel Construction, Bitches" |
| 2014 | Wander Over Yonder | TBA | 1 | Voice Only |
| 2016 | The Muppets | Photographer | 1 | Episode: "Got Silk?" |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dayal, Priyanka. "Rock Star: A Conversation with Maulik Pancholy". ABCD Lady. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Maulik Pancholy - Biography". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ a b Gregory Kirschling (11 May 2007). "Maulik Pancholy: You Might Know Me From...The 33-year-old". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Gordon, David."It's Only a Play's New Stars Martin Short, Katie Finneran, and Maulik Pancholy Meet the Press" theatermania.com, January 13, 2015
- ^ "Out100: Maulik Pancholy". Out Magazine. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Kennedy, Ed (September 28, 2014). "Maulik Pancholy Woke Up a Married Man". The Backlot. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Pancholy, Maulik (4 August 2011). "That Khonani brings it out of me". Twitter. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Sabrina Siddiqui (11 November 2010). "30 Rock & Weeds Star on Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey and Shattering Stereotypes". Divanee. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
External links[edit]
- Out of the Weeds, Nirali Magazine, December 2006
- Television Without Pity- The Maulik Pancholy Interview
- Maulik Pancholy at the Internet Movie Database
- 1974 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male actors of Indian descent
- American male television actors
- LGBT entertainers from the United States
- Gay actors
- Northwestern University School of Communication alumni
- People from Dayton, Ohio
- Yale School of Drama alumni
- American people of Gujarati descent
- LGBT American people of Indian descent
