Maulik Pancholy

Maulik Pancholy
Born (1974-01-18) January 18, 1974
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Education Northwestern University (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1998–present
Spouse(s) Ryan Corvaia (m. 2014)

Maulik Navin Pancholy (/moʊliːk nɑːvɪn pænˈtʃoʊli/, born January 18, 1974) is an American actor who is best known for his roles as Jonathan on 30 Rock, Baljeet Tjinder in Phineas and Ferb, Neal in the first season of Whitney, and characters named Sanjay Patel in Weeds and Sanjay and Craig.

Early life

Pancholy was born in Dayton, Ohio. He moved around while growing up, living in Ohio, Indiana, and Texas before his family settled in Tampa, Florida, where he attended junior high and high school.[1] His family comes from Gujarat, and his grandparents live in Ahmedabad.[2] He is a 1991 graduate of the Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, and went on to major in Theatre at Northwestern University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1995.[3] He then attended the Yale School of Drama, where he received his Master of Fine Arts in 2003.[4]

Career

Pancholy's television work includes guest roles on Tracey Takes On..., The Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Comeback.[4]

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.[5] Washington DC stage credits include Katherina in an all male version of the Shakespear's Theatre Company's "The Taming of The Shrew" in 2016. As 'Kevin' in the World premier engagement of Ken Urban's "The Remains" at the Studio Theatre in 2018.

On February 13, 2017 StarTrek.com stated that Pancholy will play Nambue, Chief Medical Officer of the USS Shenzhou in the upcoming TV series Star Trek: Discovery. The series' pilot episode is set to air in September 2017, and season one is to air on CBS streaming service in America and Netflix abroad.[6]

Personal life

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.[7] They got engaged at the Taj Mahal in January 2014 and were married in September that year.[8]

Pancholy speaks Gujarati and Spanish. He is also proficient in Hindi, which he speaks in the 30 Rock episode "Khonani".[2][9]

Political activism

On April 25, 2014, Pancholy was named to President Barack Obama's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.[10][11][12] On February 25, 2017, Pancholy and nine other members of the commission resigned from their positions, citing administrative actions by President Donald Trump that they claimed went "against the commission's principles".[13][14]

Pancholy is active with several non-profit and social policy organizations including Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the New York City Anti-Violence Project, and OutRight Action International, formerly known as the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.[12][11]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1999 Pokémon Trading Card Game: Trainer Video (1999) Adult Card Trader
2005HitchRaoul
2006Friends with MoneyFlirtatious Waiter
Quarter Life CrisisNeil Desai
ParkBabar
200827 DressesTrent
2009Love N' DancingGunmay
2010Love RanchSamir Singh
Good SharmaSamir
TugCarl
See You in SeptemberRoger
Raspberry MagicAmrish Patil
2011Horrible Bosses [15]GregoryVoice only
2012Treasure BuddiesBabiVoice only
2013Super BuddiesCurly the PigVoice only

Television

YearShowRoleEpisodesNotes
1998USA HighAchmed1Episode: "Jackson Moves Out"
City GuysRasheedEpisode: "Jamal Got His Gun"
Malibu, CAHajiEpisode: "Surf Sale"
FelicityT.A.Episode: "Finally"
1999Tracey Takes On...Roberto2
Jack & JillBarto's Classmate1
CharmedTreasure Hunter #1
2000Family LawClerkEpisode: "Metamorphosis"
1999-2000The Wild ThornberrysKazi / Tenzin / Construction Wallah2
2005–09, 2012WeedsSanjay Patel26Recurring seasons 1–5; 8 - has exactly the same name as his Sanjay and Craig character
2005The ComebackKaveen Kahan2
2006–11, 201230 RockJonathan64Recurring seasons 1–2; Main seasons 3–5; 7
2007Law & Order: Criminal IntentAziz Gabriel/Dani Hasni2
The SopranosDr. Ajit Gupte1
2007–15Phineas and FerbBaljeet Tjinder210+Voice only
2009The ReplacementsKamil Sattar1
2010Running Wilde HimselfPlaying himself as a fake doctor in "Mental Flaws"
2011Web TherapyKamal Prakash4Recurring; season 1
2011–12WhitneyNeal22Main season 1
2013–16Sanjay and CraigSanjay Patel60Main role, voice only; has exactly the same name as his Weeds character.
2014The Good WifeDev Jain1Episode "Parallel Construction, Bitches"
2014Wander Over YonderTBAVoice Only
2016The MuppetsPhotographerEpisode: "Got Silk?"
2017Star Trek DiscoveryDr. NambueCast Member
2017Friends From CollegePatel1Episode: "A Night of Surprises"
2017, 2018Milo Murphy's LawNeal/Baljeet Tjinder2Episodes: "Love Toboggan" and "Phineas and Ferb Crossover"
2018ElementaryAlfonse Kapoor1Episode: "Our Time Is Up"

Stage

Year Title Role Location Category
2003 Aunt Dan and Lemon Marty Acorn Theatre Off-Broadway
2004 Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom Ruhel Ahmed Lynn Redgrave Theater Off-Broadway
2005 Morbidity & Mortality N/A Cherry Lane Theatre Off-Broadway
2014-2015 It's Only a Play Frank Finger Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre and Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Broadway
2016 The Taming of The Shrew Katharina Minola Shakespeare Theatre Company at Sidney Harman Hall N/A
2018 Good for Otto Alex Pershing Square Signature Center Off-Broadway
2018 The Remains Kevin Studio Theatre N/A

References

  1. ↑ "Angry Reader of the Week: Maulik Pancholy". Angry Asian Man. October 10, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Dayal, Priyanka. "Rock Star: A Conversation with Maulik Pancholy". ABCD Lady. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Maulik Pancholy - Biography". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 Gregory Kirschling (11 May 2007). "Maulik Pancholy: You Might Know Me From...The 33-year-old". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ Schwindt, Oriana (February 13, 2017). "'Star Trek: Discovery' Adds Three More Starfleet Members". Variety. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017
  7. ↑ "Out100: Maulik Pancholy". Out Magazine. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Kennedy, Ed (September 28, 2014). "Maulik Pancholy Woke Up a Married Man". The Backlot. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Pancholy, Maulik (4 August 2011). "That Khonani brings it out of me". Twitter. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Garcia, Michelle (27 April 2014). "Out Actor Maulik Pancholy Named to White House Commission". The Advocate. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  11. 1 2 Withers, James (27 April 2014). "Out actor Maulik Pancholy appointed to White House advisory commission". Gay Star News. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  12. 1 2 "President Obama Announces his Intent to Appoint Fourteen Individuals to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders" (Press release). The White House. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Lee, Traci G. (16 February 2017). "10 Resign from President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders". NBC News. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  14. ↑ Hughes, William (18 February 2017). "30 Rock's Maulik Pancholy just quit a presidential commission because of Donald Trump". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  15. ↑ Sabrina Siddiqui (11 November 2010). "30 Rock & Weeds Star on Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey and Shattering Stereotypes". Divanee. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
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