Danny Pudi

Danny Pudi
Danny Pudi

Pudi in January 2010
Born Chicago, Illinois
March 10, 1979 (1979-03-10) (age 32)[1]
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present
Spouse Bridget Pudi (2004-present)

Danny Pudi (born March 10, 1979) is an American actor, best known for his role as Abed Nadir on the NBC comedy series Community.

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Early years

Pudi, who is of Indian and Polish descent,[2] was born and raised in Chicago and grew up speaking Polish.[2][3] He studied dance in Chicago and attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, graduating with a degree in Communication and Theatre in 2001.[4]

Career

At Marquette, Pudi won the Chris Farley Scholarship. Beyond paying for a year of school, the scholarship led to his performing at an improv comedy event featuring Jim Breuer and Dave Chappelle, increasing his interest in studying improv. Pudi performed in summer stock theatre in Wisconsin after Marquette, then studied at The Second City in Chicago. He became a recruiter for an executive search firm[2] before moving to Los Angeles in 2005[5] to seek television and film roles.[2] Pudi's home-based job permitted him to attend auditions, helping him to 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.[2]

Pudi has appeared in multiple television advertisements for such products as Snickers,[5] Verizon,[2] McDonald's, T-Mobile, and Pokemon.[6]

Pudi portrayed Arash in the comedy film Road Trip: Beer Pong[7],which received mainly negative reviews, and starred in the comedy horror film Knights of Badassdom,[8] which was one of the highlights of Comic Con 2011 according to Hitfix.com.

Pudi starred in the Jones Street Station music video for "The Understanding."[9]

Personal life

Pudi is married to Bridget Showalter, whom he met in their freshman year at Marquette.[5][2] He is a runner, and has completed several marathons.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Credited as
Role
2007 Cop Show Saffa
The Untitled Rob Roy Thomas Project
2008 Giants of Radio Teddy
2009 Road Trip: Beer Pong Arash
Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure Melvin the online surfer
2010 Blowout Sale Glen
The Knights of Badassdom Lando

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 ER Mahir Kardatay Co-Guest Star - 3 episodes
Gilmore Girls Raj Guest Star - 4 episodes
The West Wing Santos Aide Guest Star - 1 episode
2007–2008 Greek Sanjay Co-Guest Star - 4 episodes
2008 The Bill Engvall Show Josh Guest Star - 1 episode
2009–present Community Abed Nadir Main Cast
2011 Cougar Town Abed Nadir Uncredited Extra - 1 episode

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