Rizwan Manji
| Rizwan Manji | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 17, 1974 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Studio City, California, United States |
| Alma mater | American Musical and Dramatic Academy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Home town | Calgary, Alberta |
| Religion | Nizari Ismaili Muslim |
| Spouse(s) | Taslim Manji |
| Children | 3 |
Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He played a role as Rajiv in the now cancelled NBC Universal TV series Outsourced.[1]
Manji was born in Toronto, Canada to Indian parents who had immigrated there from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili Muslim of Gujarati Indian descent,[2] and he states that his religion is very important to him in life.[3] He was raised in Calgary, Alberta, and went to Crescent Heights High School.[1] He later moved to the United States, where he attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.[4] Manji played small parts in various films and television shows with recurring roles in Privileged, Better Off Ted and 24.[1] In 2010, he auditioned for the role of Gupta on the NBC comedy Outsourced.[1] Although he lost the part to Parvesh Cheena, the producers decided to cast him as the scheming assistant manager Rajiv.[5] Manji appeared in a GEICO commercial as a customer in the checkout aisle who wins the "auction".
Manji resides in Studio City, California, with his wife and two children.[1][6]
Filmography
- American Desi (2001) - Salim Ali Khan
- The Guru (2002) - Party Waiter
- NCIS (2005) - Dr. Pandy
- Transformers (2007) - Akram
- Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - Colonel Mahmood
- How I Met Your Mother - Doctor (season 5 episode 2)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2008) - Mehar
- Privileged (2008–2009) - Rami
- Better Off Ted (2009–2010) - Rick / Male office worker
- The Suite Life on Deck (2009) - Swami Banu Kapatu
- Hannah Montana (2009) - Ajay
- 24 (2010) - Ahman
- FlashForward (2009–2010) - Maneesh Sandhar
- Glee (2010) - Dr. Gidwani
- Hawthorne (2010) - Dr. Asheesh Danee
- Outsourced (2010–2011) - Rajiv Gidwani
- Shake It Up (TV series) (2012) - John, Gary Wilde's make-up artist
- The Dictator (2012) - Patient
- The Citizen (2012)
- Arrested Development (2013)
- Wendell & Vinnie (2013) Aziz
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
- Anger Management (TV series)
- Dr. Cabbie (2014) Vijay
- Backstrom (2015) Dr. Deb Chapman
- Young & Hungry (2015) Cashier/Doctor
- Minority Report (2015) Dr. Orson
- Workaholics (2016) Museum Curator
- The Magicians (2017)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Outsourced: Rajiv played by Rizwan Manji". NBC Universal. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ "Outsourcing stereotypes". Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.illumemag.com/zine/articleDetail.php?Rizwan-Manji-Taking-Jobs-From-White-America-13393
- ↑ ""Outsourced" not outdone — Ismaili actor makes headway in Hollywood". TheIsmaili.org. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ↑ http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/6123-people-think-rajiv-gidwani-is-a-jackass-8211-rizwan-manji.html
- ↑ "Rizwan Manji Welcomes Son Aariq". People (magazine). Retrieved 2011-04-05.