Maulik Pancholy
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| Born | January 18, 1974 Dayton, Ohio |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ryan Corvaia (m. 2014) |
Maulik Navin Pancholy (born January 18, 1974) is an American actor known for his recurring role as Sanjay Patel on Weeds, his role as Jonathan on 30 Rock, voice acting as Baljeet Tjinder in Phineas and Ferb, and as Neal during the first season of Whitney. He currently voices a different character also named Sanjay Patel in the Nickelodeon animated series Sanjay and Craig.
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Early years
Pancholy was born in Ohio and moved around while growing up. His family comes from Gujarat in western India; his grandparents live in Ahmedabad.[1] He is a 1991 graduate of 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 MFA in 2003.[3]
Career
Pancholy's television work includes guest roles on Tracey Takes On..., The Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Comeback.[3] He also has several stage acting credits in New York City including 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, Pancholy 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
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] Pancholy and Corvaia became engaged at the Taj Mahal in January 2014 and were married nine months later.[6]
Pancholy speaks Gujarati and Spanish. He is also proficient in Hindi, which he speaks in the 30 Rock episode "Khonani."[1][7]
Filmography
Film
| 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
| 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–present | Sanjay and Craig | Sanjay Patel | TBD | 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 | Galaxy World of Alisa | Goulbi | 1 | American English Voice Only |
References
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External links
- Out of the Weeds, Nirali Magazine, December 2006
- Television Without Pity- The Maulik Pancholy Interview
- Maulik Pancholy at the Internet Movie Database
- Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls
- Articles with hCards
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Male actors of Indian descent
- American male film actors
- American people of Indian descent
- American male television actors
- Gay actors
- Northwestern University School of Communication alumni
- People from Dayton, Ohio
- Yale School of Drama alumni
- Gujarati people
