Aasif Mandvi
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Writing and Publications
Mandvi received an Obie Award for his one-man show, Sakina's Restaurant, which explored the immigrant experience in America. He authored the memoir No Land's Man, a collection of essays reflecting on his life as an immigrant and actor navigating dual identities in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 5 Mar, 1966
- Age
- 54 yrs
- Occupations
- Screenwriter
Stage actor
Television actor
Film actor
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- Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- Mumbai
- Education
- University of South Florida
- Gender
- Male
- Description
- American actor, comedian
- Twitter Id
- Aasif
- Net Worth 2021
- 3 million
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Selected for this profile
Note: While Mandvi starred in Disgraced, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama was awarded to playwright Ayad Akhtar for writing the play, not to Mandvi himself. Mandvi did not win a Pulitzer Prize.
Philanthropy and Social Advocacy
Mandvi is also noted for his humanitarian efforts. He has supported organizations such as Relief 4 Pakistan, a charity focused on providing disaster relief in the aftermath of floods. In 2010, he hosted Stand Up for Religious Freedom, a comedy fundraiser to support interfaith understanding and aid. Following the Haiti earthquake, Mandvi joined other comedians and artists in a benefit performance organized through The Daily Show to raise funds for victims.
Personal Life
Mandvi married Shaifali Puri, CEO of the anti-poverty nonprofit Uplift, on August 26, 2017, in an interfaith wedding blending their Muslim and Hindu family traditions. The couple has one child.
