Aziz Ismail Ansari (/ɑːnˈsɑːri/ ahn-SAR-ee; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He played Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) and created and starred in the Netflix series Master of None (2015–2021), for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an Asian American actor for acting on television. Ansari began performing comedy in New York City while a student at NYU Stern in 2000. He later co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant, after which he had acting roles in a number of feature films. From 2009 to 2015, Ansari played Tom Haverford in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. In 2015, Ansari co-created and starred in the first two seasons of Netflix's critically acclaimed series Master of None, for which he also served as a writer and director. As a stand-up comedian, Ansari released his first comedy special, Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, in January 2010 on Comedy Central Records. He continues to perform stand-up on tour and on Netflix. His first book, Modern Romance: An Investigation, was released in June 2015. He was included in the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2016. In July 2019, Ansari released his fifth comedy special, Aziz Ansari: Right Now, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. In 2021, Netflix released Master of None Presents: Moments in Love, which Ansari wrote and directed. The following year, he released his comedy special Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian on Netflix. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aziz Ansari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Rocker
(Aziz)
Funny People
(Randy)
Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening
(Aziz Ansari)
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
(Self)
30 Minutes or Less
(Chet)
I Love You, Man
(Eugene)
Good Fortune
(Arj / Delivery Robots (voice))
Observe and Report
(Saddamn)
Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
(Self)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(Squint (voice))
Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious
(Self)
Being Mortal
Cruel Summer
(Prisoner)
This Is the End
(Aziz Ansari)
Epic
(Mub (voice))
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive
(Self)
The Bob's Burgers Movie
(Darryl (voice))
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
(Self)
Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden
(Self)
Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
(Not Aziz Ansari)
School for Scoundrels
(Classmate)
Free Hugs
(Mike)
Get Him to the Greek
(Matty Briggs)
What's Your Number?
(Jay)
Date and Switch
(Marcus)
The Problem with Apu
(Self)
Alpha and Omega
(Thug (voice) (uncredited))
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
(Squint (voice))
Shut Up and Play the Hits
(Self)
Aziz Ansari: Right Now
(Self)
A Parks and Recreation Special
(Tom Haverford)
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
(Tom Haverford)
Here Comes the Night Time
(Li'l Bud)
LCD Soundsystem: The Long Goodbye
(Self)
Reno 911!
(Financial Advisor #2)
Flight of the Conchords
(Sinjay)
Finding Your Roots
(Self)
Human Giant
(Aziz / Various)
Scrubs
(Ed)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Parks and Recreation
(Tom Haverford)
Premium Blend
Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
Reno 911!
(Resort Salesman #3)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
(Self)
Master of None
(Dev Shah)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self / Host)
Bob's Burgers
(Darryl (voice))
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Major Lazer
(Goosh (voice))
The League
(Dr. Henry Rocha)
The League
(Dr. Henry Rocha (voice))
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
(Self)
Water And Power
(Aziz)
Wander Over Yonder
(Westley (voice))
CollegeHumor Shorts
Ugly Delicious
(Self)
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
(Self)
The Jeselnik Offensive
(Self)
Billy on the Street
(Self)
Comedy Central Roasts
(Self)
Conan
(Self)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The Venture Bros.
(Martin (voice))
Reno 911!
(HMO Advisor #2)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
Being Mortal
(Director)
Being Mortal
(Writer)
Being Mortal
(Producer)
Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening
(Writer)
Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious
(Writer)
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive
(Writer)
Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden
(Director)
Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden
(Writer)
Let's Do This
(Writer)
Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
(Director)
Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
(Executive Producer)
Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
(Writer)
Good Fortune
(Director)
Good Fortune
(Writer)
Good Fortune
(Producer)
Aziz Ansari: Right Now
(Writer)
The Little Hours
(Thanks)
In the Still Night
(Thanks)
Human Giant
(Producer)
Master of None
(Writer)
Master of None
(Director)
Master of None
(Teleplay)
Master of None
(Executive Producer)
Infomercials
(Writer)
Human Giant
(Creator)
Master of None
(Creator)