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When you're brown and Indian, you get offered a lot of doctor roles.

~Aasif Mandvi

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One of the first auditions I had in New York was for a commercial where I had to go in and audition to be a snake charmer... It was either some bank commercial or something where they wanted a guy charming a snake... I remember they wanted to know if I actually knew how to snake charm.

~Aasif Mandvi

Topics: Actually Audition Auditions Bank Charm Charming Commercial Either First Go Guy Had How Knew Know New New York Remember Snake Some Something Wanted Where York I Remember

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It is ironic that it doesn't matter how successful I am in any other capacity: ultimately, my parents' marker is 'Do you have a wife?' and 'Do you have children?'

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Topics: Am Any Capacity Children How Ironic Matter Other Parents Successful Ultimately Wife You I Am

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I figure if people don't want to make the distinction between a Muslim and a terrorist, then why should I make a distinction between good scared white people and racists?

~Aasif Mandvi

Topics: Between Distinction Figure Good Make Muslim People Racists Scared Should Terrorist Then Want White Why

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I rarely went to the mosque, I never fasted, and I only prayed namaaz on the holy nights because my mom bugged me about it.

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Topics: About Because Holy Me Mom Mosque Never Nights Only Prayed Rarely

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The longer I spent time on 'The Daily Show,' standing in front of a green screen pretending to report from war zones and hot spots around the world - most often from somewhere in the Middle East - the more I began to realize that 'The Daily Show' was radicalizing me.

~Aasif Mandvi

Topics: Around Began Daily Daily Show East Front Green Hot Longer Me Middle Middle East More Most Often Pretending Realize Report Screen Show Somewhere Spent Spots Standing Time War World Zone

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The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it's well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that's the raw material I need.

~Aasif Mandvi

Topics: Acting Actor Character Great Having Interesting Material Need Pleasure Raw Raw Material Then Well Work Writing Written

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'Halal in the Family' will expose a broad audience to some of the realities of being Muslim in America. By using satire, we will encourage people to reconsider their assumptions about Muslims, while providing a balm to those experiencing anti-Muslim bias. I also hope those Uncles and Aunties out there will crack a smile!

~Aasif Mandvi

Topics: About Also America Assumptions Audience Balm Being Bias Broad Crack Encourage Experiencing Expose Family Hope Muslim Muslims Out People Providing Realities Satire Smile Some Those Uncles Using While Will

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In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias.

~Aasif Mandvi

Topics: About Against American Bias Change Conversation Diverse Media Movement Muslims Need Order People Stand Take Unified Who Willing

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Religion is so much more than the god you pray to. The religion that you associate with, it's culture, it is family, it is background. That is something that I have always grown up with.

~Aasif Mandvi

Topics: Always Associate Background Culture Family God Grown More Much Pray Religion Something Than Up You

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Actor

Born: March 5th, 1966

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