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[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 85 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Me: "who are any of these people?"

[–] candyman337@piefed.ca 93 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Dinesh from Silicon Valley

Raj from Big Bang Theory

Kumar from Harold and Kumar, and also and also the Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement during the Obama Administration

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 73 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I would say that Kumail Nanjiani might also be well-known these days for being the guy who had a role in the Marvel flop "Eternals," and a subsequently hilarious press junket and social media tour.

And Kal Penn was also Dr. Kutner in "House MD," which was mostly notable because his character was suddenly and unceremoniously killed off so that Penn could go work for Obama.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Jesus, is that why they did that? That episode fucked me up

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I think I heard that the showrunners were upset that he left them so suddenly, so they wrote him off in the most ignominious way possible.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’ll always know him as Prismo

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[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Silicon Valley was pretty big when it was on. Now Kumail is just in everything. Can catch his voice in a ton of animated stuff, too.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Kumail Nanjiani also had a role in the awful Kenobi series. Although of the three I think Kunal Nayyar is the one who had the least remarkable roles.

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[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Don't forget Sarah Silverman, known for stand up comedy (?)

[–] riskey@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

I remember rewatching it a couple years ago and being like... Wait is that Sarah Silverman?

[–] db_null@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

Omg, I watched Voyager 100 times and never recognised her

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Also for the Bob's Burgers fans, Sarah her sister Laura play the twins Ollie and Andy Pesto, respectively.

[–] Spur4383@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For the voice of glitchy in Wreck it Ralph

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Vanellope, which I only remember because that's a dope name.

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[–] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's right. Also (among other things) for appearances in SNL.

[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

She had a show and was on a bunch of celebrity roasts too

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Known for fucking Matt Damon

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[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I feel like Kumail has come a long way since Silicon Valley. I see him all the time, he even does commercials still.

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[–] Trashcan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Kumar worked in the white house? An actor got that jobb??

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

You'll never guess what Tom Morello studied at uni

[–] stark@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why the surprise. A fucking actor sat in the Oval Office for 8 years.

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[–] BunScientist@lemmy.zip 27 points 1 month ago (9 children)

The second guy was in the big bang theory and the third guy was in Dr. House, idk who the first guy is

[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 57 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sir or madam the third one is Kumar, he went to White Castle long before he applied to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital

[–] homes@piefed.world 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And then left that show to join the Obama administration. Seriously.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I was sure this was a troll when it happened, but no, it was real. Does anyone know if he did a good job?

[–] homes@piefed.world 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

As I recall, he was a perfectly competent staff member. I think he worked on the speechwriting team? It was a while ago, now, so I don’t remember most of the details.

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[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I believe Obama tweeted about it when he left and that he did

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[–] varden@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Kumail Nanjiani is a comedian and actor. He was in Silicon Valley and more recently he got shredded for Marvel's Eternals. He's pretty funny.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

He was also just on the most recent season of Taskmaster. Pretty funny guy.

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

He's also in the Fallout TV series and the Obi Wan Kenobi series

[–] AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So sad he got jacked for that movie, but at least he remained jacked.

[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

he got shredded for Marvel’s Eternals

Without your comment for context, I thought he was being blamed for how bad/mediocre Eternals was

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago

This is also what i thought the comment meant

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He was also in an episode of Community for the final paintball episode.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

Deputy Custodian Lapari, he's in at least one episode in season 5, Analysis of Cork-Based Networking, the paintball episode is season 6, Modern Espionage.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I almost read that name as "Kathy Najimy" (the actress from Sister Act and Hocus Pocus) just now.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't forget she's also Peggy from King of the Hill!

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[–] DasFaultier@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Shredded" as in he was raked over the coals for the movie's poor performance, or "shredded" as in he worked out extensively to get a superhero physique? I haven't seen Eternals, I just know it flopped.

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[–] reminiscensdeus@eviltoast.org 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Silicon Valley & Adventure Time are his best roles imo but he’s pretty prolific

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

“Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency” I do know one of these guys!

[–] AmyAye@nord.pub 3 points 1 month ago

First guy was the entertaining member of The ~~Immortals~~ ~~Incredibles~~ Eternals. That memorable Marvel bunch.

[–] rImITywR@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The first guy was a contestant on Taskmaster

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[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Same here, I don't watch TV so I'm clueless.

I do know who Sarah is, my favorite role of hers was in The Way of the Gun and she gets decked.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I liked her most in Star Trek, easy to get a crush on that character

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Didn't know she was on star trek, I'll have to review the historical records.

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