Kumail Nanjiani Net Worth: Kumail Nanjiani is a Pakistani-American actor, stand-up comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the lead role on HBO series “Silicon Valley”. As of 2017, Kumail Nanjiani net worth is estimated to be $2 million.
Nanjiani was born on February 21, 1978 in Karachi, Pakistan. He attended Karachi Grammar School and at the age of 18, he moved to United States, attended Grinnell College in Iowa and graduated in 2001. He has a double major in Computer Science and Philosophy.
Nanjiani started his acting career in 2008 by appearing as an Indian reporter in Saturday Night Live. He then made minor appearances in The Colbert Report and Michael & Michael Have Issues. His professional acting role came in 2010 when he was cast as Simon in movie Life as We Know It. Before landing the main role of Pindar Singh in TV series “Franklin & Bash”, Kumail appeared in several shows as a guest star like Ugly Americans, Traffic Light, CollegeHumor Originals, Googy and many others.
In 2013, he starred as a statistician on HBO comedy “Veep”. The same year he went to do several movies and TV shows like The Kings of Summer, Hell Baby, Bad Milo, Portlandia, Adventure Time, Newsreaders, Burning Love, Drunk History and Ghost Ghirls. In 2014, he landed the main character of Dinesh in HBO sitcom “Silicon Valley”. The show is still progressing and he has appeared in 38 episodes till now.
Kumail Nanjiani is known for appearing on several TV shows as a guest star. His other acting credit includes appearing in movies and TV shows like The Pete Holmes Show, Trip Tank, Key & Peele, bob’s Burgers, Community, Inside Amy Schumer, Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Grinder, The X-Files, Animals, Harmon Quest, Sex Tape, Bad Milo, The late Bloomer, The Big Sick, Fist Fight, The Lego Ninjago Movie and several others.
Regarding his personal life, Nanjiani is married to Emily V. Gordon. Gordon is an author, comedy, producer. She was the booker and producer of “The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail”.