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10 Facts About Ajay Naidu

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Ajay Kalahastri Naidu was born on February 12,1972 and is an American actor and director best known for playing Samir in Office Space.

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Ajay Naidu made guest appearances in such critically acclaimed television shows as The West Wing and The Sopranos.

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Ajay Naidu's parents came from India to the United States in 1964.

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Ajay Naidu trained with the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.

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Ajay Naidu's first professional acting job, which he won from an open call, was a leading role opposite Michael Keaton in the 1986 film Touch and Go.

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Ajay Naidu then appeared in the MacGyver TV series' first-season episode, "To Be a Man" in 1986.

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Ajay Naidu co-starred as a series regular in the sitcom LateLine and had guest starring roles on the television dramas The Sopranos, The West Wing and Bored to Death.

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In 2006, Ajay Naidu directed his first feature film Ashes which had its release in 2010 and for which he won Best Actor accolades from the MIACC Film Festival in New York and the London Asian Film Festival.

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In 2001 Ajay Naidu's solo theatre piece Darwaza was a sold-out hit at New York's Labyrinth Theatre, where he is a member of the company.

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In 2019, Ajay Naidu was awarded the Excellence in Performing Arts Award by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White.