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17 Facts About Asim Chaudhry

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In 2015 and 2016, Chaudhry starred in the mockumentary Hoff the Record alongside David Hasselhoff.

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At college, Asim Chaudhry met Hugo Chegwin, Steve Stamp, and Allan Mustafa, with whom he created YouTube mockumentary videos about a fictional pirate radio station.

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In high school, Asim Chaudhry made a play parodying the 1972 crime film The Godfather, called The Poppadom Father.

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The group made a series of YouTube mockumentaries, filmed by Asim Chaudhry, based on their experiences as DJs on a pirate radio station in London.

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In 2016, Asim Chaudhry starred in the short film Donald Mohammed Trump as Donald Trump.

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In February 2018, the 17-minute short film Love Pool was released, which Asim Chaudhry wrote and directed.

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In 2018, Asim Chaudhry appeared in the comedy film Eaten by Lions, which is about half-brothers Omar and Pete who search for Omar's estranged father after their parents are eaten by lions.

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Rees commented that Asim Chaudhry performed as Dev like "slipping into an old coat".

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In 2018, Asim Chaudhry appeared in the Ben Wheatley black comedy Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, playing Sham.

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In 2022, Chaudhry was cast in Duke Johnson's upcoming film The Actor, based on the novel Memory by Donald E Westlake.

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The programme follows David Hasselhoff as he struggles to find work in the UK, with Asim Chaudhry playing his driver.

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In 2017, Asim Chaudhry appeared on the quiz show Celebrity Mastermind, finishing third of four.

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In 2018, Asim Chaudhry appeared on chat shows The Jonathan Ross Show and The One Show, with the latter appearance in a Christmas special.

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In 2019, Asim Chaudhry appeared on the first episode of The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan.

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Bethy Squire of Vulture praised Asim Chaudhry's acting, saying he brought the right "pathos and softboy energy" to the character.

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In 2023, Asim Chaudhry guest starred in The Cleaner, a sitcom about crime scene cleaning.

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The series was created by and stars Greg Davies, whom Asim Chaudhry had worked with on Taskmaster.