If you love Silicon Valley and its humour, you know who Kumail Nanjiani is. The Pakistani-American actor who plays Dinesh Chugtai in the show has won the Comedy Star of the Year at Cinema-Con.
CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), was held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas were held March 27-30, 2017. Nanjiani was presented the award at CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards held last night.
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The actor gained considerable fame after starring in the award-winning 'Silicon Valley' and also starred in films including 'Fist Fight' and 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'.
"He continues to make audiences laugh with his unique sense of humor and charisma. We couldn't be more delighted to be honoring him as our CinemaCon 'Comedy Star of the Year," says CinemaCon managing director, Mitch Neuhauser.
Nanjiani is also the writer, executive producer and co-host of Comedy Central's "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail," along with Jonah Ray.
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