Danny Pudi
Danny Pudi | |
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Born | Daniel Mark Pudi March 10, 1979 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | Marquette University |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse(s) | Bridget Showalter (m. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Daniel Mark Pudi (born March 10, 1979) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer and director. His roles include Abed Nadir on the comedy television series Community (2009–2015),[1] for which he received three nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and one nomination for the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy. Since 2020 he has starred as Brad Bakshi in the Apple TV+ comedy series Mythic Quest. He is also known as the voice of Huey on the 2017 reboot of DuckTales.
Early life[]
Daniel Mark Pudi[2] was born in Chicago on March 10, 1979,[3] the son of programmer and analyst Teresa (née Komendant)[4] and the late Abraham L. Pudi.[5][6] His parents immigrated to the U.S. and became naturalized citizens: his mother came from the village of Pokośno, Poland,[4] and his father came from the village of Poduru, India, and was from a Telugu Christian family.[5][7][8] Pudi grew up speaking Polish with his mother and grandmother.[9]
He grew up on the South Side of Chicago with brother Adam and sister Katherine but attended Notre Dame College Prep in Niles, a northern suburb.[7][10] In 2013, he gave the commencement address at Notre Dame College Prep.[11]
Pudi studied dance in Chicago and attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, graduating with a degree in communication and theatre in 2001.[12] At Marquette, he was the first winner of the Chris Farley Scholarship.[12] Beyond paying for a year of school, the scholarship led to him performing at an improv comedy event featuring Jim Breuer and Dave Chappelle, increasing his interest in studying improv.[7] After Marquette, he performed in summer stock theatre in Wisconsin, studied at The Second City in Chicago.[7], and joined Stir Friday Night, a sketch comedy ensemble of Asian-American performers. Other SFN alumni include Steven Yeun.[13]
Career[]
Pudi became a recruiter for an executive search firm before moving to Los Angeles in 2005 to seek television and film roles.[7][14] His home-based job permitted him to attend auditions, helping him avoid the "struggling actor thing in terms of waiting tables, temping and so on". He performed in several television pilots before joining the cast of Community,[7] which he starred in for six seasons from 2009 to 2015.
He has appeared in multiple television advertisements for such products as Snickers, Verizon, McDonald's, T-Mobile, Pokémon, and Far Cry 4.[7][15][14][16] In 2012, he appeared as a celebrity contestant on GSN's version of The Pyramid with fellow Community cast member Yvette Nicole Brown.
In film, he portrayed Arash in the comedy film Road Trip: Beer Pong,[17] which received mainly negative reviews, and starred in the comedy horror film Knights of Badassdom,[18] which was one of the highlights of Comic Con 2011, according to HitFix.com.[citation needed] He starred in the Jones Street Station music video for "The Understanding".[19] He has made cameo appearances in many internet videos, including BriTANicK's "A Monologue for Three". Pudi had a cameo appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the live episode of Hot in Cleveland, as well as a cameo in Star Trek Beyond.
In the autumn of 2014, Pudi appeared in the Off-Broadway musical FOUND.[20] He played the lead role in The Tiger Hunter, an independent film directed by Lena Khan in 2016 and funded through a Kickstarter campaign.[21] In 2017, Pudi began voicing Huey in the DuckTales reboot.[22] He also appeared as Teddy on the NBC sitcom Powerless in the same year.
Pudi began his role as Brad Bakshi in the web TV series Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, which premiered in February 2020. His theater performance for En Garde Arts' series Uncommon Voices was made public in its earliest stages of development in August 2020. The work in progress, entitled Running, tackles his attempt to piece together his relationship with his father, which affected his personal identity, cultural background, and his experience with racism throughout his personal life and career.[23]
Personal life[]
Pudi is married to Bridget Showalter.[24] They met while attending Marquette University in their freshman year.[14][7] Their twins, a son named James Timothy and a daughter named Fiona Leigh, were born in January 2012.[8] Pudi is also a runner and has completed several marathons.[7]
Pudi bought a house in Pasadena in 2014.[25]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Cop Show | Saffa | Short films |
2009 | Road Trip: Beer Pong | Arash | |
2009 | Nilam Auntie: An International Treasure | Melvin | Short film |
2010 | Blowout Sale | Glen | Short film; also writer |
2011 | Fully Loaded | Danny | |
2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | Little Boy Blue (voice) | |
2011 | Where the Magic Happens | N/A | Short film; also writer |
2012 | Leader of the Pack | Doug | Short film |
2012 | The Guilt Trip | Sanjay | Uncredited |
2012 | Flatland 2: Sphereland | Puncto (voice) | |
2013 | The Pretty One | Dr. Rao | |
2013 | Vijay and I | Rad | |
2013 | The Knights of Badassdom | Lando | |
2014 | Untucked | N/A | Documentary short; also director, producer and writer |
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Com Tech #1 | Cameo |
2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Nathan Vignes | |
2016 | The Tiger Hunter | Sami Malik | |
2016 | Taken to the Cleaner | Billy | Short film |
2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Fi'Ja | Cameo[26] |
2016 | After the Sun Fell | Adam | |
2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Brainy Smurf (voice) | |
2018 | Lost Wallet | N/A | Short film; also director |
2018 | Good Girls Get High | Mr. D | |
2019 | Babysplitters | Jeff Penaras | |
2020 | The Argument | Brett | |
2021 | Flora & Ulysses | Miller | |
TBA | Corner Office | Rakesh | Post-production |
TBA | American Dreamer | Filming[27] |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | ER | Mahir Kardatay | Episode: "Lost in America" |
2006 | Gilmore Girls | Raj | 4 episodes |
2006 | The West Wing | Santos Aide | Episode: "Two Weeks Out" |
2007–2008 | Greek | Sanjay | 4 episodes |
2008 | The Bill Engvall Show | Josh | Episode: "A Reptile Dysfunction" |
2009–2015 | Community | Abed Nadir | 110 episodes TV Guide Award for Favorite Ensemble (2012)[28] Nominated–TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2011) Nominated–Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2011–2013)[29] |
2011 | Cougar Town | Abed Nadir | Uncredited Episode: "Something Good Coming" |
2011 | Robot Chicken | Various voices | Episode: "The Core, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" |
2011 | Chuck | Vali Chandrasekaren | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Hack Off" |
2012 | The Book Club | Danny | 6 episodes; also producer |
2013 | Hot in Cleveland | Tommy | Episode: "It's Alive" |
2013 | Royal Pains | Garrett | Episode: "Pregnant Paws" |
2014 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Levander Hart (voice) | Episode: "Unstank My Hart" |
2014 | 30 for 30 Shorts | N/A | Documentary short; also director, producer and writer |
2015 | Newsreaders | Ivan Folange | Episode: "How the Sausage Is Made; Lottery Winners Lose" |
2015 | TripTank | Various voices | 4 episodes |
2016 | Dr. Ken | Topher | Episode: "Dave's Valentine" |
2016 | Pickle and Peanut | Bike Jumper (voice) | Episode: "Volcano/Bike Jumper" |
2016 | Great Minds with Dan Harmon | Buddha | Episode: "The Buddha" |
2016 | Angie Tribeca | Garth Tweedner | Episode: "You've Got Blackmail" |
2016 | Better Things | Danny | Episode: "Woman Is the Something of the Something" |
2017 | Powerless | Teddy | 12 episodes |
2017 | The Guest Book | Tim | 2 episodes; "Story One" & "Story Ten" |
2017 | Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Himself | Episode: "A Body and an Ex-Con" |
2017–2021 | DuckTales | Huey (voice) | |
2018 | Impulse | Beanie | Episode: "They Know Not What They Do" |
2018–2020 | Harvey Street Kids | Tiny (voice) | 28 episodes |
2018 | Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | Calvin Reichart | Episode: "A Better World" |
2018 | Alone Together | Chris | Episode: "Big Bear" |
2020–present | Mythic Quest | Brad Bakshi | 20 episodes |
2020 | Mira, Royal Detective | Sanjeev Joshi (voice) | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
2021 | Summer Camp Island | Cookiesmell |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2017 | Hearthstone | Professor George Herbert Doyle IV |
References[]
- ^ "Danny Pudi: Community cast - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication Award Recipients Young Alumnus of the Year Award: DANIEL M. PUDI, COMM '01". Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "Danny Pudi Biography". Fancast. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Teresa K. Pudi (Komendant)". Poles.org. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Abraham Pudi: Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ https://www.simkinsfh.com/obituary/Abraham-Pudi
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Souri, Ranjit (November 2009). "Desis on Cable: Reshma Shetty and Danny Pudi". India Currents. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wagner, Curt (January 23, 2012). "'Community' star Danny Pudi, wife have twins". Show Patrol. Chicago: RedEye. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "10 things you don't know about Danny Pudi". Marquette Magazine. Marquette University. Spring 2004. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ The Bonnie Hunt Show, October 9, 2009.
- ^ "Danny Pudi of 'Community' Speaking At Notre Dame Graduation". Niles-Morton Grove, IL Patch. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Etter, Nicole Sweeney. "Breakout star Danny Pudi was a hit at Marquette first". Marquette Magazine. Marquette University. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ Lee, Traci G. (December 21, 2016). "If You Can't Beat Them, Laugh at Them: How Asian America Responded to Hollywood in 2016". NBC News.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Halverson, Steve. "'Community' star has ties to Dyersville[permanent dead link]" Dyersville Commercial, September 16, 2009.
- ^ "Escape with Melanie Light's Latest Short Film - Dread Central". September 29, 2012.
- ^ Hughes, William (November 19, 2014). "Danny Pudi and Donald Glover reunite for a video game commercial". The A.V. Club. G/O Media Inc. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Preston Jones & Michael Trotter on Road Trip: Beer Pong, retrieved May 10, 2020
- ^ Miska, Brad (June 9, 2010). "'Community' Funnyman Grabs His Sword for 'Knights of Badassdom'!". Bloody Disgusting.
- ^ "Jones Street Station "The Understanding"". YouTube. August 11, 2011.
- ^ "Community Star Danny Pudi and More Cast in New Musical Found". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Rocha, Kelsey (February 4, 2013). "UCLA alumna Lena Khan fundraises for 'The Tiger Hunter'". Daily Bruin.
- ^ Petski, Denise (December 16, 2016). "'DuckTales': David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz Among Voice Cast For Disney XD Reboot". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ S1 E12: Running | En Garde Arts Presents Uncommon Voices, retrieved August 25, 2020
- ^ "Weddings; Showalter-Pudi". Telegraph - Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. October 8, 2004. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ Beale, Lauren (March 25, 2014). "Danny Pudi buys Pasadena home from Olympic swimmer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ Lin, Justin (April 6, 2016). "Who were the STAR TREK BEYOND aliens?". Yomyomf.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 22, 2021). "Dark Comedy 'American Dreamer' Adds Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Danny Pudi, Michelle Mylett". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "TV Guide Magazine Fan Favorites Awards Winners Revealed!". tvguide. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ Harp, Justin (June 5, 2012). "Critics' Choice Awards 2012: The nominees in full". Digital Spy.
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