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Rizwan Manji
1 FOLLOWER • 44 CREDITS • OCT 17, 1974 • 50
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Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is a Indo-Canadian actor. He is most most famous for his role as Rajiv in the now cancelled NBC Universal TV series Outsourced. Manji was born in Toronto, Canada where his Indian parents had immigrated to from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili Muslim, and he states that his religion is very important to him in life.  He was raised in Calgary, Alberta, and went to Crescent Heights High School. He later moved to the US where he attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.  Manji played small parts in various films and television shows with recurring roles in Privileged, Better Off Ted and 24. In 2010, he auditioned for the role of Gupta on the NBC comedy Outsourced. Although he lost the part to Parvesh Cheena, the producers decided to cast him as the scheming assistant manager Rajiv. Manji resides in Studio City, California, with his wife and two children.
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Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is a Indo-Canadian actor. He is most most famous for his role as Rajiv in the now cancelled NBC Universal TV series Outsourced. Manji was born in Toronto, Canada where his Indian parents had immigrated to from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili Muslim, and he states that his religion is very important to him in life.  He was raised in Calgary, Alberta, and went to Crescent Heights High School. He later moved to the US where he attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.  Manji played small parts in various films and television shows with recurring roles in Privileged, Better Off Ted and 24. In 2010, he auditioned for the role of Gupta on the NBC comedy Outsourced. Although he lost the part to Parvesh Cheena, the producers decided to cast him as the scheming assistant manager Rajiv. Manji resides in Studio City, California, with his wife and two children.
Known For
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Without a Trace
NCIS
American Dad!
Bones
Arrested Development
Rizzoli & Isles
Mr. Robot
Medium
Touch
Schitt's Creek
Life
The League
Atypical
How I Met Your Mother
Hannah Montana
Shake It Up
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Three Rivers
The Suite Life on Deck
Workaholics
New Girl
Peacemaker
Mom
Another Period
Dog with a Blog
Glee
Free Agents
Roar
Crash & Bernstein
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Charlie Wilson's War
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Foot Forward
Morning Glory
Transformers
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Don Jon
Equals
The Dictator
Journey to Bethlehem
Outsourced
Paterson
Perfect Harmony
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