Danny Pudi

Daniel Mark Pudi (born March 10, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for his role as Abed Nadir on the NBC comedy 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.

Danny Pudi
Pudi in July 2013
Born
Daniel Mark Pudi

(1979-03-10) March 10, 1979
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationMarquette University
Occupation
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active2005–present
Spouse(s)
Bridget Showalter
​
(
m. 2004)
Children2

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 Abraham L. Pudi (June 3, 1955 - July 21, 2018).[5][6] His parents immigrated to the U.S. and became naturalized citizens: his mother came from the Polish village of Pokośno,[4] while his father came from the Indian village of Poduru and was of Telugu Christian descent.[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] He performed in summer stock theatre in Wisconsin after Marquette, then studied at The Second City in Chicago.[7]

Career

Pudi became a recruiter for an executive search firm before moving to Los Angeles in 2005 to seek television and film roles.[7][13] 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]

Pudi has appeared in multiple television advertisements for such products as Snickers, Verizon, McDonald's, T-Mobile, Pokémon, and Far Cry 4.[7][14][13][15] In 2012, he appeared as a celebrity contestant on GSN's version of The Pyramid with fellow Community cast member Yvette Nicole Brown.

He portrayed Arash in the comedy film Road Trip: Beer Pong,[16] which received mainly negative reviews, and starred in the comedy horror film Knights of Badassdom,[17] which was one of the highlights of Comic Con 2011, according to HitFix.com. He starred in the Jones Street Station music video for "The Understanding".[18]

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.

In the autumn of 2014, Pudi appeared in the Off-Broadway musical FOUND.[19] In February 2017, Pudi began his role as Teddy on the NBC sitcom Powerless.

In 2017, Pudi began voicing Huey in the DuckTales reboot.[20]

Personal life

Pudi is married to Bridget Showalter.[21] They met while attending Marquette University in their freshman year.[13][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]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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[22]
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
2020 The Argument Brett Post-production
TBA Flora & Ulysses Miller Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
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)[23]
Nominated–TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2011)
Nominated–Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2011–2013)[24]
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–present 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 Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet Brad 10 episodes

Video games
Year Title Role
2017 Hearthstone Professor George Herbert Doyle IV
gollark: "We"?
gollark: Sure, but in my case it's helpful if it at least has a large battery and stuff, and I don't want to carry three things around.
gollark: I like to be able to access Discord and random websites and RSS feeds on the go, too.
gollark: I guess you could do that, but I would find it inconvenient personally.
gollark: Some of them have better batteries and cameras and ACTUALLY HAVE HEADPHONE JACKS and whatnot.

References
  1. "Danny Pudi: Community cast - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. "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 5 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. "Danny Pudi Biography". Fancast. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  4. "Teresa K. Pudi (Komendant)". Poles.org. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. "Abraham Pudi: Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. https://www.simkinsfh.com/obituary/Abraham-Pudi
  7. Souri, Ranjit (November 2009). "Desis on Cable: Reshma Shetty and Danny Pudi". India Currents. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  8. Wagner, Curt (23 January 2012). "'Community' star Danny Pudi, wife have twins". Show Patrol. Chicago: RedEye. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. "10 things you don't know about Danny Pudi". Marquette Magazine. Marquette University. Spring 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. The Bonnie Hunt Show, 9 October 2009.
  11. "Danny Pudi of 'Community' Speaking At Notre Dame Graduation". Niles-Morton Grove, IL Patch. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  12. 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.
  13. Halverson, Steve. "'Community' star has ties to Dyersville" Dyersville Commercial, 16 September 2009.
  14. "Escape with Melanie Light's Latest Short Film - Dread Central". 29 September 2012.
  15. Hughes, William (19 November 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 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  16. Preston Jones & Michael Trotter on Road Trip: Beer Pong, retrieved 2020-05-10
  17. Miska, Brad (June 9, 2010). "'Community' Funnyman Grabs His Sword for 'Knights of Badassdom'!". Bloody Disgusting.
  18. "Jones Street Station "The Understanding"". YouTube. 11 August 2011.
  19. "Community Star Danny Pudi and More Cast in New Musical Found". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  20. Petski, Denise (16 December 2016). "'DuckTales': David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz Among Voice Cast For Disney XD Reboot". Deadline.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  21. "Weddings; Showalter-Pudi". Telegraph - Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. 8 October 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  22. 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.
  23. "TV Guide Magazine Fan Favorites Awards Winners Revealed!". tvguide. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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