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I just didn’t want to be pigeonholed as an 'ethnic comic' or an 'Asian comic.' I just wanted to be on the same playing field as everyone else.
Aziz Ansari
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Aziz Ansari
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: February 23
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Columbia
South Carolina
Aziz Ishmael Ansari
Aziz Ismail Ansari
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