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I write characters that are based on elements of people I know and experiences I've really had.

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Aziz Ansari
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: February 23
Actor
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Columbia
South Carolina
Aziz Ishmael Ansari
Aziz Ismail Ansari
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