Danny Pudi

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**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), 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.

## Early life

Daniel Mark Pudi was born in Chicago on March 10, 1979, the son of programmer and analyst Teresa (née Komendant) and Abraham L. Pudi (June 3, 1955 - July 21, 2018). His parents immigrated to the U.S. and became naturalized citizens: his mother came from the Polish village of Pokośno, while his father came from the Indian village of Poduru and was of Telugu Christian descent. Pudi grew up speaking Polish with his mother and grandmother. 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.Template:R In 2013, he gave the commencement address at Notre Dame College Prep.

Pudi studied dance in Chicago and attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, graduating with a degree in communication and theatre in 2001. At Marquette, he was the first winner of the Chris Farley Scholarship. 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. He performed in summer stock theatre in Wisconsin after Marquette, then studied at The Second City in Chicago.

## Career

Pudi became a recruiter for an executive search firm before moving to Los Angeles in 2005 to seek television and film roles.Template:RTemplate:R 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*.Template:R

Pudi has appeared in multiple television advertisements for such products as Snickers, Verizon, McDonald's, T-Mobile, *Pokémon*, and *Far Cry 4*.Template:R 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*, which received mainly negative reviews, and starred in the comedy horror film *Knights of Badassdom*, which was one of the highlights of Comic Con 2011, according to HitFix.com.Template:Citation needed He starred in the Jones Street Station music video for "The Understanding".

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*. In February 2017, Pudi began his role as Teddy on the NBC sitcom *Powerless*.

In 2017, Pudi began voicing Huey in the *DuckTales* reboot.

## Personal life

Pudi is married to Bridget Showalter. They met while attending Marquette University in their freshman year.Template:R Their twins, a son named James Timothy and a daughter named Fiona Leigh, were born in January 2012. Pudi is also a runner and has completed several marathons.Template:R

## References

1. ↑ "Danny Pudi: Community cast - NBC.com" (in en-US). https://www.nbc.com/community/credits/cast/danny-pudi.
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20130305103412/http://www.marquette.edu/alumni/awards/recipient\_Pudi.php. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
3. ↑ "Danny Pudi Biography". Fancast. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20101119021507/http://www.fancast.com/people/Danny-Pudi/1989056/biography/about. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Teresa K. Pudi (Komendant)". Poles.org. http://www.poles.org/db/p\_names/PudiKomendant\_TK.html. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Abraham Pudi: Obituary". Legacy.com. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/abraham-pudi-obituary?pid=189671416. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
6. ↑ https://www.simkinsfh.com/obituary/Abraham-Pudi
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Souri, Ranjit (November 2009). "Desis on Cable: Reshma Shetty and Danny Pudi", *India Currents*.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wagner, Curt (23 January 2012). "'Community' star Danny Pudi, wife have twins", *Show Patrol* (Chicago), RedEye. Retrieved on 10 June 2014.
9. ↑ "10 things you don’t know about Danny Pudi", *Marquette Magazine*, Marquette University (Spring 2004). Retrieved on 10 June 2014.
10. ↑ *The Bonnie Hunt Show*, 9 October 2009.
11. ↑ "Danny Pudi of 'Community' Speaking At Notre Dame Graduation" (in en). 2013-05-24. https://patch.com/illinois/niles/danny-pudi-of-community-speaking-at-notre-dame-graduation.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Etter, Nicole Sweeney. "Breakout star Danny Pudi was a hit at Marquette first", *Marquette Magazine*, Marquette University. Retrieved on June 10, 2014.
13. ↑ "Escape with Melanie Light's Latest Short Film - Dread Central". 29 September 2012. https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37932/community-member-becomes-one-knights-badassdom.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Halverson, Steve. "'Community' star has ties to DyersvilleTemplate:Dead link" *Dyersville Commercial*, 16 September 2009.
15. ↑ Hughes, William (19 November 2014). "Danny Pudi and Donald Glover reunite for a video game commercial". G/O Media Inc.. https://news.avclub.com/danny-pudi-and-donald-glover-reunite-for-a-video-game-c-1798274211. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
16. ↑ Template:Citation
17. ↑ Miska, Brad (June 9, 2010). "'Community' Funnyman Grabs His Sword for 'Knights of Badassdom'!". https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20518.
18. ↑ "Jones Street Station "The Understanding"". YouTube. 11 August 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72LOA6WqHh4.
19. ↑ "Community Star Danny Pudi and More Cast in New Musical Found", *TheaterMania.com*.
20. ↑ Petski, Denise (16 December 2016). "‘DuckTales’: David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz Among Voice Cast For Disney XD Reboot". https://deadline.com/2016/12/ducktales-david-tennant-danny-pudi-ben-schwartz-voice-cast-disney-xd-reboot-1201872151/. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
21. ↑ "Weddings; Showalter-Pudi", *Telegraph - Herald* (Dubuque, Iowa) (8 October 2004). Retrieved on 10 June 2014.
22. ↑ Lin, Justin (April 6, 2016). "Who were the STAR TREK BEYOND aliens?". http://www.yomyomf.com/who-were-the-star-trek-beyond-aliens/. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
23. ↑ "TV Guide Magazine Fan Favorites Awards Winners Revealed!". https://www.tvguide.com/news/tv-guide-magazine-1045829/. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
24. ↑ Harp, Justin (5 June 2012). "Critics' Choice Awards 2012: The nominees in full", *Digital Spy*.

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