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Recurring Character Traits

These are all the recurring character traits throughout *Never Have I Ever*.

	+ She occasionally wants to get weed prescribed by Dr. Ryan to soothe her nerves.
* Her anger issues:
	+ She frequently breaks things in anger.
	+ She holds a pen like a knife.
	+ She doesn't think much before she acts.
	+ Her overreactions towards trival issues.
* Her infamous rivalry against Ben Gross.
* Her unpopularity.
* Her reputation of being "crazy."

### Paxton

* His at times lack of awareness.
* His sister Rebecca correcting him whenever he is wrong.
* Trent always coming as Paxton's aide.
* His fear of Nalini.
* His popularity, especially amongst the female population of the student body and also adults at Sherman Oakes.
	+ Fabiola's mom almost rear ended a bus as she was looking at Paxton.
	+ Devi's grandmother also said she saw him as attractive and asked if she could guess his ethnicity.

### Ben

* His love-hate relationship with his academic rival, Devi Vishwakumar, and their eventual budding mutal respect for each other.
* Having a rich dad who does everything for him.
* Being neglected by his family.
* PDA with Aneesa.
* His perfectionsist nature.
* His Jewish references.
* His height being mocked, especially by Nalini Vishwakumar.

### Nalini

* Her tendency to overreact.
* Her being unintentionally funny.
* Her rivalry with her romantic interest, Dr. Chris Jackson.
* Her and Devi constantly being at odds with each other.
* Her tendency to insult her daughter's romantic interests, mostly due to her protective nature.
	+ She insulted Paxton when she knew Devi was interested in him.
		- She hovered around Paxton and Devi when he came to study.
	+ She insulted Ben when Devi kissed him.
		- She used to like him before this.
* Her being an overbearing and protective mother.
* Her occasional greed.
	+ She hugging a man at circuit city when a used printer was 80 percent off.
	+ She stole Dr. Jackson's facialist creams.
	+ She refuses to turn on the AC.
* Her following religious rituals.
	+ She did not like that Devi's textbook that had a prayer ritual said over it fell on the floor in the *Pilot*.
	+ Her saying, "over my dead body", to Devi's ideas.

### Fabiola

* Her lack of awareness about pop culture, especially LGBTQ+ pop culture.
* Her love for technology over most things, especially robotics.
* Her occasionally clueless nature.
* Her honesty.

### Eleanor

* Her method acting.
* Her problematic relationship with Malcolm.
* Her saying unique words like "sensuelle" and "romantique".

### Nirmala aka Pati

* Her habits of bargaining with local shopowners.
* Her crush on Paxton.
* Her garden and passion for gardening.
* Stealing fruits and veggies from her neighbours' trees.
* Getting easily duped by her granddaughter, Devi.
Victor Torres

**Victor Torres** is Fabiola's father. He is portrayed by Joe Toro.

## Personality

He hasn't really spoken in his only scene, though he seems supportive of his children.

## Physical Appearance

Victor Torres is a Hispanic man with black hair and brown eyes. He is seen wearing a tuxedo and tie.

## Appearances

* *... ruined someone's life* (mentioned)
* *... stalked my own mother* (mentioned)

**Season 4*** *... set my mom up* (mentioned)

## Trivia

* He was the first cricket king of colour.
Taylor Yu

**Taylor Yu** is a student at Sherman Oaks High.

## Background

Taylor is a TikTok hair at Sherman Oaks High. She was one of the suspects of being Devi's troll in *... had my own troll.*

## Trivia

* Her actress was not credited, so it is currently unknown who portrayed her.
* According to Eric's database, "Paxton's Liaisons Romantiques":
	+ She is a junior.
	+ She and Paxton had an "over the shirt" base during Spring break of his sophomore year.
	+ She is a TikTok hair influencer.
	+ She gets up early for her 4-hour hair routine.
	+ She met Paxton after swim AM practice.
Alejandro

**Alejandro** is a student at Sherman Oaks High. He is portrayed by Matias Salas Silva.

## Personality

Alejandro seemed shy at first, but when he came on stage and played on his guitar, he unveiled a confident and charming side to him. Ultimately, he appeared socially inept, as he asked Devi to be his girlfriend, but then told her be didn't believe in monogamy.

## Physical Appearance

Alejandro is a teenager standing at 5'9 feet. He is rather handsome - he has dark curly hair, and brown eyes which are behind thick round glasses. He also wears braces which aren't visible for most of the episode due to the dim lighting.

## Background

Alejandro is a boy who is first considered an "unremarkable dork", but when he plays his guitar, he suddenly becomes the hottest man in the world. A lot of girls are seen fawning over him after his performance.

## Relationships

### Devi Vishwakumar

Devi and Ben make a bet to kiss someone at the coffee house fundraiser, with whoever is able to do it first winning the bet. As Devi is looking around for someone to pursue, Ben walks up to her and tells her to give up, claiming that people who came to the fundraiser are either taken or gay. Except Alejandro, who is seen sniffing his sweater while sitting alone at a secluded table. Devi, viewing him as undesirable, becomes annoyed, while Ben tells her to give it up.

However, as soon as he begins playing his guitar, he draws the attention of everyone in the room to himself. After his performance, a lot of girls come flocking to him, including Devi, who pushes her way past them and asks out Alejandro, which he accepts. They spend the rest of the evening hanging out, and as it draws to a close, they end up kissing.

Just then, the lights are turned on by Principal Grubbs, who is irked to see that the event has turned into a "school-funded orgy". The lights allow Devi to see Alejandro more clearly, which makes him become unattractive to her once again. He asks Devi to be his girlfriend, but warns her in advance that he is already in committed relationships with several cartoon characters. Not at all eager to pursue him further, Devi tells him not to ruin the moment by talking about relationships.

## Trivia

* Devi kissed him at the drama club coffee house fundraiser.
* According to Eleanor, he had a bad cold.
* He knows how to play the guitar.
* According to the Spanish song he sang, it is possible that he can speak Spanish.
Anirudh Pisharody

**Anirudh Pisharody** is an actor and producer. He portrays Des on the third season of Netflix's Never Have I Ever. He also had various roles in many other shows like *9-1-1*, *The Goldbergs*, and *Last Man Standing*.

## External links

* Anirudh Pisharody at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Anirudh Pisharody (@realanirudhpish) on Twitter

## References

1. ↑ Anirudh Pisharody Joins ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 3 As Recurring
Paul Wong

**Paul Wong** is Eleanor's father. He is portrayed by Andrew Tinpo Lee.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

Paul tries to get back into his daughter's good graces after marrying a woman she doesn't much like.

### Season 2

Paul supports his daughter's acting endeavours.

## Appearances

Paul is an elderly man, as evidenced by his greying hair and slightly creased skin.

## Trivia

* Paul is Chinese-American.
* Unlike his ex-wife, he would never leave Eleanor.
Arlene Stringer

## Relationships

**Arlene Stringer** is a realtor. She is portrayed by Ruth Williamson.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

She is the realtor who sold Mohan and Nalini Vishwakumar the house when they moved from India to live in America. On the phone talking she did not yet know that Mohan died and tells Nalini she have a new listing off of Moorpark and to tell Mohan that the house got a rain shower. After that Nalini that she is actually calling, because she have decided to move her and Devi back to India, and was looking to put the house on the market. After she tells Arlene, Arlene tells her that is a such a shame, because Mohan really loved the house.
Ethan Morales

**Ethan Morales** is a student at Sherman Oaks High and the ex-boyfriend of Devi Vishwakumar.

He is portrayed by Michael Cimino.

## Physical Appearance

**Ethan Morales** is a built Latino teenage boy with an average height of 5'9" and short wavy brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Throughout the series, he is often seen wearing an oversized flannel over a white tank top paired with baggy jeans and converse sneakers. In the series, he is sometimes seen wearing a hoodie over a baggy T-shirt. He often has his skateboard nearby or on hand. He is also seen wearing accessories such as hoop earrings, a silver chain and a few rings on his fingers. In addition, he has has a few tattoos.

## Personality

**Ethan Morales** has an easy going, chill personality-but he doesn't have much of a moral compass, or sense of ethics. He isn't afraid to hurt people's feelings, or do things like lie and steal.

## Background

**Ethan Morales** is a skater and a new "bad boy" at Sherman Oaks High, filling the void left by Paxton Hall-Yoshida when he graduated. He mentioned that his sudden glow up attracted more attention from girls his senior year.

## Relationships

### Romantic

#### Devi Vishwakumar

Devi and Ethan kissed at Ethans party, and then began to date until Devi left him because he stole the Princeton reps wallet.

#### Eleanor Wong

Ethan and Eleanor kissed at a party, after she had been crushing on him.

## Appearances

### Season 4

* *... lost my virginity*
* *... gotten sweet revenge*
* *... liked a bad boy*
* *... wrecked my future*
* *... been to New Jersey* (mentioned)

## Trivia

* He has three pet turtles.
* He has four extra skateboards at home.
* He likes to litter.
Annie Hapanza

**Annie Hapanza** is a student at Sherman Oaks High.

## Personality

From the single line that **Annie Hapanza** spoke, one could assume she is very straight-forward and confrontational.

## Physical Appearance

**Annie Hapanza** is a girl with platinum mid-length hair and brown eyes. In one scene, she is seen donning an all-black outfit consisting of a black short-sleeved cropped top showing her midriff and black skinny jeans.

## Background

Annie is one of the girls that Paxton had wronged.

## Relationships

### Paxton Hall-Yoshida

Annie gave a hand job to Paxton on a class trip to the planetarium during his sophomore year, and after that, he ghosted her.

## Trivia

* Her actress was not credited, so it is currently unknown who portrayed her.
* According to Eric's database, "Paxton's Liaisons Romantiques":
	+ She is a senior.
	+ Her case was rumored.
		- However, when Paxton apologized to Haley, Annie said "Handy at the planetarium? Ring any bells?". This confirms that it is true.
	+ She had a hand job with Paxton on a class trip to the planetarium during his sophomore year.
	+ She threw up on an edible at the planetarium.
Jenny Smith

**Jenny Smith** is a student at Sherman Oaks High. She is portrayed by Melissa Dawn Johnson.

## Background

Jenny is the head cheerleader at Sherman Oaks High. She was one of the suspects of being Devi's troll in *... had my own troll*.

## Trivia

* According to Eric's database, "Paxton's Liaisons Romantiques":
	+ She made out with Paxton in the Fall of his freshman year.
	+ She is a sophomore.
	+ She is the head cheerleader.
	+ She loves her dogs.
* Her actress, Melissa Dawn Johnson is credited in *...had an Indian frenemy* as "Cool Senior."
	+ However, Jenny is a sophomore, so they are not the same character.
Adriyah Marie Young

**Adriyah Marie Young** is an actress who portrays Carley in the Netflix series, *Never Have I Ever*.

## Biography

Adriyah Marie Young is known for *From Zero to I Love You* (2019) and *The New Edition Story* (2017).

## Credits

### Season 1

* *... been the loneliest boy in the world*

### Season 2

* *... thrown a rager*
* *... betrayed a friend*
* *,,, been a perfect girl*

### Season 3

* *... been slut shamed*
* *... lived the dream*

## External links

* Adriyah Marie Young at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Adriyah Marie Young (@adriyah\_marie\_young) on Instagram

* Follow Adriyah Marie Young (@AdriyahY) on Twitter
Vivian Gross

**Vivian Gross** is Ben's mother and Howard's wife. She is portrayed by Angela Kinsey.

## Personality

Ben's home life is quite lonely, as his parents are regularly absent and constantly taking various trips, vacations, and retreats where they leave their son behind with their housekeeper, pressuring him to repress his emotions all the time, and mostly having the company of no one.

However, Vivian and her husband do show some affection towards their son, however he insists to them that he is fine alone when he clearly isn't.

## Physical Appearance

Vivian is a blonde-haired woman. She is usually well-dressed and groomed. She typically wears designer dresses.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

Vivian is shown to be an absent mother towards her son, Ben Gross. She did this to take various trips, retreats, and vacations, leaving her son behind with their housekeeper. She even left for her own vacation on Ben's birthday, gifting him with money.

## Appearances

### **Season 1**

* *... been the loneliest boy in the world*
* *... been a big, fat liar*
* *... said I'm sorry*

## Trivia

* A Greek foreign-exchange student named Stavros once stayed at their house tried to seduce her.
Jaren Lewison

**Jaren Lewison** is an actor. He portrays Ben Gross on Netflix's Never Have I Ever.

## Credits

#### Season 1

* *Pilot*
* *... had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida*
* *... gotten drunk with the popular kids*
* *... started a nuclear war*
* *... been the loneliest boy in the world*
* *... pissed off everyone I know*
* *... said I'm sorry*

## External links

* Jaren Lewison at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Jaren Lewison (@jarenlewison) on Instagram
Dr. Logan

**Dr. Logan** is a biologist. She is portrayed by Tia Carrere.

## Background

She was appointed director of the Center for Global Health at Johns Hopkins. Therefore, she wants to offer Kamala to come work with her, leaving her to have to make a choice to move to Baltimore or to turn down the job and stay in Sherman Oaks.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* *... begged for forgiveness* (mentioned only)
Jae Suh Park

**Jae Suh Park** (Korean: 박재서) is an American actress. She portrays Joyce Wong on Netflix's Never Have I Ever.

## Trivia

* She is married to Randall Park, who is known for playing Louis Huang on the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat.
* She is of Korean descent.

## External links

* Jae Suh Park at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Jae Suh Park (@thejaesuhpark) on Instagram
Jennifer Warner

**Jennifer Warner** is both the college counselor and cross country coach at Sherman Oaks High. She is portrayed by Alexandra Billings.

## Appearances

* *... ruined someone's life*
* *... betrayed a friend*
* *... been a perfect girl*
* *... been to New Jersey*
* *... had my dream stolen*
* *... wrecked my future*
* *... gone to prom*

## Trivia

* She was not in Season 3 because according to Principal Grubbs, she was "hiking the Pacific Crest Trail after a bad breakup."
Charu

**Charu** is Nalini's mother as well as a busy socialite and a woman-about-town in Chennai, India. She is portrayed by K.T. Thangavelu.

## History

She likely neglected her daughter Nalini as a child.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 2

Nalini visits India and meets her mother, Charu. Nalini's mother advises Nalini be less aspirational in India, even though that is not what Nalini wants.

Nalini's mother-in-law, Nirmala, keeps ringing her, but she doesn't have the energy to have dinner with her. But she does anyway - and ultimately is happy that she did. Nalini is fed by her and receives a head massage as John McEnroe narrates that she had forgotten what it was like to be taken care of. Nirmala wonders if Nalini has her family's support.

When Nalini returns to her mother, she tries to set her up with an elderly man, which irks her as not even a year passed since Mohan's death. Nalini realizes she doesn't have a support system in India, so she can't move back to the country.
Lee Rodriguez

**Lee Rodriguez** is an American actress. She portrays Fabiola Torres on Netflix's Never Have I Ever.

## Credits

* *... had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida*
* *... gotten drunk with the popular kids*
* *... started a nuclear war*
* *... been a big, fat liar*
* *... pissed off everyone I know*
* *... said I'm sorry*
* *... thrown a rager*
* *... ruined someone's life*
* *... betrayed a friend*
* *... begged for forgiveness*
* *... been Daisy Buchanan*
* *... stalked my own mother*
* *... been a perfect girl*
* *... had my own troll*
* *... had a valentine*
* *... made someone jealous*
* *... been ghosted*
* *... cheated*
* *... hooked up with my boyfriend*
* *... had an Indian boyfriend*
* *... lived the dream*
* *... gotten sweet revenge*
* *... liked a bad boy*
* *... wrecked my future*
* *... been to New Jersey*
* *... had my dream stolen*
* *... set my mom up*
* *... gone to prom*
* *... said goodbye*

## External links

* Lee Rodriguez at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Lee Rodriguez (@leerodriguezz) on Instagram
Eve and Fabiola

Eve Hjelm and Fabiola Torres are a couple in *Never Have I Ever*. Both girls go to Sherman Oaks High as students. They are in the same history class.

## Meeting Each Other

During the episode, had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida, at school, Fabiola is in a conversation with Devi and Eleanor and get her eyes one Eve standing on the stairs when they smile at each other.

During the episode, gotten drunk with the popular kids, Eve is put in a group with Fabiola, Ben, and Eleanor Wong. This is the first time they have a proper interaction.

## Relationship Timeline

### **Season 1**

#### had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida

During this episode, Fabiola is in a conversation with Devi and Eleanor about boyfriends when she sees Eve. Eve smiles at her and then Fabiola gets brought back into the conversation.

#### gotten drunk with the popular kids

This is the first time they speak. After a group project meeting and after Ben and Eleanor leave, Eve asks Fabiola to come to a queer youth fundraiser. Fabiola claims that Eve has the wrong idea about her. Later in the episode, Fabiola tries to talk to Eve but gets ignored. She then comes out to her robot.

#### started a nuclear war

In the first part of the episode, Fabiola gets distracted when Eve is flirting with another girl. Fabiola admits her crush on Eve to Eleanor after she comes out to her.

#### been a big, fat liar

Although Eve is not in this episode Fabiola comes out to Devi, Eleanor's mom, Joyce Wong, and her mother, Elise Torres and admits her crush to Devi and Joyce Wong.

#### pissed off everyone I know

During this episode, they both go to Ben's party with their separate groups of friends. When Fabiola gets mad at Devi for spilling punch on her designer suit, she accidently outed herself. Eve follows her to a quiet staircase where Fabiola and Eleanor are talking and gives Fabiola some baking soda to help get it out. During there conversation, Eve admits she came out by getting stoned and tweeting 'me gay now'. A few moments later Fabiola asks her out on a date but tries to cover it up before Eve agrees. After this ...

#### said I'm sorry

Between this episode and the one before the start to date, Eleanor calls them lovers and the couple does not deny it.
Malcolm Stone

**Malcolm Stone** is Eleanor's former boyfriend. He is portrayed by Tyler Alvarez.

## Personality

Malcolm is a toxic and selfish guy who doesn't care about other people's feelings. He is arrogant with narcissistic tendencies. He is shown to be a manipulative guy when he gaslights Eleanor into thinking that her friends were consistently trying to break him and Eleanor up. This is shown when he breaks up with Eleanor just because his arrogance got damaged by Fabiola and Devi's suspicions, telling her it happened due to her friends' "toxic feminism."

## Throughout the Series

### Season 2

Malcolm has shown signs of being a toxic, controlling boyfriend. He has been referenced by Devi (in … been Daisy Buchanan) to an ‘80s movie that was shown in their health class about controlling teen relationships as he was trying to control Eleanor and manipulated her into turning against her friends (multiple times). He finally crossed the limit when he broke up with Eleanor just because of her "the toxic femininity" he had seen from her and her friends whenever they attempted to confront her about his truly toxic behavior with Eleanor.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* *... thrown a rager*
* *... had an Indian frenemy*
* *... betrayed a friend*
* *... been Daisy Buchanan*
* *... stalked my own mother*
* *... been a perfect girl* (mentioned)

## Trivia

* He has a "BE ANALLY" tattoo which is supposed to represent "Be an Ally."
* He used to work on an in-universe Disney Channel show called *"The Stretched Out World of Kyle French"* as a child actor.
* He used to be a classmate of Ben Gross in Hebrew school.
	+ They had matching Clippers yamakas.
* He has a peculiar dislike for feminism, as seen how he broke up with Eleanor just because of her friends were standing up for her.
* He stopped wearing deodorant after he discovered Leonardo DiCaprio apparently doesn't.
* He loves party buses.
* He hates driving in limos.
* He developed (apparently) a rash due to the stress from having to hear Fabiola and Devi's accusations.
* He sometimes flirts in terrible French.
Beth

**Beth** is a student at Sherman Oaks High. She is portrayed by Rachel Zimmermann.

## Personality

Beth, like most other students at Sherman Oaks High, is obsessed with Paxton Hall-Yoshida.

## Physical Appearance

Beth has short curly hair paired with round glasses, which also compliment her round face.

## Background

Beth went on the Model UN trip to UC Davis. The country she represented was Belgium.

She and Rosalia idolized Devi because they were amazed at the fact that a girl in Model UN was able to get with a guy like Paxton.

## Appearances

### **Season 1**

* *... started a nuclear war*
* *... been the loneliest boy in the world*
Shrimp

Shrimp is a character in Season 4 of *Never Have I Ever*. He is portrayed by Cooper Roth.

## Personality

*Shrimp is seen to be, like most of the current hot pocket, is snarky, rude, and sarcastic. In ...... wrecked my future he makes a pretty mean remark about ASU to Paxton. He also does something similar to him in ... liked a bad boy. He shares a similar personality to the rest of the current Hot Pocket.*

## History

Shrimp is first seen in *...gotten sweet revenge*, hanging out with the new Hot Pocket. He seems to be the closest friend of Ethan Morales. When Devi is yelling at Ethan, Shrimp tells her that she sounds like one of the Sopranos. Devi responds by saying that they call her "Crazy Devi" for a reason, gets closer to his face, and asks him if he wants to find out why. Possibly intimidated, he says "no."

In *...liked a bad boy*, he attends Ethan's party wearing the school's cricket costume. He is excited to see Paxton, calling him a legend. He squirts a can of beer and everyone cheers him on. The next day, he accidentally crashes into Devi on his skateboard. Shortly after, he is talking to his friends about how he thought Paxton was just visiting for the weekend, but he's actually working at the school now. He says that is pathetic, which Paxton overhears.

In *...wrecked my future*, he goes to the snack table that Paxton and Lindsay are working at. He tells Paxton that he talked to the ASU rep for five seconds and basically went there as long as he did. Paxton sarcastically chuckles and says it's real funny. Shrimp buys Fritos and walks away, laughing with his friends. Later that day, Paxton is tired of the new Hot Pocket talking crap straight to his face, when they used to worship him. With encouragement from Trent, Paxton confronts Shrimp for the ASU joke and threatens to give him Saturday detention for the rest of the year. He also says he can switch his lunch period to 9AM. Paxton reminds Shrimp that he now has the power and the parking spot of a faculty member now and that he could make his life miserable if he wanted to and suggests that he shows some respect. Shrimp then apologizes and begs for Paxton not to be mad at him and compliments him, calling him handsome and saying red is his color.

In *...gone to prom*, Shrimp and his friends walk into prom, trying to sneak a bottle of Laffy Taffy schnapps in a bundled-up sweatshirt. Lindsay says that he doesn't need a bundled-up sweatshirt to go to the bathroom and he responds to her saying that she doesn't know how he poops. Paxton says "Shrimp," and he hands over the sweatshirt with the cocktail bottle in it. A few minutes later, Shrimp comes out of the bathroom asking Paxton and Lindsay for help because his friend, Brody was trying to smoke "salmon" and got stuck in a window. He likely said Brody was smoking salmon to cover up the fact that he was just smoking.

## Physical Appearance

Shrimp is a short male of Caucasian descent. He has short brown hair and wears a beanie.

## Appearances

### Season 4

* *...gotten sweet revenge*
* *...liked a bad boy*
* *...wrecked my future*
* *...had an identity crisis*
* *...gone to prom*
Running Gags

These are the running gags of *Never Have I Ever*.

* Devi repeatedly making irresponsible, impulsive decisions that haunt her later on.
* Devi's inability to calm her anger down.
* Her jealousy of her cousin, Kamala, because of how attractive she is.
	+ She constantly schemes to make her ugly, once attempting to get Kamala to shave her eyebrows, under the guise of it being a trend.

### Ben

* Ben and Devi's infamous rivalry, dating back to when they were kids.
* Ben's references to his dad being rich.
* The amount of PDA with Aneesa.

### Paxton

* Paxton saying "...What?" for comedic delivery.
* Paxton hunching his shoulders.

### Eleanor

* Eleanor's method acting.
* Her problematic relationship with Malcom.

### Nalini

* Nalini yelling at Devi for diffferent reasons, such as about breaking cultural rules or not striving enough in acedemics.
* Nalini sending gift boxes when going to someone's house.
* Nalini insulting the school system.
* Nalini yelling at Devi's romances.
Alli Albrecht

**Alli Albrecht** is an actress who portrays Phoebe Hayward in Season 3 of the Netflix series, *Never Have I Ever*.

## Biography

Alli Albrecht is known for *Bella and the Bulldogs* (2015), *The Wrong Cheer Captain* (2021), and *AWK - Adventures of Walker King* (2022).

## Credits

### Season 3

* *... made someone jealous*
* *... cheated*

## External links

* Alli Albrecht at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Alli Albrecht (@allialbrecht) on Instagram
Gilberto Ortiz

**Gilberto Ortiz** is an actor. He portrays Alex Gomez on Netflix's Never Have I Ever.

## Credits

#### Season 1

* *Pilot*
* *... had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida*
* ... gotten drunk with the popular kids

## External links

* Gilberto Ortiz at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Gilberto Ortiz (@gberto) on Instagram

* Follow Gilberto Ortiz (@gberto) on Twitter
Rosalia

**Rosalia** is a senior at Sherman Oaks High and Eric's girlfriend. She is portrayed by Andrea Ramos.

## Biography

Rosalia is a student at Sherman Oaks High and a part of the Model UN. She is not popular at all and had no experience with boys in the first season.

In ... started a nuclear war, she went with the Model UN team to an out of school trip to compete against other schools and represented Peru. She had to share a room with Devi Vishwakumar and two other unpopular girls in the hotel.

One of the girls had overheard Ben Gross and Devi talking in the bus and found out about Devi's claims of sleeping with Paxton Hall-Yoshida. She immediately texted about it on their WhatsApp group, leading to everybody finding out.

The girl then told Rosalia and their other roommate, who began to worship Devi as a god for having sex with the hottest guy in their school. They even let her have a whole bed to herself, instead of having to share with another person. Devi, who liked the privileges they gave her, chose to not correct them about the rumour.

After the first Model UN meeting, Devi and Ben stole a bunch of liquor from the hotel and threw a big party in one of the rooms, with everybody invited, including Rosalia. But unfortunately, Mr. Shapiro, their chaperone for the trip, cut the party short and asked everybody to not tell their parents about the night.

In ... thrown a rager, Rosalia attended Devi's party along with most of the school. Eric Perkins was stealing girls' hats to lure them to her so he could flirt with them. He stole Rosalia's hat, so she went to retrieve it and they flirted with each other, leading to the beginning of their relationship.

In ... ruined someone's life, during the 24-hour relay, Rosalia was part of Devi's relay team. Her boyfriend, Eric, had signed them up for an hour in Trent Harrison's hookup tent.

In ... been a perfect girl, Rosalia attended the Winter Dance with Eric. He even payed the DJ 20 bucks to play slow music them all night.

In ... hooked up with my boyfriend, Fabiola Torres mentioned how Eric's mom lets Rosalia stay the night at their house. She also confirmed that Eric and Rosalia lost their virginity to each other.

## Appearances

### **Season 2**

* *... thrown a rager*
* *... ruined someone's life*
* *... been a perfect girl*

### **Season 3**

* *... hooked up with my boyfriend*
* *... had an Indian boyfriend*
Never Have I Ever Wiki

SAME NERDS, NEW DRAMA.

***Never Have I Ever*** is a comedy series created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher.
A coming-of-age story inspired by Mindy Kaling's own childhood, it focuses on the the complicated life of a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenage girl. The series stars newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi, an overachieving high school sophomore who has a short fuse that gets her into difficult situations. Having had a tragic first year of high school, Devi is desperate to move forward with her life.

The first season of *Never Have I Ever* became available on April 27, 2020 on Netflix. The second season premiered on July 15, 2021 on Netflix. The third season was released on August 12, 2022. The fourth and final season premiered on June 8, 2023.

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P.J. Byrne

**P.J. Byrne** is an American actor. He portrays Evan Safstrom on Netflix's Never Have I Ever.

## External links

* P.J. Byrne at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow P.J. Byrne (@pj\_byrne) on Instagram

* Follow P.J. Byrne (@pj\_byrne) on Twitter

## References

1. ↑ ‘Never Have I Ever’: Utkarsh Ambudkar & P.J. Byrne Join Season 2 Of Mindy Kaling’s Netflix Series
Alex Gomez

**Alex Gomez** is a student at Sherman Oaks High who had a crush on Fabiola. He is portrayed by Gilberto Ortiz.

## Physical Appearance

Alex is a bit on the shorter side, but he is said to have a handsome face. He has sharp cheekbones which compliment his big brown eyes.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

On the first day of sophomore year he was chosen by Devi for Fabiola to date. He and Fabiola are hanging out and tells her in the halls that he likes her denim overalls. He made plans with her to go to Wetzel's Pretzel. One day at school he asks Fabiola to go to Yogurtland, but she doesn't accept and tells him to find another girl to get yogurt with, as she walks away, he asks a girl named Tiffany by her locker if she wants to go to Yogurtland with him which she accepts.

## Appearances

### **Season 1**

* *Pilot*
* *... had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida*
* *... gotten drunk with the popular kids*
Andy Samberg

**Andy Samberg** (born August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He narrates episode 6 *... been the loneliest boy in the world*, because he was Ben Gross’ father’s client and owed him. He speaks briefly in the season 2 episode ... opened a textbook and comes back to narrate the season 3 episode ... had a breakdown.

## Credits

### Season 1

*... been the loneliest boy in the world* (Narrator)

### Season 2

*... opened a textbook* (Narrator)

**Season 3**

*... had a breakdown* (Narrator)

## Trivia

* Samberg is known for playing Detective Jake Peralta on the Fox/NBC show Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

## External links

* Andy Samberg at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Andy Samberg (@andysamberg) on Instagram

* Follow Andy Samberg (@AndySamberg) on Twitter
Des

## Nirdesh

**Nirdesh "Des"** is an Indian boy who catches Devi's eye. He is portrayed by Anirudh Pisharody.

## Personality

Des is an intelligent teenager with a bright future. Although witty, charming and sweet, Des is also quite the mommy's boy, as evidenced by him ghosting Devi because his mother disapproved of their relationship and she pays Des' phone bills.

## Physical Appearance

Des is an Indian-American teenage boy. He has short black hair. His school uniform consists of a black blazer with the school crest embroidered on it, light blue dress shirt, navy and yellow striped necktie, dress pants, and shoes.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 3

#### Meeting Devi Vishwakumar

In ... made someone jealous, Rhyah doesn’t like her son’s friends, saying they abandoned him, and he is sitting at home alone. His name is Des, and she vents to Nalini. So, she allows Devi to go to that party as long as she invites Des. To make an excuse at the party, she tells everyone Des is her cousin before he shows up there. Even though Devi hates the idea, she quickly changes her mind after getting a good look at him and realizing he is attractive looking. After insulting him by assuming he would be a nerd due before she met him, he sees her panic when she spots Paxton kissing Phoebe, his new girlfriend.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Rhyah

Des is Rhyah's son. She shows him a great deal of affection and brags about his academic and extracurricular accomplishments. She is generally more liberal and less traditional in parenting style than Nalini, as it is revealed Des is allowed to date, and has had girlfriends in the past before Devi. Whereas Nalini was adamant about not letting Devi date boys, saying they are all off limits.

### Romances

#### Devi Vishwakumar

Des and Devi are first introduced to each other at a party, due to their mothers insisting they spend time together since according to Rhyah Des' friends abandoned him. Devi is initially skeptical about dating him, thinking he will just be another nerdy, unattractive Indian boy. She changes her mind after getting a good look at him and realizing he is attractive looking. After insulting him by assuming he would be a nerd due before she met him, he sees her panic when she spots Paxton kissing Pheobe.

The two start secretly dating, but are caught by Rhyah. Their parents agree to let them date. Later, Rhyah, told her son to break up with Devi after witnessing Devi having a panic attack in the bathroom. Rhyah felt that Des had a bright future, and that Devi's psychological trauma would hold him back.

## Appearances

### **Season 3**

* *... made someone jealous*
* *... been ghosted*
* *... had a breakdown*
* *... cheated*
* *... hooked up with my boyfriend*
* *... had an Indian boyfriend*

## Trivia

* Des got into Stanford early.
* Ben described Des as being a combination of himself and Paxton, except Indian.
* Des goes to a private high school called Hartman Hill, where is part of the Debate team.

## References

1. ↑ *... had an Indian boyfriend*
2. ↑ *... cheated*
3. ↑ *... made someone jealous*
Gerard

**Gerard** is a student at Sherman Oaks High. He is portrayed by David Andrew Calvillo.

## History

Gerard is first seen in *...gotten sweet revenge*, in the science club when Fabiola was trying to find more members for the robotics club. He has a tight schedule, but he thinks he might be able to squeeze it in. Fabiola says "Not you, Gerard," and suggested that she was mostly looking for females who were interested in robotics.

In *...had an identity crisis*, he was the drunk student at Paxton's party who called the student hotline to ask for a ride home from the party, in which Lindsay Thompson shows up. Due to being drunk, he mixes up his words. An example of this is when he calls Paxton, "Professor Yoshida-Hall", getting his last name backwards. He also called Miss Thompson, "Mr. Thompson," misgendering her. He asked if her car had a back seat because he wanted to lie down. He also collapsed on the porch due to being drunk and Miss Thompson had to help him up and walk him to her car.

## Physical Appearance

Gerard has long, curly brown hair and brown eyes. He wears glasses.

## Appearances

### **Season 4**

* *...gotten sweet revenge*
* *...had an identity crisis*
Mr. Liedman

**Mr. Liedman** is the father of Shira Liedman in *Never Have I Ever*.

## Physical Appearance

Mr. Liedman is a tall man with short gray hair. He wears a gray tuxedo with a matching tie and pants.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* *... betrayed a friend* (mentioned)
* *... been a perfect girl*

## Trivia

* His actor was not credited, so it is currently unknown who portrayed him.
* He only appears as a cardboard cutout.
* He owns a car dealership called "Liedman Luxury Motors."
* The Sherman Oaks High Winter Dance was completely paid for by his car dealership.
* His car dealership bought a full-page ad in the school yearbook.
Sasha

**Sasha** is the effortlessly cool girl who is best friends with Eve, and the thorn of Fabiola's life at school. She is portrayed by Donielle Nash.

## Personality

**Sasha** is shown to be a harsh, judgmental, selfish person who only really cares about popularity, not really anybody else. This is shown by how she constantly ostracized  Fabiola, because her own hobbies are more geared towards science and robotics and also shaming Fabiola's lack of knowledge about queer pop culture. She has the tendency to hide behind actual problems to fulfill her own purposes.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* *... thrown a rager*
* *,,, betrayed a friend*
* *... been Daisy Buchanan*
* *... been a perfect girl*

## Trivia

* **Sasha** is portrayed by Donielle Nash, the daughter of Niecy Nash, who plays Dr. Jamie Ryan. She is also the sister of Dia Laren Nash, who plays Olivia.
* She scored an invite at Shira's last-minute hot tub party.
Christina Harrison

**Christina** **Harrison** is Trent's mother. She is portrayed by Kikéy Castillo.

## Personality

Christina is a bubbly young woman. She might have a crush on Paxton. She heavily flirted with him when he came to Trent's house to do a project. She complimented his muscles and said that if his prom date cancels on him, to find her at the nearest wine bar. She bets that Paxton could pick her up and throw her.

## Physical Appearance

Christina is a young woman with straight brown hair and brown eyes.

## Appearances

### **Season 1**

* *... gotten drunk with the popular kids*

## Trivia

* She thinks Devi's name is pretty.
* It's possible that she thinks all Indian people know each other. This is suggested when she asks Devi if she knows the woman who threads her eyebrows.
	+ She gets her eyebrows threaded by an Indian lady, who she assumes is named Pragupshmala.
* She has a stripper pole, which Trent lets Eleanor borrow for a self-tape auditon.
* She and her husband possibly divorced, since Trent said his father moved to Napa.
* According to Paxton, she has a job as an illusionist at The Magic Castle.

## References

1. ↑ *... had an Indian boyfriend*
2. ↑ *... been a perfect girl*
Niecy Nash

**Niecy Nash,** born **Carol Denise Ensley** (born February 23, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, television host, model, and producer. She portrays Dr. Jamie Ryan on Netflix's Never Have I Ever.

## Credits

* *... had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida*
* *... gotten drunk with the popular kids*
* *... started a nuclear war*
* *... been the loneliest boy in the world*
* *... been a big, fat liar*
* *... pissed off everyone I know*
* *... said I'm sorry*
* *... thrown a rager*
* *... opened a textbook*
* *... had an Indian frenemy*
* *... ruined someone's life*
* *... betrayed a friend*
* *... begged for forgiveness*
* *... been Daisy Buchanan*
* *... stalked my own mother*
* *... been a perfect girl*
* *... had a valentine*
* *... lived the dream*
* *... been to New Jersey*
* *... had my dream stolen*
* *... set my mom up*
* *... gone to prom*

## Trivia

* Before *Never Have I Ever*, Nash made recurring appearances as Denise Hemphill on Fox's *Scream Queens*.
* She is the mother of Donielle Nash and Dia Lauren Nash.

## External links

* Niecy Nash at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Niecy Nash (@niecynash1) on Instagram

* Follow Niecy Nash (@niecynash) on Twitter
Ramona Young

**Ramona Young** (born May 23, 1998) is an American actress. She portrays Eleanor Wong on Netflix's *Never Have I Ever*.

## Credits

#### Season 1

* *Pilot*
* *... had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida*
* *... gotten drunk with the popular kids*
* *... started a nuclear war*
* *... been a big, fat liar*
* *... pissed off everyone I know*
* *... said I'm sorry*

## Trivia

* Before *Never Have I Ever*, she made recurring appearances as Allison Adler-Wong in *The Real O'Neals*.

## External links

* Ramona Young at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Ramona Young (@ramonabishyoung) on Instagram

* Follow Ramona Young (@RamonabishYoung) on Twitter
Lenny

**Lenny** is a student at Sherman Oaks High, who is a part of the Robotics Team. He is portrayed by Bryan Eid.

## Physical Appearance

Lenny has long, brown hair and green eyes. He is an average height of 6 feet, 0 inches.

## Appearances

### **Season 2**

* *... thrown a rager*
* *... been Daisy Buchanan*
* *... been a perfect girl*

## Trivia

* He is queer.
	+ He wears a "gaymer" shirt under his jacket.
* He was a DJ at the Winter Formal Dance.
* His DJ name is "DJ Humanoid".
Michael Cimino

**Michael Cimino** is an actor and singer. He portrays Ethan Morales in the fourth and final season of the Netflix series, Never Have I Ever.

## Biography

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Michael Cimino hails from a diverse background. His father's heritage traces back to Italian-German ancestry, while his mother is of Puerto Rican descent.

At the age of eight, Cimino's passion for acting took root when he joined an acting group led by a fellow church member. Displaying determination and commitment, he graduated from high school ahead of schedule to fully immerse himself in the world of acting, choosing to forgo college.

Cimino appeared in the 2019 film *Annabelle Comes Home*, playing the role of Bob Palmeri. He is best known for playing the title role of Victor Salazar in *Love, Victor*.

## Credits

### **Season 4**

* *... lost my virginity*
* *... gotten sweet revenge*
* *... liked a bad boy*
* *... wrecked my future*

## Trivia

* Michael Cimino is best known for portraying the titular role of Victor Salazar in *Love, Victor*.
* He also voices Kevin Grant-Gomez in the Disney Channel series, *Hamster & Gretel*.
	+ Ironically, that series premiered the same day that Season 3 of *Never Have I Ever* was released. (August 12, 2022)

## External links

* Michael Cimino at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Michael Cimino (@itsmichaelcimino) on Instagram

* Follow Michael Cimino (@\_michaelcimino\_) on Twitter
Rebecca Hall-Yoshida

**Rebecca Hall** is Paxton's adopted sister, of whom he is protective of. She is portrayed by Lily D. Moore.

## Personality

Rebecca is passionate about fashion and is an aspiring fashion designer. She is kind and caring. Even though her brother's friends bullied her, she is confident and isn't afraid of telling Paxton her opinion and calls him out on acting like a douche in regards to his behavior towards Devi. She is also both brutally and bluntly honest with him in other areas where he is in the wrong.

## Physical Appearance

Rebecca has long, blonde hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. She is typically seen in trendy and fashionable clothes, and usually wears a hair tie.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

In S1E2, Rebecca heard Devi yell in the bathroom and asked if she was okay. Afterwards, Devi helped her pick out a pair of jeans.

In ... had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida she is having a photoshoot of her clothes and Devi comes in at the last second as a model.

## Trivia

* She has Down Syndrome.
* She works at Old Navy and is an aspiring fashion designer.
* She was adopted and Paxton is overprotective of her. Saying when they first adopted her he sat in front of her bed with a nerf gun, which is why their cat has only one eye.
Jamie Ryan

* Season 2
* Season 1

**Dr. Jamie Ryan** is Devi's psychologist. She is portrayed by Niecy Nash.

## Personality

**Jamie Ryan** is shown to be a compassionate-loving therapist, who always looks out and deeply cares about other people's wellbeing. She has a profound ability as a therapist to empathize with others and teach them how to lead better lives. This is seen throughout the show as Ryan helps Devi make better decisions, and how she gives Nalini a new perspective on how to handle Devi's emotional trauma whilst not abandoning herself. She is shown to be a responsible individual as seen when she constantly feels that her patients are her responsibility, and if they make wrong decisions, it is her fault for being unable to help them.

## Physical Appearance

**Jamie Ryan** is a Black woman who has thick, brown curly hair and dark brown eyes. She wears animal print blouses, skirts, and heels to work. She usually wears a lot of makeup and is well-groomed.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

#### After First Day of Sophomore Year

**Dr. Jamie Ryan** is first seen when Devi is complaining about what her classmate, Ben, said to her, which is that she is an "unfu\*kable nerd". Devi asks Dr. Ryan if she agrees with Ben, but Ryan retorts that the kid sucks and she should just ignore him. She then introduces Devi to something that could really help her: a grief journal.

That evening, Devi bursts into her therapist's office once more, right when Ryan is preparing for a date. But Devi exclaims that she needs her help, so she and Dr. Ryan both take a seat. Devi's problem is that she wants to be a normal girl who can get a boyfriend, even though as both Ryan and Devi concede, she wouldn't make a good girlfriend at the moment. Dr. Ryan tasks Devi with doing something this year that makes her happy and makes her feel good about herself, to which Devi replies that she knows what she needs to do.

## Appearances

* *... had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida*
* *... gotten drunk with the popular kids*
* *... started a nuclear war*
* *... been the loneliest boy in the world*
* *... been a big, fat liar*
* *... pissed off everyone I know*
* *... said I'm sorry*
* *... thrown a rager*
* *... opened a textbook*
* *... had an Indian frenemy*
* *... ruined someone's life*
* *... betrayed a friend*
* *... begged for forgiveness*
* *... been Daisy Buchanan*
* *... stalked my own mother*
* *... been a perfect girl*
* *... had a valentine*
* *... hooked up with my boyfriend*
* *... lived the dream*
* *... gotten sweet revenge*
* *...had my dream stolen*
* *... gone to prom*

## Trivia

* She used to own a Siamese cat.
* The two things she loves most are sweet potato fries and the Anthropologie catalog.