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Anirudh Pisharody (born 2 February 1994)[citation needed] is an Indian-American film actor.

He is best known for his role as "Des" in Never Have I Ever (2020), and "Ravi Panikkar" in 9-1-1 (2018).[1] He was the recipient of the 2023 Snow Leopard Rising Star Award at the 9th Annual Asian World Film Festival.[2][3][4] He has also starred in Big Sky,The Goldbergs, and Last Man Standing. He will appear in the upcoming film Unit 234 with Don Johnson and Isabella Fuhrman.[5][6]

Anirudh Pisharody was born on February 2nd 1994 in Pune, Maharashtra, India to Malayalee parents.[7][8] He immigrated to the United States as a child,[9] first to Virginia[10] before settling in Austin, Texas[11]. He grew up performing in local theatre productions, noting that he had a "very quiet Southern upbringing".[12]

Pisharody began acting in elementary school, doing various school productions, before eventually taking theater as an elective in middle school. While he was always passionate about acting — deeming himself a "theater kid" — he "didn't think it could be a full-time career."[12]

Pisharody attended McNeil High School from 2008, where he was involved in Diversity Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Tennis Club and Heroes of Tomorrow, before graduating in 2012.[13] He described himself as "a nerdy guy", stating "when I was in high school [popularity] was definitely [not] associated with those groups. And, especially being an Indian person, I can't think of any of my friends who were living the traditional American high school life".[14]

Pisharody went on to attend The University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a degree in Public Health in 2016.[15][16] Citing familial pressures by his immigrant parents to pursue a stable career field,[12] Pisharody "..never thought I'd continue acting, so I decided to do pre-med in college and kicked around for four years doing that. I got a degree in public health, took my MCATs and everything."[17]

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  1. ^ "Anirudh Pisharody | Actor, Producer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  2. ^ "2023 Award Winners". Asian World Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. ^ Festival, Asian World Film. "9th Annual Asian World Film Festival Announces Winners at Closing Night Gala". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. ^ "Anirudh Pisharody attends the Asian World Film Festival closing night..." Getty Images. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  5. ^ "Anirudh Pisharody | Actor, Producer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  6. ^ "ANIRUDH PISHARODY - Resume | Actors Access". resumes.actorsaccess.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  7. ^ Shaikh, Sadaf (2022-08-12). "Anirudh Pisharody brings some sexy "brown boy energy" to 'Never Have I Ever'". Vogue India. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  8. ^ "Anirudh Pisharody". Never Have I Ever Wiki. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  9. ^ Perkins, Njera (2022-08-12). "Anirudh Pisharody Says Joining "Never Have I Ever" Felt Like "Being the New Kid at School"". Popsugar. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  10. ^ "9-1-1 season 6 star Anirudh Pisharody teases Ravi Pannikar's return and why Buck may not be happy". HELLO!. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  11. ^ "'Never Have I Ever' Star Anirudh Pisharody Talks Bringing Brown Boys' Stories to Life". HuffPost. 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  12. ^ a b c "Everything to Know About Never Have I Ever Star Anirudh Pisharody". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  13. ^ Kumar, Poornima. "Never Have I Ever Gone to the Same School as Anirudh Pisharody". The Trailblazer. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  14. ^ Friedlander, Whitney (2022-08-12). "'Never Have I Ever's' new heartthrob wants to subvert the 'model minority' stereotype". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  15. ^ "Who is Anirudh Pisharody from Never Have I Ever?". The US Sun. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  16. ^ "'Never Have I Ever' Star Anirudh Pisharody Talks Bringing Brown Boys' Stories to Life". HuffPost. 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  17. ^ "Ravi returns! '9-1-1' actor Anirudh Pisharody explains where he's been and what's to come". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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