Ajay Naidu

Ajay Naidu

Born: February 12, 1972
in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born 12 February 1972) is an American actor.

Naidu was born in Evanston, Illinois and raised in Chicago, the son of Indian immigrants from Chittor District, Andhra Pradesh to the U.S. He attended Evanston Township High School. As an actor, he trained with the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University.

His first professional acting job was the film Touch and Go (released in 1986) which he won from an open call, this in turn led to television jobs.He starred in the TV-movie, Lady Blue (1985) as "Paquito". This was followed by an ABC Afterschool Special episode, "No Greater Gift" (1985), where he played "Nick Santana", a 12-year old boy with a terminal illness. He then appeared in an uncredited role as "Ahmed" in the "MacGyver" TV series, during the first season, in episode, "To Be a Man" in 1986.

Other film credits when younger include Where the River Runs Black (1986) and Vice Versa (1988). Between 1988 and 1995 he worked extensively in classical theatre.

He returned to film acting in SubUrbia (1996), where he was praised for his role as the convenience store owner, "Nazeer Choudhury" and for which he was nominated for an independent spirit award for best supporting actor.

On screen, Naidu has appeared in the film Office Space, as well as K-Pax, π, Requiem for a Dream, Bad Santa, The War Within, American Chai, The Guru, Waterborne and Loins of Punjab Presents and many more. He co-starred in the sitcom LateLine and had guest starring roles on the television dramas The Sopranos, in the episode entitled Big Girls Don't Cry, as well as The West Wing. In 1997, Naidu was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his role in the independent film subUrbia. Naidu has been working extensively with musicians from the Asian underground music movement for many years and his vocals have appeared on many records most notably Talvin Singh's mercury award winner "OK". In 2006 he directed his first feature film Ashes which came out in 2010. His most recent Theatre credits include A world tour of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure with Simon McBurney's Theatre Complicite, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui alongside Al Pacino, and The Little Flower of East Orange at New York's Public Theater. He is currently engaged to actress Heather Burns.

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Title: Elsbeth
Character: Martin Wali
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: TV
After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
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The Zombie Wedding
Title: The Zombie Wedding
Character: Brick Rivers
Released: January 1, 2024
Type: Movie
Based on the hit interactive play (premiered in 2015). The first-ever wedding between a Human Bride and a Zombie Groom. The human guests need to learn how to behave. WWN reporters cover the wedding - while trying to get out alive.
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Title: Extrapolations
Character: Hiram
Released: March 16, 2023
Type: TV
Eight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will affect family, work, faith—and survival.
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The Good Nurse
Title: The Good Nurse
Character: Dr. Robert Hind
Released: October 19, 2022
Type: Movie
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.
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Title: Uncoupled
Character: Raffi
Released: July 29, 2022
Type: TV
Michael thought his life was perfect until his husband blindsided him by walking out after 17 years. Michael has to confront two nightmares — losing his soulmate and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his mid-40s.
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Title: WeCrashed
Character: Randall
Released: March 18, 2022
Type: TV
Inspired by actual events — and the love story at the center of it all. WeWork grew from a single coworking space into a global brand worth $47 billion in under a decade. Then, in less than a year, its valuation dropped $40 billion. What happened?
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Title: Dr. Death
Character: Dr. Sasani
Released: July 15, 2021
Type: TV
An anthology series following a new medical true crime story each season. Based on the podcast of the same name.
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Thorp
Title: Thorp
Character: Pat
Released: October 23, 2020
Type: Movie
After fleeing Earth in the late 80s, an alien returns to his childhood home in search of his best friend. As he gets closer to finding her, his mysterious past gets closer to catching him.
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Antarctica
Title: Antarctica
Character: Principle Pepp
Released: October 15, 2020
Type: Movie
Two teen girls see their long-time friendship crumble from the pressures of adulthood in their last year of high school.
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The Sleepless
Title: The Sleepless
Character: Vivek
Released: August 24, 2020
Type: Movie
Chronic insomniacs Zach and Sophia wander the pre-dawn streets of NYC on an impromptu first date.
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Uncle
Title: Uncle
Released: January 15, 2020
Type: Movie
"Uncle" captures the essence of an Indian-American father/son relationship told through three car rides over ten years.
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Title: God Friended Me
Character: Eric
Released: September 30, 2018
Type: TV
A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God who friends him on Facebook.
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The Kindergarten Teacher
Title: The Kindergarten Teacher
Character: Nikhil Roy
Released: September 23, 2018
Type: Movie
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
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Boy Boy Girl Girl
Title: Boy Boy Girl Girl
Released: April 30, 2018
Type: Movie
A dark comedy about a gay couple trying to adopt a newborn from a drug-addict and her abusive girlfriend.
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Lost Cat Corona
Title: Lost Cat Corona
Character: Amir
Released: February 24, 2017
Type: Movie
A play-it-safe guy must search for his wife's missing cat, bringing him face-to-face with the colorful, wacky, and sometimes, the more dangerous element of his neighborhood, forcing him to confront his fears and rethink his M.O.
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Title: Blindspot
Character: Shohid Akhtar
Released: September 21, 2015
Type: TV
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible to miss: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. "Jane," Agent Weller and the rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed.
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Title: The Blacklist
Character: Mahmoud Iqbal
Released: September 23, 2013
Type: TV
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
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3 Days of Normal
Title: 3 Days of Normal
Character: Vik Donowitz
Released: June 2, 2012
Type: Movie
3 Days of Normal follows the story of straight-laced deputy Bill Morgan who is quite content literally living within the quaint boundaries of Washington, New Hampshire. Bill’s stable and rather uneventful life is thrown for a loop when he finds and arrests a woman, Nikki Gold, passed out in her car from inebriation. Unbeknownst to him, the woman happens to be a popular movie actress longing for some normalcy in her hectic life.
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Mister Handsome
Title: Mister Handsome
Character: Mister Handsome
Released: September 15, 2011
Type: Movie
A love story between a grown-up girl and a mysterious friend from her childhood (plus a case against moving in with your parents).
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Ashes
Title: Ashes
Character: Ashes
Released: March 5, 2011
Type: Movie
A young Indian man struggles in the inner city of New York to support himself and his mentally ill brother... but their lives are unraveling and he falls in with the wrong crowd.
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PIA
Title: PIA
Character: Rakesh
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
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Today's Special
Title: Today's Special
Character: Munnamia
Released: October 14, 2009
Type: Movie
Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.
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Falling Up
Title: Falling Up
Character: Paco
Released: September 29, 2009
Type: Movie
A nursing student forced to quit school for family reasons winds up taking a job as a doorman in an elite apartment building in New York City, where he sparks to one of his residents.
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Title: Mercy
Released: September 23, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Kings
Released: March 15, 2009
Type: TV
A riveting drama about a modern day monarchy, a contemporary re-telling of the timeless tale of David and Goliath. This series is an epic story of greed and power, war and romance, forbidden loves and secret alliances -- and a young hero who rises to power in a modern-day kingdom.
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Hotel for Dogs
Title: Hotel for Dogs
Character: ACO Jake
Released: January 16, 2009
Type: Movie
Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.
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Stream
Title: Stream
Character: Kyle
Released: January 15, 2009
Type: Movie
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Righteous Kill
Title: Righteous Kill
Character: Dr. Chadrabar
Released: September 11, 2008
Type: Movie
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
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The Wrestler
Title: The Wrestler
Character: Medic
Released: September 7, 2008
Type: Movie
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.
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The Accidental Husband
Title: The Accidental Husband
Character: Deep
Released: February 29, 2008
Type: Movie
Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancée to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.
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Loins of Punjab Presents
Title: Loins of Punjab Presents
Character: Turbanotorious B.D.G.
Released: January 28, 2007
Type: Movie
A ruthless philantrophist. A bhangra rapper. An over-protected prodigy. A reckless actress. A lovelorn businessman. An entrepreneurial yogi. And a Loin King. Enter a roller-coaster world of seven strangers whose lives collide during a singing contest in a small New Jersey town.
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Title: 30 Rock
Character: Asif
Released: October 11, 2006
Type: TV
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.
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The War Within
Title: The War Within
Character: Naved
Released: September 30, 2005
Type: Movie
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.
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The Honeymooners
Title: The Honeymooners
Character: Vivek
Released: June 10, 2005
Type: Movie
Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always around to help him get in (and out of) trouble.
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Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Title: Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Character: Prince Omar (voice)
Released: May 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang become involved in a supernatural mystery in Egypt.
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Alchemy
Title: Alchemy
Character: Best Man
Released: April 25, 2005
Type: Movie
Can an university computer scientist (Cavanagh) make a woman fall in love with his interactive computer before she succumbs to a well-known professor?
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Perception
Title: Perception
Character: Kamal
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
When Jen Marshall, an LA girl with a reckless personality and a laundry list of burned bridges, returns to New York and unexpected tragedy strikes, it is up to her mistreated friends to decide between helping her through this tough time or abandoning her - like she did them.
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212
Title: 212
Character: Vincent
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Living in matchbox apartments and working mundane jobs in New York City, three sets of urbanites struggle to connect with each other and find love in the digital age.
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Confess
Title: Confess
Character: Account Executive
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
A young ex-hacker, disgruntled with his life, lashes back at those deemed responsible, uploading unfavorable video footage of them on the internet.
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Title: The Jury
Released: June 8, 2004
Type: TV
Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators try to answer the many questions posed during a trial. As facts are exposed through flashbacks of testimony and crime footage, viewers will form their own opinions about the guilt or innocence of the defendant. Following each verdict, a final flashback will let viewers see the crime as it actually happened and reveal whether or not the jury made the right decision.
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Bad Santa
Title: Bad Santa
Character: Hindustani Troublemaker
Released: November 26, 2003
Type: Movie
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
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Scary Movie 3
Title: Scary Movie 3
Character: Sayaman
Released: October 24, 2003
Type: Movie
In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes, and help the President stop an alien invasion in the process.
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Justice
Title: Justice
Character: Mohammed
Released: May 8, 2003
Type: Movie
A comic strip writer in NYC, still grieving over the death of a friend in 9/11, gets his publisher to agree to a limited run of "Justice", a comic book about an ordinary person who is a hero.
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Title: Fillmore!
Character: Sanjay (voice)
Released: September 14, 2002
Type: TV
Former delinquent Cornelius Fillmore saw the light, and now fights on the side of justice at X Middle School. Joining him is Ingrid Third, who has a photographic memory. Together, Fillmore and Third fight all those who attempt to break the rules at X, all while keeping Jr. Commissioner Vallejo off their backs and trying to please the school's overly-image-conscious Principal Folsom. Fillmore! is an American animated television series which was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series was created by Scott M. Gimple and directed by Christian Roman. It was the last series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation alone, without association with Disney Channel.
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Title: Monk
Character: Masul the Cabbie
Released: July 12, 2002
Type: TV
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
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K-PAX
Title: K-PAX
Character: Dr. Chakaraborty
Released: October 22, 2001
Type: Movie
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
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Hannibal
Title: Hannibal
Character: Perfume Expert
Released: February 8, 2001
Type: Movie
After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.
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Requiem for a Dream
Title: Requiem for a Dream
Character: Mailman
Released: October 6, 2000
Type: Movie
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
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Dinner Rush
Title: Dinner Rush
Character: Ademir the Matre'd
Released: September 1, 2000
Type: Movie
One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food critic, Louis must fend off a hostile takeover from a pair of gangsters, to whom his sous-chef is in debt. Further, Louis has an argument with his son, the star chef, whose culinary creativity has brought success to the business.
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More Dogs Than Bones
Title: More Dogs Than Bones
Character: Andy
Released: July 14, 2000
Type: Movie
A series of mishaps and misfortunes over $1 million in cash leads to murder, mayhem and greed.
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You Are Here*
Title: You Are Here*
Character: Sanjay
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A twentysomething office drone struggles between freedom and responsibility in this independent comedy-drama. Sanjay is a man in his mid-'20s who has come to the conclusion his life is stuck in neutral. Sanjay hates his job and doesn't think it has any real future and one day he announces to his boss that he's quitting. However, Sanjay's boss manages to double-talk him into not only keeping his job, but taking on longer hours and new responsibilities he doesn't really want. Several of Sanjay's friends are in the same boat, and together they struggle to decide what freedom is worth to them and how to get it. (Rovi)
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Title: The West Wing
Character: Rakim Ali
Released: September 22, 1999
Type: TV
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
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Office Space
Title: Office Space
Character: Samir Nagheenanajar
Released: February 19, 1999
Type: Movie
A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.
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Title: The Sopranos
Character: Omar
Released: January 10, 1999
Type: TV
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
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Pi
Title: Pi
Character: Farroukh
Released: July 10, 1998
Type: Movie
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
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Scotch and Milk
Title: Scotch and Milk
Character: Armand
Released: April 17, 1998
Type: Movie
A brooding self-styled swinger obsessed with things from the 1950's loses himself in booze and night clubbing amongst similar other men. Meanwhile he pines for the woman he really loves, but is incapable of establishing a meaningful relationship with.
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My Giant
Title: My Giant
Character: Hot Dog Vendor
Released: April 10, 1998
Type: Movie
Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.
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Title: LateLine
Released: March 17, 1998
Type: TV
LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes. Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program Nightline. Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics like Deep Throat and the Watergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians. On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.
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Montana
Title: Montana
Character: Ives
Released: January 16, 1998
Type: Movie
A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow the Boss and this routine task gets very complicated.
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Once We Were Strangers
Title: Once We Were Strangers
Released: August 29, 1997
Type: Movie
Antonio is a seductive, charismatic Sicilian living illegally in New York. He wanders from job to job, lives as a squatter and enjoys a carefree romantic tryst with a wealthy art dealer. When he falls in love with Ellen, a strong-willed radio talk-show host who is set to move to Paris within a few days, he decides he must find a way to keep her from leaving.
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Subway Stories
Title: Subway Stories
Character: Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter")
Released: July 24, 1997
Type: Movie
An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.
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SubUrbia
Title: SubUrbia
Character: Nazeer Choudhury
Released: February 7, 1997
Type: Movie
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
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Title: King of the Hill
Character: Delivery Guy / Malik (voice)
Released: January 12, 1997
Type: TV
Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.
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Vice Versa
Title: Vice Versa
Character: Dale
Released: February 25, 1988
Type: Movie
A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.
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Where the River Runs Black
Title: Where the River Runs Black
Character: Segundo
Released: September 19, 1986
Type: Movie
An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
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Touch and Go
Title: Touch and Go
Character: Louis DeLeon
Released: August 22, 1986
Type: Movie
A Chicago hockey star is accosted by a youth gang who attempt to rob him; after he chases them off he catches the youngest member and gives him a ride home, where he meets the boy's mother.
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Title: MacGyver
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
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Title: Lady Blue
Character: Paquito
Released: April 15, 1985
Type: TV
Lady Blue is a crime drama starring Jamie Rose as a Chicago female homicide detective Katy Mahoney. The show was produced by MGM/UA Television and aired on ABC-TV from September 26, 1985 to January 25, 1986 for 13 episodes. It was cancelled after one season after low ratings in its Thursday night slot, but also because it was considered too violent for its time. The show later aired on Saturday nights but the show failed there as well. It ranked 72nd out of 82 programs that season, and averaged a 10.7 household rating. It was said that Katy Mahoney was the female version of Harry Callahan aka Dirty Harry, prompting television critics to refer to Mahoney's character as "Dirty Harriet".