Aziz Ansari was born in Columbia, South Carolina, to a Tamil Muslim family from Tamil Nadu, India.[7][8][9] Ansari grew up in Bennettsville, South Carolina,[10] where he attended Marlboro Academy as well as the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics.[11] He graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business with a major in marketing.[7][12] His mother, Fatima, works in a medical office, and his father, Shoukath, is a gastroenterologist.[13][12] Both Fatima and Shoukath have appeared in seasons 1 and 2 of Master of None. (hat tip WIKI)
His father is a colleague of mine. Sad if it’s true; worse if he’s falsely accused.
Aziz, light!!! /The Fifth Element