Nasim Pedrad

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Actress • Comedian

Birth Date: November 18, 1981

Age: 42 years old

Birth Place: Tehran, Iran

What Tina Fey was to Sarah Palin, Nasim Pedrad became to Kim Kardashian. Both actresses so effectively lampooned their targets on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC 1975- ) that they could be mistaken for them in clips. Nasim Pedrad was a relative anomaly in the entertainment world as an Iranian-American. Born in Tehran, she emigrated with her parents to America two years later and grew up as part of the large Persian community in Irvine, California. After leaving the UCLA School of Theatre, Pedrad was a member of both The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade before she joined SNL in 2009. In addition to her celebrity impersonations (including Kim Kardashian, Arianna Huffington and Zooey Deschanel) and original characters on "Saturday Night Live," Pedrad performed voices in the animated films "The Lorax" (2012) and "Despicable Me 2" (2013). She also provided voices for "The Awesomes" (Hulu 2013-15) an animated superhero parody series created by Seth Meyers and Michael Shoemaker, which also starred fellow SNL actors Bobby Moynihan, Kenan Thompson, Taran Killam and Cecily Strong, as well as SNL alums Bill Hader and Rachel Dratch. While still appearing on "Saturday Night Live," Pedrad was cast in the pilot for "Mulaney," an autobiographical series created by and starring stand-up comic and former SNL writer John Mulaney. Though NBC did not pick up the pilot, Fox bought the show for the 2014-15 season.

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The Boys Presents: DiabolicalStream

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Cherry
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2022

Pretzel and the Puppies

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Greta
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2022

ChadStream

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Chad
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2021
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2021
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2021
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2021
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GMA3: What You Need to Know

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2020

Desperados

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Wesley
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2020

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

AladdinStream

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Dalia
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2019
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Corporate Animals

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Suzy
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2019

Scream Queens: terreur à l'hôpital

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Gigi Caldwell
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2018

No ActivityStream

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2017

People of EarthStream

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Agent Alex Foster
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2016

Scream QueensStream

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Gigi Caldwell
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2015
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Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter

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2015

Scream Queens: Extras

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2015

Mulaney

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Jane
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2014
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The Meredith Vieira Show

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2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

Saturday Night Live Presents a SNL Sports Spectacular

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2014

Cooties

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Rebekkah
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2014

Brooklyn Nine-NineStream

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Katie Peralta
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2013
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Brooklyn Nine-NineStream

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Katie Peralta
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2013
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Despicable Me 2Stream

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Jillian
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2013
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The Mindy ProjectStream

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2012
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Dr. Seuss' The LoraxStream

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Once-ler's Mom
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2012
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Allen Gregory

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2011
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New GirlStream

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Aly Nelson
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2011
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ConanStream

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2010

The Talk

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2010

Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars

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2010

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

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2008

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

Curb Your EnthusiasmStream

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Numa
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2000
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Gilmore GirlsStream

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Waitress
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2000

Saturday Night LiveStream

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Today

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