Jay Chandrasekhar

Birth Name:

Jayanth Jambulingam Chandrasekhar

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Editor, Script department, Production manager, Editorial department, Camera department

Graduated from Colgate University with a degree in European History and a minor in Philosophy
Started doing stand-up comedy in Chicago when he was 19
Quote: "The reality of sex and relationships is․․․much funnier and dirtier and more edgy [than most romantic comedies]․․․And you realize that as humans we just like looking at other humans being human․"
Quote: "(On his college major): "History is ultimately storytelling․ I think the more stories you write in life․․․you realize it's your interpretation of events that people read, and they absorb that․""
Best known as a founding member of the comedy troupe Broken Lizard and as the director of the films "Super Troopers" and "Beerfest․"
He formed the group Broken Lizard with people he met in college in the Charred Goosebeak comedy troupe and the Beta Theta Pi fraternity
His cousin, Sendhil Ramamurthy, played the role of Mohinder Suresh on the TV drama "Heroes," and they appeared together in his film "The Slammin' Salmon․"

1996Golden Starfish Award - Best American Independent Film:Winner
2001Audience Award - Midnight Films:Winner
2005Stinker Award - Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!):Nominated
2006Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
2011OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2012Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2012OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Comedy Series:Winner
2012OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2012Audience Award - Narrative Spotlight:Nominated
2020CinEuphoria - Merit - Honorary Award:Winner

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