Maulik Pancholy Biography

Fast Facts

• Parents immigrated to the U
• S
• Wanted to become an actor since he was 5
• Involved with South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow; the American India Foundation; and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• Speaks to student groups about media stereotypes
• Admits that when he was an undergrad at Northwestern, he "shied away" from his cultural identity ("the Indian part of me
• ") Has provided the voice for the character of an Indian boy, Baljeet, on the animated series Phineas and Ferb