Ajay Naidu
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Ajay Naidu (born 12 February 1972) is an American actor of Indian ancestry.
Born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Indian immigrants to the U.S., Naidu was raised in Chicago. He was one of numerous acting graduates from Martin Luther King Junior Laboratory School. As an actor, he trained with the American Repertory Theatre's Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University.
On screen, Naidu has appeared in the cult film Office Space, as well as K-Pax, Pi, Requiem for a Dream, Bad Santa, The War Within and American Chai. He co-starred in the sitcom LateLine and had guest starring roles on the television dramas The Sopranos and The West Wing. In 1996, Naidu received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his role in the independent film SubUrbia. He has also been involved in a number artistic theatre, music and dance projects in the U.S., Britain, and India, and performs with a musical group called Bhom Shankar in New York City. He is currently engaged to actress Heather Burns, who he has known since high school.