Parvesh Singh Cheena is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Gupta in the TV series Outsourced and as Sunil Odhav on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. He also voices Bodhi in T.O.T.S. and Blades in Transformers: Rescue Bots.
Parvesh Cheena | |
|---|---|
| Born | Parvesh Singh Cheena |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Early life edit
Cheena was born in Elk Grove Village, Illinois and is of Indian descent. He grew up in Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and went to Waubonsie Valley High School.[1] He studied musical theatre at the Chicago College of Performing Arts.[2]
Career edit
In 2002, he scored his first role in a feature film, Barbershop, playing the character Samir.[3] He would play Samir again in the 2004 sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business.[4]
In 2007, he would play characters in the films Because I Said So and Universal Remote.[5] The next year, he acted in The Other End of the Line and The Ode.[5] In 2009, he played Zerban in the film House Broken.[5] He would play Abhay in the 2014 film Hello I Must Be Going.[6] In 2015, he would play Eric in Everything Before Us.[5]
He played Franklin in the 2016 film, Time Toys.[7] In 2017, he would play Rohan in the film Literally, Right Before Aaron.[5] He played a pet shop owner named Mr. Richland in the 2019 film Lady and the Tramp.[8]
In 2020, he would play the character Jimit Uncle in the film Definition Please.[9] He would play an electronics store manager in 2021, in the film Music.[5]
In 2022, he voiced a character in The Bob's Burgers Movie.[5] The next year, he played Garrett in the film Sometimes I Think About Dying.[10][11]
Personal life edit
Cheena is gay. He told Michael Jensen of AfterElton in September 2010 that he came out in college, told his family at age 21, and was in a relationship with a script coordinator at the time.[12] In August 2021, he criticized representation of gay characters in media, telling Insider that "White people were allowed to be gay, in a sense, or be queer as an identifier. People see our color and ethnicity first before our sexuality."[13]
He is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[14]
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[15]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Barbershop | Samir | |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Samir | |
| 2007 | Because I Said So | Foreign Guy | |
| 2007 | Universal Remote | Sammy, Baliff | |
| 2008 | The Other End of the Line | NY cabbie | |
| 2008 | The Ode | Salman | |
| 2009 | House Broken | Zerban | |
| 2014 | Hello I Must Be Going | Abhay | |
| 2015 | Everything Before Us | Eric | |
| 2016 | Time Toys | Franklin | |
| 2017 | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Rohan | |
| 2019 | Lady and the Tramp | Pet Shop Owner | |
| 2020 | Definition Please | Jimit Uncle | |
| 2021 | Music | Electronics Store Manager | |
| 2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Potential Customer | Voice |
| 2023 | Sometimes I Think About Dying | Garrett |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ER | Dr. Agbo | Episode: "Twas the Night" |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Mr. Babalabaloo | Episode: "Boston Holiday" |
| 2006 | The West Wing | Barista | Episode: "The Last Hurrah" |
| 2006–2007 | Help Me Help You | Parvesh | 5 Episodes |
| 2008 | Brothers & Sisters | Jordan | 2 Episodes |
| 2007–2008 | 'Til Death | Ken, Leo | 3 Episodes |
| 2009 | My Name Is Earl | Savage Indian in Jungle | Episode: "My Name is Alias" |
| 2010 | Sons of Tucson | Stewart | Episode: "Father's Day" |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Father | Episode: "A Rite of Passage" |
| 2010–2011 | Outsourced | Gupta | 22 episodes |
| 2011 | The Fresh Beat Band | Genie | Episode: "Bollywood Beats – Jai Ho" |
| 2011–2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Blades | Voice, main role |
| 2012 | Squad 85 | Alan Rickman | Episode: "It's Not the Work, It's the Stares" |
| 2013 | Arrested Development | Kabir | Episode: "Indian Takers" |
| 2013–2014 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Pradeep | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Sean Saves the World | Jerry | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | A to Z | Dinesh | 13 episodes |
| 2015–2018 | The Goldbergs | Andy Cesunda | 3 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Sunil Odhav | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | The Odd Couple | Neil Armstrong | Episode: "Conscious Odd Coupling" |
| 2017 | Fresh Off The Boat | Mr. O'Connor | Episode: "Pie vs. Cake" |
| 2018 | The Big Bang Theory | Marcus | Episode: "The Tenant Disassociation" |
| 2018 | Alone Together | Neel | Episode: "Pootie" |
| 2018–2022 | Craig of the Creek | Raj | Voice, 10 episodes |
| 2018 | The Guest Book | Sabu | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Mr. Mom | Jerry | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2019 | All Rise | Sai Dalal | 2 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | T.O.T.S. | Bodhi | Voice, recurring role |
| 2019–2020 | The Rocketeer | Deany | Voice, recurring role |
| 2020 | Code-Switched | Parvesh | Episode: "Soft Brown Boys" |
| 2020–2022 | Mira, Royal Detective | Manish | Voice, 13 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | The Owl House | Tibbles | Voice, recurring role |
| 2020 | Connecting | Pradeep | 8 episodes |
| 2021 | Mythic Quest | Zach | 2 episodes |
| 2021-2021 | Centaurworld | Zulius | Voice, main role |
| 2021–2022 | Central Park | Taylor | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Raven's Home | Conductor | Episode: "A Streetcar Named Conspire" |
| 2022-2023 | Shining Vale | Laird | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | The Resort | Ted | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Rookie: Feds | Ross | Episode: "Face Off" |
| 2022–2023 | Oddballs | Principal Loudspeaker | Voice, Episode: "Breaking and Entering" |
| 2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Young Dignitary | Voice, Episode: "The Trials of Vasselheim" |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | Publisher | Episode: "I" |
| 2023 | The Mandalorian | Nevarro Copper Droid | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Frasier | Dev Sharma | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | That Girl Lay Lay | Mr. Kimes | Episode: "How Zelda Got Her Groove Back Back" |
| 2024 | The Conners | Trivia Game Host | Episode: "When Sisters Collide and The Return of the Grifters" |
References edit
- ^ Cheena, Parvesh [@Parvesh] (November 4, 2010). "Wow! My high school Alma Mater, WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH school, has the top show choir in the nation! Check Sound Check out" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Scheetz, Cameron (February 27, 2023). "Parvesh Cheena on sexy comics, being "queer as can be," and his brilliant drag name". Queerty. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Venkataramanan, Meena (April 8, 2023). "South Asian film is on the rise in America". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Cheena, Parvesh (October 4, 2010). "Interview: Parvesh Cheena is "Outsourced" and Out" (Interview). Interviewed by Alexander Stevenson. LogoTV. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Parvesh Cheena Movies". Moviefone.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Cast in Order of Appearance". Corporate Series. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Time Toys". Laemmle Theaters. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Aguilar, Matthew (August 24, 2019). "Fans Can't Get Enough of the Lady and the Tramp Stars". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Valdivia, Paul (August 26, 2020). "The 'Definition Please' Trailer Looks Like It'll Break My Heart And Then Make It Whole Again". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (April 19, 2023). "Daisy Ridley's Sundance Pic 'Sometimes I Think About Dying' Lands At Oscilloscope". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Tamera (February 2, 2023). "Daisy Ridley & the Cast and Director of 'Sometimes I Think About Dying' on How Humanity Impacted the Film's Story--Sundance". Collider. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Cheena, Parvesh (October 4, 2010). "Interview: Parvesh Cheena is "Outsourced" and Out". AfterElton (Interview). Interviewed by Michael Jensen. LogoTV. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ White, Abbey; Chik, Kalai (August 31, 2021). "LGBTQ characters of color are making animation history — but creatives of color can't escape the industry's discriminatory past". Insider. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ @Parvesh (November 28, 2020). "and yep. I guess this was a duh already but I'm all on board with the @DemSocialists. Already paid up and joined. I am older. I don't have the All IN OR NOTHING Mentality I did in my 20s. I needed @realDonaldTrump to lose and he has. Now let's work @DSA_LosAngeles @DSALongBeach 🌹" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 21, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Outsourced: Gupta played by Parvesh Cheena". NBC Universal. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.