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Thank You To Rizwan Manji for Speaking at AMDA LA’s Fall 2017 Commencement

February 08, 2017 - Alumni, Announcements

AMDA would like to thank keynote speaker Rizwan Manji for speaking at AMDA LA’s 2017 Fall Graduation Ceremonies on Saturday, February 11.


(Originally published on February 8th, 2017)

We are pleased to announce keynote speaker Rizwan Manji for AMDA LA’s 2016 Fall Graduation Ceremonies on Saturday, February 11. AMDA alumnus Rizwan Manji is perhaps best known for playing Rajiv, the hysterically officious, scheming assistant manager of a call center in the NBC comedy “Outsourced.” Part of the network’s prestigious Thursday night comedy lineup, this groundbreaking TV show was the first American sitcom to be based in India and feature a predominantly Indian cast.

With a prolific career spanning nearly 20 years to date, some of Rizwan’s memorable film credits include The Wolf of Wall Street, Charlie Wilson’s War, The Dictator, Transformers, Don Jon, Equals, The Tiger Hunter, Paterson, and the Canadian/Indian co-production Dr. Cabbie. Rizwan has also appeared on many popular TV shows including “Glee,” “Arrested Development,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Without a Trace,” “NCIS” and “Bones.”

Currently, Rizwan can be seen as the eternally optimistic real estate agent Ray Butani on CBC’s “Schitt’s Creek,” with Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara. Rizwan also appears as royal advisor Tick Pickwick on SyFy’s “The Magicians,” based on Lev Grossman’s bestselling fantasy novels.

Rizwan Manji