
Acting · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Born August 16, 1973
Manu Narayan (born August 16, 1973) is an American actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, composer and saxophonist. He served as a Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University, his alma mater, from 2013-2016. Narayan was hailed as a "promising young star...a compelling actor and outstanding singer who can light up a stage with sheer force of personality," by UPI in 2004 when he made his Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber, A.R. Rahman musical Bombay Dreams, originating the role of the "hero" Akaash. Narayan co-starred as Rajneesh alongside Mike Myers in the Paramount Pictures' feature film The Love Guru (2008).
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as Hari Sahni
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as Singer (voice)
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as Sasan
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as Self / Theo
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as Amir (voice)
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as Dr. Fred Chabra
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as George
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as Khanna
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as Arjun
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as Reece
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as Doctor
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as Sami
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as Ravi
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as Darius
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as Quant Analyst (uncredited)
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as Bob Standard
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as Rajneesh
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as Eric Choudry
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as Henry
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as Self
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