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Kumail Nanjiani's Date with Destiny

After initially passing on a Chippendales project, Kumail Nanjiani was drawn back to the story as star and executive producer.

By Mara Reinstein
Photographs by Ramona Rosales

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Under the Cover with Kumail Nanjiani

Under the Cover with Christine Baranski

Under the Cover with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Under the Cover with House of the Dragon

Under the Cover with Zoe Saldaña

Under the Cover with The Old Man

Under the Cover with Dark Winds

Under the Cover with Only Murders in the Building

In The Mix

Nat Faxon and Maya Rudolph in Apple TV+'s Loot

Twenty-Two Minutes and Counting

Hacks

Title Treatment

Chad Hamilton

Chad Hamilton Shows the Way

Departments

From left: Melissa de Sousa as Shelby, Nia Long as Jordan, Regina Hall as Candace, Harold Perrineau as Murch, Sanaa Lathan as Robyn and Taye Diggs as Harper in The Best Man: The Final Chapters

Love Lessons from The Best Man

David McCallum

The Interviews Archive

Foundation Interviews: David McCallum

Ron Cephas Jones

Me and My Emmy: Ron Cephas Jones

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