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Parvesh Cheena

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American actor

Parvesh Cheena
Born
Parvesh Singh Cheena

OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Parvesh Singh Cheena is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Gupta in the TV seriesOutsourced and as Sunil Odhav onCrazy Ex-Girlfriend. He also voices Bodhi inT.O.T.S. and Blades inTransformers: Rescue Bots.

Early life

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Cheena was born inElk Grove Village, Illinois and is ofPunjabi descent.[1] He grew up inNaperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and went toWaubonsie Valley High School.[2] He studied musical theatre at theChicago College of Performing Arts.[3]

Career

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Cheena's first feature film role was inBarbershop as Samir.[4] He reprised the role in the 2004 sequel,Barbershop 2: Back in Business.[5] His other film roles includeBecause I Said So (2007),The Other End of the Line andThe Ode (2008),House Broken (2009),Just Before I Go (2014),Everything Before Us (2015),Time Toys (2016),Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017),Lady and the Tramp (2019),Definition Please (2020),Music (2021),The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022), andSometimes I Think About Dying (2023).[6]

Personal life

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Cheena is gay. He told Michael Jensen ofAfterElton in September 2010 that hecame out in college, told his family at age 21, and was in a relationship with a script coordinator at the time.[7] In August 2021, he criticized representation of gay characters in media, tellingInsider 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."[8]

He is also a member of theDemocratic Socialists of America.[9]

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2002BarbershopSamir
2004Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessSamir
2007Because I Said SoForeign Guy
2007Universal RemoteSammy, Baliff
2008The Other End of the LineNY cabbie
2008The OdeSalman
2009House BrokenZerban
2014Just Before I GoAbhay
2015Everything Before UsEric
2016Time ToysFranklin
2017Literally, Right Before AaronRohan
2019Lady and the TrampMr. Richland
2020Definition PleaseJimit Uncle
2021MusicElectronics Store Manager
2022The Bob's Burgers MoviePotential CustomerVoice
2023Sometimes I Think About DyingGarrett

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2004ERDr. AgboEpisode: "Twas the Night"
2006The Suite Life of Zack & CodyMr. BabalabalooEpisode: "Boston Holiday"
2006The West WingBaristaEpisode: "The Last Hurrah"
2006The O.C.PasserbyEpisode: "The Avengers"
2006–2007Help Me Help YouParvesh5 Episodes
2008Brothers & SistersJordan2 Episodes
2007–2008'Til DeathKen, Leo3 Episodes
2009My Name Is EarlSavage Indian in JungleEpisode: "My Name is Alias"
2010Sons of TucsonStewartEpisode: "Father's Day"
2010Criminal MindsFatherEpisode: "A Rite of Passage"
2010–2011OutsourcedGupta22 episodes
2011The Fresh Beat BandGenieEpisode: "Bollywood Beats – Jai Ho"
2011–2016Transformers: Rescue BotsBlades, additional voicesVoice, main role[11]
2012Squad 85Alan RickmanEpisode: "It's Not the Work, It's the Stares"
2013Arrested DevelopmentKabirEpisode: "Indian Takers"
2013–2014Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade NinjaPradeepVoice, 4 episodes
2013Sean Saves the WorldJerry7 episodes
2014A to ZDinesh13 episodes
2015–2018The GoldbergsAndy Cesunda3 episodes
2016TripTankSajeepVoice, episode: "Crime Steve Investigation"[11]
2016–2019Crazy Ex-GirlfriendSunil Odhav8 episodes
2017The Odd CoupleNeil ArmstrongEpisode: "Conscious Odd Coupling"
2017Fresh Off The BoatMr. O'ConnorEpisode: "Pie vs. Cake"
2018The Big Bang TheoryMarcusEpisode: "The Tenant Disassociation"
2018Alone TogetherNeelEpisode: "Pootie"
2018–2022Craig of the CreekRajVoice, 10 episodes
2018The Guest BookSabu2 episodes
2019Mr. MomJerryEpisode: "Pilot"
2019All RiseSai Dalal2 episodes
2019–2022T.O.T.S.BodhiVoice, recurring role[11]
2019–2020The RocketeerDeanyVoice, recurring role[11]
2020Code-SwitchedParveshEpisode: "Soft Brown Boys"
2020–2022Mira, Royal DetectiveManishVoice, 13 episodes
2020–2022The Owl HouseTibbles Grimm HammerVoice, 3 episodes[11]
2020ConnectingPradeep8 episodes
2021Mythic QuestZach2 episodes
2021CentaurworldZuliusVoice, main role[12][11]
2021–2022Central ParkTaylorVoice, 2 episodes
2022Raven's HomeConductorEpisode: "A Streetcar Named Conspire"
2022–2023Shining ValeLaird7 episodes
2022The ResortTed2 episodes
2022The Rookie: FedsRossEpisode: "Face Off"
2022OddballsPrincipal LoudspeakerVoice, episode: "Breaking and Entering"[11]
2023The Legend of Vox MachinaWaylon AmareddaVoice, episode: "The Trials of Vasselheim"[11]
2023History of the World, Part IIPublisherEpisode: "I"
2023The MandalorianNevarro Copper DroidVoice, 3 episodes[11]
2023FrasierDev Sharma2 episodes
2023That Girl Lay LayMr. KimesEpisode: "How Zelda Got Her Groove Back Back"
2023–2024PupstructionRusty WhiskersVoice, recurring role[11]
2024The ConnersTrivia Game HostEpisode: "When Sisters Collide and The Return of the Grifters"
2024ArielRaviVoice, recurring role[11]

References

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  1. ^Dutt, Ela (May 18, 2021)."Parvesh Cheena on changing Hollywood culture, reclaiming Indian-American identity - News India Times". RetrievedJuly 5, 2025.
  2. ^Cheena, Parvesh [@Parvesh] (October 25, 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 fromthe original on March 15, 2017. RetrievedAugust 8, 2023 – viaTwitter.
  3. ^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. RetrievedAugust 8, 2023.
  4. ^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. RetrievedAugust 8, 2023.
  5. ^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. RetrievedAugust 8, 2023.
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  7. ^Cheena, Parvesh (October 4, 2010)."Interview: Parvesh Cheena is "Outsourced" and Out".AfterElton (Interview). Interviewed by Michael Jensen.LogoTV. Archived fromthe original on February 11, 2011. RetrievedAugust 8, 2023.
  8. ^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. RetrievedSeptember 10, 2021.
  9. ^@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 – viaTwitter.
  10. ^"Outsourced: Gupta played by Parvesh Cheena".NBC Universal. Archived fromthe original on October 29, 2010. RetrievedOctober 15, 2010.
  11. ^abcdefghijk"Parvesh Cheena (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  12. ^Milligan, Mercedes (June 14, 2021)."Annecy: Netflix Kids & Family Animation UnbridlesCentaurworld Trailer; New Images forKarma's World,Back to the Outback &Vivo".Animation Magazine. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024.

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