Manu Narayan
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Occupation(s) | Actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, composer, saxophonist |
Years active | 1999–present |
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.[1]
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
Early life
Narayan was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He is an accomplished classical saxophonist in the western and
Career
Actor
On stage, Narayan made his
Narayan appeared as Richard Roma in La Jolla Playhouse's critically acclaimed revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, receiving critical praise for his performance as well as a nomination for a 2012 San Diego Critics Circle Craig Noel Award.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Narayan starred as the romantic lead in Sudhish Kamath's
Musician
In 2003, Narayan was invited to sing at a small state dinner for the first official visit of President
As a recording artist, Narayan has collaborated on and recorded original and cover tracks for feature film soundtracks including The Love Guru, A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, Good Night Good Morning and Walkaway. He co-wrote and recorded the single Help Me to Find for the film Hiding Divya starring Madhur Jaffrey. Narayan has collaborated with Grammy winner Frank London numerous times around the world, most recently recording and performing for his Soundbrush Records' klezmer concept album, A Night in the Old Marketplace. As the lead vocalist, Narayan performed the concert version of the album throughout Europe and North America. He is currently working on a new klezmer/Desi collaboration called SHARABI with London and master percussionist Deep Singh, whom he performed with in Bombay Dreams. SHARABI performed at the 2014 Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków, Poland[17]
Narayan is also lead singer of the band D A R U N A M with Radovan Jovicevic, founding member of Yugoslavia's Grupa Zana. The band brings together the melodies and rhythms from three countries: America, India and Serbia. He recorded with D A R U N A M bandmate Radovan Jovicevic the single Have Me for the 2007 film And Then Came Love starring
Filmography
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2001) (TV series) – Henry
- The Sopranos (2004) (TV series) – Sukhjit Khan
- Quarter Life Crisis (2006) – Jonathan
- Hiding Divya (2006) – Irfana Auntie's son
- Two Men in Shoulder Stand (2006) (short)
- M.O.N.Y. (2007) (TV Movie) – Sunil Ramesh
- Lipstick Jungle (TV series) – Development Person #2
- Mayor of N.Y. (Pilot Episode)
- The Love Guru (2008) – Rajneesh
- Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns (2008) (TV series) – Hans / Yagdesh
- Radha (2008) (short) – Brother
- The Order (2009)
- Three (2009) – Brother
- Clap Clap (2009) (short) – Jay
- Nurse Jackie (2010) (TV series) – Paramedic
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) – Quant Analyst
- The Last Airbender (2010) – Fire Nation Head Prison Guard
- Rubicon (2010) (TV series) – Bob Standard
- Good Night Good Morning (2010) (PVR Cinemas) – Turya / songwriter / soundtrack artist
- Walkaway (2010) (Reliance pictures / Big Cinemas) – Darius / songwriter / soundtrack artist
- A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011) – Ravi / Tony Gupta
- Unforgettable (2011) (TV series) – Sami
- The Protector (2011 Pilot) (TV series)
- Deception (2012) (TV series) – Plastic Surgeon
- The Following (2013) (TV series) – FBI Analyst Reece
- 99 Homes (2013) – Khanna
- Grey's Anatomy (2014) (TV series) – Eric Choudry
- The Assistant (2019) – Amir (voice)
- The Blacklist (2019) (TV Series) – Arjun
- Bull (2019) (TV Series) – George
- Emergence (2020) (TV Series) – Justin
- Prodigal Son (2021) (TV Series) – Dr. Fred Chabra
- And Just Like That... (2021) (TV Series) – Dr. Vikash Patel
- Anything's Possible (2022) – Sasan
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023) (TV Series) – Singer (voice)
Stage
- Fame by DeSilva, Margoshes, Fernandez (1992) - Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Mame by Jerry Herman (1993) Theater of the Stars, Atlanta, Georgia
- Stephen Schwartz (1994) The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri
- Miss Saigon, the Second National Tour by Schoenberg and Boubil (1995-1999) - Miss Saigon Tour, North America
- Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare (1999) - Shakespeare and Company, Lenox, Massachusetts
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (2001) - Shakespeare and Company, Lenox, Massachusetts
- Largo by David Henry Hwang (2001) - Powerhouse-New York Stage and Film, Poughkeepsie, New York
- The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare (2002) - Missouri Repertory Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
- Indian Ink by Tom Stoppard (East Coast premiere - 2002) - The Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Fucking A by Suzan-Lori Parks (World premiere - 2003) - The Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York City, New York
- Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman (2003) - The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
- A.R. Rahman(Original Broadway cast - 2004) - Drama League nomination, New York City, New York
- The People Next Door by Henry Adam (American premiere - 2006) - Yale Repertory Theater, New Haven, Connecticut
- SIDD: the musical by Andrew Frank (World premiere - 2006) - New World Stages, New York City, New York
- subUrbia by Eric Bogosian (Revival - 2006) - Second Stage Theater, New York City, New York
- The Boys from Syracuse by George Abbott, Lorenz Hart, and Richard Rodgers (Revival - 2006) - CenterStage, Baltimore, Maryland
- Falsettoland with a book by James Lapine, music and lyrics by William Finn (Revival - 2007) - NAATCO, New York City, New York
- Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (Revival - 2007) - The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri
- Cyrano by Rostand (2009) - CenterStage, Baltimore, Maryland
- The Kennedy Center, Washington DC
- Yeast Nation by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis (NYC Premiere - 2011) - New York International Fringe Festival, New York City, New York
- The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (2011) - CenterStage, Baltimore, Maryland
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical) by Galt MacDermot and John Guare (2012) - Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington D.C.
- Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet (Revival - 2012) - La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California
- Gettin' the Band Back Together with a book by Ken Davenport and The Grundelshotz, with additional material by Sarah Saltzberg, and music and lyrics by Mark Allen (2013) - George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Thumbprint - a Chamber Opera with a book by Susan Yankowitz, music by Kamala Shankaram (2014) - Prototype Festival, New York City, New York
- My Fair Lady (Broadway revival - 2018) - Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York City, New York
- Gettin' the Band Back Together (Original Broadway cast - 2018) - Belasco Theatre, New York City, New York
- Merrily We Roll Along (Off-Broadway revival - 2019) - Roundabout Theater Company, New York City, New York
- The Who's Tommy (2019) - The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
- Bliss (2020) - 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, Washington
- Company (Broadway revival - 2021) - Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, New York City, New York
References
- ^ "Manu Narayan, Bajaj among Carnegie Mellon University trustees". The Economic Times. July 20, 2013.
- ^ "'Bombay Dreams' brightens Broadway". UPI Perspectives. May 2004.
- ^ Wong, Wayman (1 May 2004). "THE LEADING MEN: Bolly High". Playbill.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Jaymie (1 May 2008). "Manu Narayan stars in The Love Guru with Mike Myers". AsianceMagazine.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Theater, Lincoln Center. "Manu Narayan On His Zoltan Exit". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ Rajan, Sujeet. "Manu Narayan – interview with star of Broadway musical Getting' the Band Back Together | News India Times". Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ Evans, Greg (2021-09-14). "Broadway's 'Company' Completes Casting With Manu Narayan". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ McNulty, Charles (September 27, 2012). "'Glengarry Glen Ross' crackles with energy". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Kragen, Pam (September 23, 2012). "'Playhouse's 'Glengarry' is sharp, bitingly funny". North County Times.
- ^ Herman, Ken (October 4, 2012). "This Glengarry Glen Ross a Soft Sell". SanDiegostory.com.
- ^ Lowerison, Jean (September 27, 2012). "Theater Review: 'Glengarry Glen Ross'". SDGLN.com.
- ^ Ordon, Jessica (September 26, 2012). "Mamet's words still ring true with fine cast of 'Glengarry Glen Ross' at the La Jolla Playhouse". La Jolla Light. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ Coddon, David L. (September 26, 2012). "'Glengarry Glen Ross': Dirty deeds and premium leads". San Diego CityBeat. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ They sang for Bush and the Queen!
- ^ Bombay Dreams: A reckoner
- ^ "Cyndi Lauper and Garth Hudson star in 'Largo: A Musical' at Vassar's Powerhouse". Vassar College. 2001. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Adamczak, Bartek (July 3, 2014). "Shabari [sic] / A-WA at Tempel Synagogue (24th Krakow Jewish Culture Festival day 6)". (Free) Jazz Alchemist. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Hurwitt, Robert (February 26, 2008). "Berkeley Rep fills up its next Ground Floor". SFGate.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.