Mindy Kaling
You’ve seen her on the hit TV show The Office, and in the popular movies The Five-Year Engagement and No Strings Attached. She’s currently starring in her own TV show “The Mindy Project”; she is a successful actress, blogger, writer, producer, author, and director! So what’s not to love about TV’s new funny girl, Mindy Kaling?
Mindy was born on June 24th, 1979 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her real name is actually Vera Mindy Chokalingam, however Mindy said she was always been called Mindy, according to Guest of a Guest. She also said that she got her name from TV show Mork & Mindy. Mindy claims when she told Robin Williams about how she got her name that he didn’t believe her, according to IMBd.
Mindy went on to attend Dartmouth College. IMBd reports that while there she was a member of The Dog Day Players improve troupe. In addition, Mindy also wrote a comic strip called “Badly Drawn Girl” for her school newspaper.
After college Mindy went on to co-write the satirical play Matt and Ben, an off-Broadway play about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck; Mindy played Ben, according to IMDb. Mindy later started writing for the TV show The Office, when she was only 24 years old. Soon Mindy even had her own character, Kelly Kapoor, a talkative and lively young woman. Mindy was recently in License to Wed, and Wreck-It Ralph. Right now Mindy’s new TV show The Mindy Project has finished up its first season. The Mindy Project is all about a doctor named Mindy, her struggle to find love in New York City and her colorful friends. Mindy writes, acts, and produces The Mindy Project.
Mindy also just wrote a book called Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). Mindy’s book is a look at her life, full of funny stories and her own observations. Guest of a Guest says that her book has sold 150,000 copies since January 3, 2013. In addition to writing a book, Mindy was just named one of Time’s 100 most interesting people of 2013. This is a really big honor!
So why do we love Mindy Kaling?
Mindy’s talented, hard working, and oh so funny! She’s an actress, author, director, writer, and producer. Plus Mindy’s new book and TV show are both hits! Mindy’s already accomplished so much at the age of 33 and she still has lots more to do! You can bet this loveable, hilarious and stunning woman has a lot in store for this world. We can’t wait to see where she’s headed and what she’s going to but her special Mindy mark on next!
Sources:
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1411676/bio
Star Pulse: http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Kaling,_Mindy/
TV Guide: http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mindy-kaling/259221
NBC: http://www.nbc.com/the-office/bios/mindy_kaling.shtm
Guest of a Guest: http://guestofaguest.com/daily-style-phile/daily-style-phile-everyone-wants-to-hang-out-with-mindy-kaling&slide=3