PERSON: Aasif Mandvi

Correspondent, Actor

Aasif Mandvi began performing at the age of seven as a pixie in a school play wearing tights and a bonnet. He knew from that moment on that discreet but comfortable leggings coupled with a desperate need for attention was the secret of success. Unaware of this at the time, but this type of beginning was perfect for a job as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," where the official uniform ironically happens to be "tights and a bonnet" ( worn discreetly under one's suit, of course).

Aasif made his first appearance as contributor on August 9, 2006. He is the recipient of the OBIE award for his critically-acclaimed one-man show "Sakina's Restaurant." Other New York stage credits include the 2002 Broadway revival of "OKLAHOMA!," "Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom," "Homebody/Kabul," "Suburbia," "Trudy Blue," and "Speak Truth to Power." Film and television credits include; "The Proposal," "Ghost Town," "Music and Lyrics," "Spider-Man 2," "The Siege," "Analyze This," "The Mystic Masseur," "ABCD," "American Chai," "Sex and the City," "Sleeper Cell," "The Sopranos," "Jericho," "Oz," "CSI," "Law and Order," and "E.R."

Aasif's feature film credits include "Today's Special," which he co-wrote with Jonathan Bines, "The Last Airbender" (2010), "The Dictator" (2012) and "The Internship" (2013). Aasif's journalistic integrity has never been questioned, and for that he is eternally grateful.

-- thedailyshow.com