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Born:
- Birthday: 1985-04-21
- Born Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nazeem Hussain
Nazeem Hussain is a celebrated Australian comedian, television and radio personality, writer, and actor, born and raised in Melbourne to parents of Sri Lankan descent. He first came to prominence as a stand-up comic, winning the Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2008 and later being twice nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer. Before becoming a full-time comedian, he worked as a tax consultant at PwC. Hussain is widely known as the creator and star of two television sketch comedy shows: the critically acclaimed, boundary-pushing Legally Brown (SBS, 2013-2014) and Orange Is the New Brown (Channel 7, 2018). His stand-up work has reached a global audience, including his Netflix special Nazeem Hussain: Public Frenemy (2019) and his YouTube special Hussain in the Membrane (2022). He has toured extensively in Australia and internationally, performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and London's Soho Theatre, and even opened for comedian Dave Chappelle in New York City. Other notable credits include being an official correspondent for both seasons of the Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World, starring in the cult-hit show Salam Café, and reaching the Grand Finale of the Australian reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! in 2017. He is also the author of the children's book series Hy-larious Hyena, with his work often blending sharp wit and cultural insight to invite audiences to see the world in a new way.
