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Gurpreet Singh Waraich 19 July 1971 Khokhar Fojian, Gurdaspur, Panjab |
Alma mater | Guru Nanak Dev University |
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Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Spouse(s) | Kuljeet Kaur |
Children | Ramneek Ghuggi Sukhan Ghuggi |
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Comedy career | |
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Gurpreet Singh Waraich (born 19 July 1971), commonly known as Gurpreet Ghuggi is an Indian actor, comedian and politician. He is currently the Aam Aadmi Party state convenor for Punjab.
Ghuggi started his career as a Punjabi-language actor in Jalandhar Doordarshan television films. He appeared in a lead role in a TV soap opera Parchhaven but received much attention only after participating in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge reality show on STAR One TV. He later appeared in Hans Baliye on Star One TV with his wife, Kuljeet Kaur, and won the contest. He has acted as a comedian in Bollywood movies and Punjabi movies. He has also appeared in the live shows such as Shounki Mela 2003 (along with Kamal Heer, Manmohan Waris and Sangtar), Vaisakhi Mela 2009 (along with Jazzy B and Sukhshinder Shinda) and Vaisakhi Mela 2010 (along with Nachatter Gill, Master Saleem and others).
Ghuggi is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. Currently, he resides in Jalandhar, Punjab.