Jay Chandrasekhar
| Jay Chandrasekhar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jayanth Jambulingam Chandrasekhar April 9, 1968 Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Colgate University |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer, director |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for |
Super Troopers The Dukes of Hazzard |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Clarke (m. 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Sendhil Ramamurthy (cousin) |
| Website | jay-chandrasekhar |
Jayanth Jambulingam "Jay" Chandrasekhar (born April 9, 1968) is an American film and television actor, comedian, writer, and director best known for his work with the sketch comedy group Broken Lizard and for directing and starring in the Broken Lizard films Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest. He has also had several successes in directing feature films and television shows–notably Arrested Development–apart from the Broken Lizard troupe.
Chandrasekhar was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, the son of physician father, Arcot Jamulingam "AJ" Chandrasekhar, and physician mother, Hema Chandrasekhar, who are both of Indian Tamil origin and are originally from Chennai. The hospital where he was born, old Cook County Hospital, was where his parents worked. Chandrasekhar has an older sister as well as a younger sister named Sandy Chandrasekhar, who is a lawyer.
Chandrasekhar lived in Oak Park, Illinois until his family moved to Hinsdale. He graduated from the boarding school high school Lake Forest Academy. He graduated from Colgate University with a major in European history and a minor in philosophy. During college he spent a semester at Chicago's Loyola University.
Chandrasekhar formed the troupe Broken Lizard with other former members of the comedy troupe, Charred Goosebeak, and Beta Theta Pi, people he met during college at Colgate University. Chandrasekhar said he found his path to comedy after acting in high school and college. He did some open mic standup comedy work in Chicago and founded a sketch group called "Charred Goose Beak" at college. After moving to New York, the group was renamed Broken Lizard.
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