Aziz Ismail Ansari is an American actor, filmmaker and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series Master of None (2015–2021) for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an Asian American actor for acting on television.
Ansari at the 2012 Time 100 gala
From left to right, Human Giant's Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Jason Woliner, and Paul Scheer in May 2007
Aziz Ansari at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon 2012
Aziz Ansari at the 2012 Great GoogaMooga Festival in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Thomas Montgomery "Tom" Haverford is a fictional character on the NBC series Parks and Recreation. He is a sarcastic, underachieving government official for the city of Pawnee who—in his own mind—is revered for his high levels of confidence and unmatched entrepreneurial skills.
Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford