Vir Das Height, Age, Family, Wiki & More

Bio

Full Name

Vir Saran Das

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Profession(s)

- Standup Comedian, YouTuber, Actor, Musician, Producer, Entrepreneur

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 8

Eye Colour

Black

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Debut

TV Film (American):

- The Curse of King Tuts Tomb (2006) as Jabari

Film (Bollywood):

- Namastey London (2007) as Prospective Groom No. 2 (A crazy obsessed statistician living in Hyderabad)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Birthplace

Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India

Zodiac Sign

Gemini

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Schools

- The Lawrence School, Sanawar (near Shimla)

- Delhi Public School, New Delhi

College(s)

- Sri Venkateswara College, New Dehli

- Stanislavsky School at Harvard University, US

- Knox College, Illinois

Educational Qualification

- A course in acting at the Stanislavsky School at Harvard University

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Religion

Hinduism

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Food Habit

Non-Vegetarian

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Relationships

Marriage Date

Wednesday, 15 Oct 2014

Marital Status

Married

Affair(s)

- Shivani Mathur

Note:

- In an interview, Vir Das confessed that he had dated thirteen women before he made acquaintance of Shivani Mathur.

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Family

Spouse(s)

- Shivani Mathur

Parents

Father

- - Ranu Das (worked in a food processing company in Lagos, Nigeria)

Mother

- - Madhur Das (worked at U. N. Environment India)

Siblings

Sister

- - Trisha Das (National Film Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker and Author)

Favourites

Actor(s)

Kunaal Roy Kapoor,

Restaurant(s)

Curry Leaf in San Francisco

Destination

Bali

Personal Details

Bio

Full Name: Vir Saran Das
Profession(s): Standup Comedian, YouTuber, Actor, Musician, Producer, Entrepreneur

Physical Stats

Height (approx.): in feet inches- 5 8
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black

Career

Debut: The Curse of King Tuts Tomb (2006) as Jabari, Namastey London (2007) as Prospective Groom No. 2 (A crazy obsessed statistician living in Hyderabad)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth: 31 May 1979 (Thursday)
Birthplace: Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Schools: The Lawrence School, Sanawar (near Shimla), Delhi Public School, New Delhi
College(s): Sri Venkateswara College, New Dehli, Stanislavsky School at Harvard University, US, Knox College, Illinois
Educational Qualification: A course in acting at the Stanislavsky School at Harvard University
Religion: Hinduism
Food Habit: Non-Vegetarian
Lesser Known Facts: Vir Das is an Indian comedian, actor, YouTuber, musician, producer, and entrepreneur. After establishing a career in standup comedy, Das moved to Bollywood starring in the films Delhi Belly (2011) and Go Goa Gone (2013). He is also known for playing the role of FBI agent Jai Datta in the American television series Whiskey Cavalier (2019)., In Dehradun, his father, Ranu, managed a poultry farm, meanwhile, his mother, Madhur, worked as a teacher., Thereafter, his father found a job in a food processing company in Lagos, Nigeria, and they relocated there when Das was one-year-old. In Lagos, his mother pursued a course in mass communication., As the schools in Nigeria werent adequate, his parents sent him to India at the age of nine to study. In India, Das grew up studying in several boarding schools. At school, his active participation in debates, drama, and athletics led to his poor grades in academics. He was a rebellious child during his school days. In an interview, while talking about his school days, he said,, He grew up juggling his time between India, where he pursued his formal education, and Nigeria, where his parents lived in a well-guarded compound consisting of seven houses belonging to Indian expatriates. The disturbed law and order situation in Africa forced Das and other Indian kids to stay indoors in a safe environment. In an interview, Das recalled his memories of Nigeria and said,, After witnessing the degeneration of Africa in aspects of politics and finance, Das parents moved back to India when he was sixteen. While talking about his parents decision to return to India, in an interview, he said,, In India, his mother started her career as a filmmaker, along with her daughter, Trisha, who worked as a director on their documentary film projects. In 2005, the mother-daughter duo became a recipient of the National Film Award in three categories for their documentary film Fiddlers on the Thatch (2002), featuring children studying at the Gandhi Ashram School in Kalimpong., After her marriage, Trisha moved to Singapore, and Madhur secured a job in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as a director. Following her job at WWF, Madhur became a TV newsreader. Later, Madhur started working as a Senior Consultant for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)., Four years older than Vir Das, Trisha is the writer and director of over 40 films with her work screened at various recognised platforms including the Discovery Channel, Star Network, Doordarshan channel, and several international film festivals., Watching American collegiate films like Dead Man On Campus (1998) and National Lampoons Van Wilder (2002) during his college days intrigued him to pursue his further studies in the US. Hence, halfway through his college in Delhi, Vir decided to go abroad to study., After securing a scholarship, he headed for Knox University in Illinois, US, in 1999. Back then, the universitys fee was $26,000 out of which $20,000 was sponsored through scholarships and the rest by his father who made Das opt for a double major, a condition to sponsor his studies., In a Facebook post, he revealed that he started playing the guitar in the first year of his college. He also revealed that sometimes he even made money by playing the guitar on the streets. The caption to a picture on his Facebook account read,, The tough acting programme and poor grades exhausted him by the fourth year of his acting course. His desire to pursue a career in a field that is organic and free-flowing, unlike theatre, developed his interest in standup comedy. The sparks of his interest were brewed by the works of American stand-up comedian Bill Cosby, Das inspiration., He wrote a 60-minute show called Brown men cant hump for his thesis at Knox, which offended the acting and the drama faculty at his college., After completing his graduation in 2002, he joined a bank in Chicago. Soon, he grew weary of the finance job and dropped it to pursue theatre., While trying his hand at acting and stand-up comedy, he complemented his income by pursuing various odd jobs like a security guard, building painter, dishwasher, and banquet bartender in Chicago. In an interview, he recalled his struggling days at open mics and said,, Soon after, Vir Das became a corporate comedian and started earning a decent income., In 2007, he quit his job to become a full-time comedian. One of his earliest sets was Walking on Broken Das., He once worked as a junior artiste in a film starringRishi Kapoor, his first acting stint in Bollywood., The witty comedian compiled a DVD of his standups, titled it Viagra, and distributed six copies to different video libraries, to get some exposure. Fortunately, two of his DVDs landed up at the desks of the Indian filmmaker Aditya Chopra and Aamir Khan Productions via two assistant directors who had rented them from a video library. Thereafter, he was cast in the films Badmaash Company (2010) and Delhi Belly (2011) kickstarting his career in Bollywood., In the British-Indian comedy series Mumbai Calling, Das played the recurring role of a call centre operator in 2008. The series first aired on ITV, a British free-to-air television network. Later, it aired on ABC TV, an Australian national public television network., In the 2010 Indian crime comedy film Badmaash Company, he played the role of Chandu, one of the three young boys, who, after graduation, go on a trip to Bangkok in Thailand. In Bangkok, they meet a girl named Bulbul with whom they establish a business together., In 2011, he came into the spotlight after playing the role of Arup (a cartoonist) in the Indian action comedy film Delhi Belly. The film centres around three roommates, Tashi, Nitin, and Arup, who unknowingly become the target of a ruthless gangster when they misplace his expensive diamonds., In the 2013 Indian zombie apocalypse action comedy film Go Goa Gone, he played the role of Luv. Despite the films failure at Box Office, Das earned immense appreciation for his role as Luv. The film centres around three friends, who, after attending a rave party on a secluded island in Goa, find themselves stranded on the island infested with Zombies., He starred in the 2014 Indian romantic comedy film Shaadi Ke Side Effects as Manav, a drug addict bachelor living a carefree life., Vir Das was featured in the 2014 issue of Knox Magazine under the article 18 under 37, highlighting 18 young alumni of the university who had prospered in their respective careers., Apart from standup comedy and acting, he is also a member of the band Alien Chutney. Formed around 2011-2012, the comedy-rock band produces offbeat songs about unconventional topics like the difference between Delhi and Bombay girls, tributes to Himesh, Parsi love songs, and the key to good love with your vegetable grocer. Along with other band members Sidd Coutto, Johan Pais, Kaizad Gherda, and Apurv Isaac, Das has performed shows at several venues like Blue Frog in Mumbai, Lodhi Gardens in Delhi, and India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The band also performed in Star Worlds New Year Special RIPping the Decade with Vir Das., In 2015, Alien Chutneys first album, comprising of 13 tracks, titled Bom in Live Bay was released., He played the lead role, Devender Singh, in the 2016 Indian historical action drama film 31st October. Set in 1984, the film chronicles the struggles of Devender Singh, a Sardar, trying to protect his family during the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi., His stand-up specials featured on Netflix includes Abroad Understanding (2017), Losing It (2018), For India (2020), and Vir Das: Outside In (2020)., He gained popularity for playing the role of an FBI agent named Jai Datta in Whiskey Cavalier (2019), an American action comedy-drama television series broadcast by ABC., In the same year, he featured in Jestination Unknown, an Amazon Prime Videos comedy travel show. In the show, Das, along with his friends, fellow stand-up comedians, and celebrities, travelled throughout India exploring the humour of Indians., He played the titular role in the 2020 Indian dark comedy streaming TV series Hasmukh. Distributed by Netflix, written and produced by Vir Das, the show showcased the story of a small-town comedian-cum-serial killer., In 2020, he appeared in the American sitcom Fresh Off the Boat in the episode titled The Magic Motor Inn. In the episode, Das played the role of DC, an Indian immigrant, and shared the screen with Preity Zinta. Vir and Preity played the role of parents of a girl named Simryn, a schoolmate of the protagonist Eddie Huang., He is the founder and owner of the production company Weirdass Comedy, which deals in comedy content creation for TV and digital platforms., Vir Das is also the curator and producer of one of Indias largest comedy festivals The Weirdass Pajama Festival., He is an avid dog lover and posts various pictures with his pet bulldog named Doctor Watson., He earned the nomination for the International Emmy Awards (2021) for his outstanding achievement in the category of comedy for his Netflix special For India (2020)., In recognition of his accomplishments in the field of performing arts, an honorary doctorate was bestowed upon him in 2018 at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where Vir Das completed his graduation. Furthermore, Das was also requested to address the Knox College graduating class of 2018. Previously, the commencement speech had been delivered by various renowned personalities like former US president Barack Obama, American actress Eva Longoria, US Senator Richard Durbin, and American comedian Stephen Colbert.

Relationships

Marriage Date: 15 October 2014
Marital Status: Married
Affair(s): Shivani Mathur, In an interview, Vir Das confessed that he had dated thirteen women before he made acquaintance of Shivani Mathur.

Family

Spouse(s): Shivani Mathur
Parents: - Ranu Das (worked in a food processing company in Lagos, Nigeria), - Madhur Das (worked at U. N. Environment India)
Siblings: - Trisha Das (National Film Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker and Author)

Favourites

Actor(s): Kunaal Roy Kapoor,
Restaurant(s): Curry Leaf in San Francisco
Destination: Bali

Updated: Saturday,Sep 26, 2026 07:54 AM GMT+05:30

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