Writer and comedian Aziz Ansari has become the first Indian-American actor to gain a lead comedy acting Emmy nomination for his series Master of None. Ansari also received nominations for writing and directing the series which he co-created with Alang Yang. In the series Ansari plays an actor trying to make it in New York. US born Ansari is from a Tamil Muslim family from Tamil Nadu, India. Master of None was released for streaming on November 6, 2015 on Netflix
