Nadia Dajani

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Biography

Nadia Dajani was born in Los Angeles but grew up in New York's Greenwich Village. She was drawn to the theater at an early age, attending the High School of Music and Art and going on to train in London for a year at the British Theatre Association School. As a founding member of the Malaparte Theatre Company, along with friend 'Ethan Hawke' , Nadia has staged and starred in numerous plays.

  • Primary profession
  • Actress·camera_department
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 26 December 1965
  • Place of birth
  • Los Angeles
  • Knows language
  • English language

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Trivia

Best friends with Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz. They met in their childhood.

Brother-in-law is director Robert-Adrian Pejo.

Sings back-up vocals on two tracks of Jimmy Fallons album The Bathroom Wall.

Is thanked by Peggy Lipton in her book Breathing Out.

An avid baseball fan. Grew up playing Little League with Beastie Boys Adam Horovitz.

Has played in several Celebrity/Legends baseball games for the All Star Game. She was the winning pitcher of record and Rollie Fingers the losing pitcher in the 2002 game.

Was once roommates with actor Chris Parnell during his first years on Saturday Night Live.

Introduced writer Liz Tuccillo to Michael Patrick King who then hired her as a writer on Sex and The City.

Her one-act play, Yarn, won Best of the Fest at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival in 1997.

Went out with Ethan Hawke.

Has a comedy baseball interview show on the web called "Caught Off Base with Nadia".

Appears in the music video of the Beastie Boys "Fight For Your Right to Party".

Married to a New York City firefighter.

Married to a NYC firefighter.

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