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| − | '''Shaun Majumder''' (born on [[January 29]], [[1972]] in [[Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador|Burlington]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[comedian]] and [[actor]]. His mother is a white Newfoundlander, his father is [[India]]n. |
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| − | He started his entertainment career as an announcer for the [[YTV (Canadian television)|YTV]] game show ''CLIPS'', and soon was hosting the network's popular morning kids show on called ''Brain Wash'', where he was known simply as Ed. He eventually joined ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' in [[2003]], and also hosted 15 episodes of the ''[[Just For Laughs]]'' specials on television and participated in the Comedy festivals in [[Montreal]]. He was also a star of ''[[Cedric the Entertainer Presents]]'', aired in the [[United States]] on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network, and appeared in an NFB documentary on aspring Canadian comics, ''The Next Big Thing''. [http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=51153&v=h&lg=en&exp=${the}%20AND%20${next}%20AND%20${big}%20AND%20${thing}] |
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| − | Majumder has also starred in the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] comedy [[Television pilot|pilots]] ''[[Hatching, Matching and Dispatching]]'' and ''[[Plain Brown Rapper]]'', as well as playing Kumar's brother in the [[2004]] comedy ''[[Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle]]''. |
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| − | [[Image:TV_22_minutes_oilers.jpg|thumb|right|330px|Raj Binder at the [[Heritage Classic]] outdoor ice-hockey game taking a group photo]] |
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| − | Majumder often plays an [[alter ego]] called Raj Binder. Binder is an [[India]]n reporter with an [[Accent (linguistics)|accent]], who profusely [[sweating|sweats]]. He started as part of a feature for ''Just For Laughs'' called "Backstage With Binder" where he interviews the comedians after their performance, and has continued on into ''22 Minutes''. |
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| − | Majumder caused some minor controversy when "Raj" posed in the MegaStars group picture during the Heritage Classic [[NHL]] outdoor ice-hockey game. This was seen as offensive because the photo was meant to be a memorable picture used to celebrate a historic occasion, the first outdoor hockey game in the history of the NHL. Many people believed{{citation needed}} that the character ruined the photo just for the sake of a TV show. |
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== Selected filmography == |
== Selected filmography == |
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| Birthdate: | 1 January 1972 |
| Birthplace: | Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Role: | Hasan Numair |
Selected filmography
Television Appearances
Trivia
External links
http://imdb.com/name/nm0538308/