Parvesh Cheena stars in NBC’s new comedy series Outsourced as Gupta, a socially awkward call center employee at Mid America Novelties, whom everyone tries to avoid because of his never-ending conversations.

A Second City Los Angeles Conservatory and IO/West graduate, Cheena currently performs long-form improvisation with the Harold mainstage team, Fairfax Prep, at IO/West. He is also a part of a three-man improv group named STU; the South Asian team Browntown; and the musical improv troupe All-Skate. He is continuing classes at Steppenwolf Classes West with renowned viewpoints teacher Alexandra Billings, and at the Uprights Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.

Cheena grew up in Naperville, Illinois, and studied musical theatre at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

See other interviews with the Outsourced cast including Anisha Nagarajan, Rebecca Hazlewood, and Sacha Dhawan.

Parvesh Cheena talks Gupta on Outsourced

More about Parvesh Cheena

Parvesh Cheena is no stranger to TV or movies. Cheena has recurred on “Help Me Help You,” “‘Til Death,” and “Brothers and Sisters.” Other guest starring roles include “ER,” “The West Wing,” “The O.C.,” “The Suite Life with Zack and Cody,” “Crossing Jordan,” “My Name is Earl,” and most recently, “Sons of Tucson.” He has also shot over 20 episodes for the American version of the multinational hit “Camera Café,” with Movido.TV, headed by MAD-TV producer David Salzman. His film debut was in “Barbershop” as Samir, and he reprised his role in the sequel “Barbershop 2: Back in Business.” Cheena appeared in “Because I Said So,” opposite Diane Keaton, and had guest-starring roles in the short films “The Big Empty” with Selma Blair, and “Fly Like Mercury,” directed by Harry Lennix and produced by David Schwimmer. Other film credits include the upcoming “House Broken” with Danny DeVito, “The Other End of the Line,” “Krews,” and “The Ode.” Currently, his film “Karma Calling” is making the festival rounds in San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles. Cheena has appeared in more than 20 national commercials, including ad campaigns for Bud Light, Emerald Nuts, Armstrong Flooring, Cadillac, Sears, AT&T, PetSmart, and T-Mobile as a member of the “Poser Mobile Posse,” and Skittles with an opera-singing bunny rabbit. He also had cameos in Liam Sullivan’s KELLY music videos of Txt Message Brkup, Let Me Borrow That Top, and No Booty Calls.