Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
University
University of California, Santa Cruz
Educational Qualifications
Graduation
Debut
Film: 3 Idiots (2009) TV: Arrested Development (2005)
Family
Father- Not Known Mother- Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion
Hinduism
Hobbies
Not Known
Controversies
N/A
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor
Not Known
Favourite Actress
Not Known
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status
Married
Affairs/Girlfriends
Minal Patel
Wife/Spouse
Minal Patel
Marriage Date
August 22, 2009
Children
Son- 1 (Born June 2015) Daughter- N/A
Some Lesser Known Facts About Omi Vaidya
Does Omi Vaidya smoke: Not Known
Does Omi Vaidya drink alcohol: Not Known
Omi was born and raised in California, but he used to visit India every year.
Vaidya was just 6 when he started acting for some English plays in the US and in Marathi Mandal nataks (shows).
After graduating from college, he started working with an agent and got some roles in TV commercials.
The casting director of Arrested Development, an American TV series,in which Omi played a small role, asked him to audition for the role of Sadiq for The Office. He was featured in two of its episodes namely; E-mail Surveillance and Fun Run.
In 2006, Vaidya was then featured in a Punjabi song Kurti which was sung by Bohemia.
He earned popularity in India through his supporting role in 3 Idiots, his Bollywood debut filmwhere he played the character of Chatur Ramalingam (“Silencer”), for which, he was kept secret and was not allowed to appear in any interview before the movie was released in 2009. He is best remembered for his character.
He has since then been featured in several Bollywood films like Players, Desi Boyz,Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji. However, he feels like he is not getting a real, a good character to showcase his abilities.
As of January 2017, he has directed 2 and edited 5 Hollywood films.