Gopal Datt Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family Biography

Bio
Real Name	Gopal Datt
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Not Known
Age (as in 2017)	Not Known
Birth Place	Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
School	A school in Nainital (name not known)
College	National School of Drama (NSD)
Educational Qualification(s)	B.Sc. with Chemistry A Course in Acting from NSD
Debut (as an actor)	Film: Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001) TV: The Week That Wasn't
Family	Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling, Watching Films
Favourite Things
Favourite Subject	Chemistry
Favourite TV Show	The Week That Wasn't
Favourite Theatre Director	B. V. Karanth
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Not Known
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Not Known
Children	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gopal Datt

• Datt was bitten by the acting bug when he was in 11th grade.

• Gopal decided to pursue science on the advice of his father.

• Gopal Datt started as a theatre artist in 1989 until he got to work on his debut film.

• Gopal did his first theatre play in 1993.

• Gopal joined theatre because he loved travelling and he used to think that by joining theatre, he would get to travel to different places.

• Gopal likes to smoke and consume alcoholic beverages.

• Gopal shifted to Mumbai after he finished his acting course.

• Gopal considers Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri as his inspiration for theatre.

• Gopal got the chance to act in films by Satish Kaushik.

• After leaving the National School Of Drama, Gopal worked on his first film Kali Salwar, released in 2002.

• As he knew that jobs in films wouldn’t be easy, Gopal decided to take any and every creative job he crossed paths with.

• Gopal is a foodie and loves to eat street food.

• When he came down to Mumbai, along with acting, he took up voice-overs in advertisements. He was also writing lyrics and jingles and was attached to several theatre groups.

• Gopal does very good mimicry and loves to mimic Naseeruddin Shah’s character.

• He got his first creative satisfaction with the news satire show- The Week That Wasn’t, along with Cyrus Broacha.

• Datt has acted in films like- Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai (2001), Tere Naam (2003), Filmistaan (2014) etc.
  

  Gopal Datt in Tere Naam

• In 2015, with the arrival of new-age media like- TVF (The Viral Fever) and AIB (All India Bakchod), Datt became a recognisable face in the households.

• Gopal is an avid reader and loves to read Zen Stories.

• Gopal played the character of T.P. Mishra in the TV show The Office (2019), a remake of the original BBC series.

• Gopal worked in the web series Farzi Mushaira (2022) along with other artists such as Zakir Khan and Nishantt Tanwar.

• In 2024, Gopal will be part of the upcoming TV show Aapka Apna Zakir, which will be hosted by the comedian Zakir Khan.

• Here’s an interesting video about Gopal Datt’s biography: