Maniesh Paul
Biography
Maniesh Paul (born 3 August 1981) is an Indian actor, TV host, anchor, model, and singer. Starting his career as an RJ and VJ, he moved to acting before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting.
Paul started his career in Delhi, as a host, compering cultural events in schools and colleges. Later he shifted to Mumbai where his first break was hosting Sunday Tango on Star Plus in 2002. He also remained a VJ with Zee Music, and a radio jockey with Radio City's morning drive time show Kasakai Mumbai.
Though he had appeared in cameo roles such as in the Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif-starrer Tees Maar Khan (2010), Paul made his debut in the lead role of the computer geek Mickey in Mickey Virus (2013) which received a lot of appreciation.
2011 Paul won the Best Anchor award for Zee TV's Dance India Dance Li'l Masters.
Paul has also hosted Science of Stupid on National Geographic. Over the years, Paul has hosted numerous award shows. In 2018, he hosted Sony TV's Indian Idol 10. Next, he hosted Star Plus's Nach Baliye 9. He is currently hosting the Discovery Plus show History Hunter.
