Iqbal Theba
Biography
Iqbal Theba is a Pakistani-American actor who was born in Karachi and attended the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a civil engineering degree before spending three years at the university's drama school. An early role in the NBC pilot Death and Taxes led to recurring work on The George Carlin Show, and he later had brief recurring parts on Married... with Children and ER plus a recurring role on Family Matters. His longest running television part was Principal Figgins on the Fox series Glee, which he played over six seasons and 58 episodes. On Community he appeared as Gobi Nadir, and in 2012 he guest starred on NCIS. He also voiced Slav in Voltron: Legendary Defender and played General Umair Zaman on The Brink. Among his film appearances is Green Book (2018).
62years old
Turns 63 on December 20in 39 days
- Born Karachi
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 30 years1996 to 2026
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Big break
Iqbal Theba's early career break came with a part on the NBC pilot Death and Taxes. The pilot never became a series, but it brought him a recurring role on The George Carlin Show.
Early training
Iqbal Theba studied civil engineering at the University of Oklahoma and earned a B.S. before attending the university's drama school, where he studied acting for three years.
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Gabriele MuccinoDirector, 1 film, 2012
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Will SlocombeDirector, 1 film, 2015
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