Jayanth Jambulingam Chandrasekhar (born April 9, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is an actor, comedian, writer, and film director with the comedy team Broken Lizard. He is best known for directing the film version of The Dukes of Hazzard, as well as the cult hits Super Troopers and Club Dread. He also starred as the cab driver in the "Terror Taxi" skit from Jackass: Number Two. April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works. Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Broken Lizard members in Beerfest (clockwise from lower left: Chandrasekhar, Heffernan, Soter, Lemme, and Stolhanske) Broken Lizard is a comedy group best known for its films Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest. ... The Dukes of Hazzard is a film based on the American television series, The Dukes of Hazzard. ... Super Troopers, (also known as Broken Lizards Super Troopers) is a 2002 comedy film written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group (Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske). ... DVD case cover for Club Dread Club Dread is a 2004 comedy/horror film written by the comedy group Broken Lizard, who also created Super Troopers. ...

He attended high school at Lake Forest Academy. He graduated from Colgate University, where he was a part of the comedy troupe Charred Goosebeak and a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Lake Forest Academy is a private boarding and day school for grades 9 through 12 located on the North Shore in Lake Forest, Illinois. ... Colgate in fall. ... Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ) is a college social fraternity founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad. ...

He is of South Indian Tamil heritage. Along with directors/producers like M. Night Shyamalan & Ashok Amritraj and actors such as Naveen Andrews, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Kal Penn, and Aziz Ansari, Chandrasekhar is one of the few prominent entertainers working in Hollywood with an Indian heritage. South India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ... Languages Tamil Religions Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Jainism Related ethnic groups Dravidian people Brahui people Kannadigas Malayalis Tamils Telugus Tuluvas Gonds The Tamil people are an ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. ... Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Academy Award-nominated Indian American film writer, director, and producer. ... Ashok Amritraj is a Hollywood producer and a former tennis player. ... Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born January 17, 1969) is an Emmy-and Golden Globe-nominated English actor. ... Sendhil Ramamurthy (born May 17, 1974) is an American actor, born in Chicago, Illinois. ... Kal Penn (born Kalpen Suresh Modi on April 23, 1977) is an American actor. ... Aziz Ansari Aziz Ansari is a stand-up comedian originally from South Carolina, but currently residing in New York City. ...

Filmography

Movies (as a director)

• Jackass Number Two - Himself / Terror Taxi
• The Dukes of Hazzard - Campus Cop #1
• Club Dread - Putman
• Super Troopers - Arkhad Ramathorn
• Puddle Cruiser - Zach
• Beerfest - Barry Badrinath

Jackass Number Two is the sequel to the 2002 comedy film, Jackass: The Movie, itself based upon by its MTV series. ... The Dukes of Hazzard is a film based on the American television series, The Dukes of Hazzard. ... DVD case cover for Club Dread Club Dread is a 2004 comedy/horror film written by the comedy group Broken Lizard, who also created Super Troopers. ... Super Troopers, (also known as Broken Lizards Super Troopers) is a 2002 comedy film written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group (Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske). ... Puddle Cruiser is a 1996 comedy film, the first film created by the Broken Lizard comedy group. ... Beerfest is a 2006 beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard. ...

Television (as a guest director)

• Cracking Up ("Grudge Match" episode)
• Arrested Development (four episodes)
• Oliver Beene ("Kissing Babies" episode)
• Andy Richter Controls the Universe ("Saturday Early Evening Fever" episode)
• Undeclared (three episodes)
• The Loop (two episodes)

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Television (as a co-host)

• Attack of the Show (Co-Host, April 16th 2007)

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External links

• Jay Chandrasekhar at the Internet Movie Database
• IGN.com interview
• Jay's MySpace