Dileep Rao Biography

Dileep A. Rao is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series. He starred in Sam Raimi's horror film Drag Me to Hell James Cameron's science fiction film Avatar and Christopher Nolan's thriller Inception. He will also be appearing in the forthcoming The Tight Man's Burden.
Rao was born in Los Angeles to a physicist mother and an engineer father both of Indian descent. He grew up in Yanbu Saudi Arabia Denver Colorado and Claremont California. He graduated from Claremont High School and the University of California San Diego with a B.A. later receiving an M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco where his class included Anna Belknap and Elizabeth Banks.
Rao's first role after graduating was in the American premiere of Indian Ink by Tom Stoppard. Rao moved to Los Angeles and began working in regional theater including at the Berkeley Rep South Coast Repertory and for the Manhattan Theater Club.
He competed on Jeopardy! on June 7 2002 and won $34400. On June 8 2008 Rao was randomly selected from over 1600 entrants to play the NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle on air with Will Shortz.

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