Manu Narayan

Manu Narayan (born August 16, 1973) is an American actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, composer, and saxophonist. He gained recognition for his Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber, A.R. Rahman musical Bombay Dreams, where he originated the role of Akaash. Narayan also co-starred alongside Mike Myers in the Paramount Pictures' feature film The Love Guru. In addition to his acting career, Narayan is an accomplished classical saxophonist in both western and South Indian Carnatic styles. He won the Concerto Competition during his freshman year at Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied the Carnatic saxophone. Narayan has also served as a Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.