Mindy Kaling

THE NETWORK MINDY KALING Writing Famously funny Mindy Kaling may not fit PHILANTHROPY the cookie cutter mold of other Tinseltown A-listers, but as a quadruple threat— producer, creator, writer and star—she’s carved out her own undeniable niche. This Make-A-Wish Foundation spring, when Fox pulled the plug after the When Emily, a teen with Friedreich’s third season of her critically acclaimed ataxia (which damages the nervous system), wished for a shopping trip show The Mindy Project, paid streaming with Kaling, the actress took her to service Hulu commissioned 26 more Pancreatic Cancer some favorite LA boutiques. episodes, much to the delight of die-hard Action Network This year on Kaling lost her mom to pancreatic fans. Even though the show’s guest-star cancer in 2012. Earlier this year, she eBay, Kaling Hilarity for Charity roster reads like a Hollywood who’s who, auctioned off partnered with Umami Burger to Kaling lends her Missoni, Milly and create The Mindy Burger (think with appearances by Ed Helms, James voice—and talent for Betsy Johnson pickled jalapeños, fried onion making people laugh— Franco, Laura Dern and Seth Meyers (to styles she’s worn strings, Cali cheese, Sriracha aioli); to the charity’s annual on her show, with $1 from the sale of each burger name only a few), 36-year-old funnywoman Los Angeles Variety proceeds benefit- was donated to this Kaling continues to be the main attraction. Shows, which use ing the pancreatic cancer organization. comedy to raise — JENNIFER BRADLEY FRANKLIN cancer charity. Alzheimer’s awareness. Rogen and his wife, Lauren, founded Hilarity for Charity in 2012. The cause hits close to BUSINESS home: Lauren’s mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at 55 years old. FRIENDS + FAMILY Forbes With $9 million in earnings, Why Not Me? Kaling snagged the eighth Kaling followed up her New spot on this magazine’s York Times bestseller Is 2015 list of highest-paid Everyone Hanging Out Without TV actresses, following behind Julianna Margulies Me? with this book, a candid Reese Witherspoon look at her quest to find and Amy Poehler, who tied The actress thanked Kaling excitement and meaning in for sixth place. for a crafty flower wreath Hollywood. adorned with mini gold statues and her face by tweeting, “Best gift ever! Seth Rogen Thanks @mindykaling for The Pineapple Endorsements my #WreathWitherspoon Applying her Express funnyman #Oscar edition.” impeccable comic played Kaling’s timing and self-depre- former crush cating humor, Kaling on The Mindy stars in commercials Project and cast for American Express the actress as and Nationwide herself in his 2013 Insurance. The Mindy Project apocalyptic spoof Kaling created, writes and produces This Is the End. the show; she’s also its star. Each episode, Dr. Mindy Lahiri hilariously attempts to navigate a successful career and an often less-than- Matt Damon & Ben Affleck successful love life. The genesis of the actors’ film Good Will Hunting is the subject of Matt & Ben, an off-Broadway spoof Kaling Catch select In the Nationwide Insurance “Invisible cowrote with her real-life Dartmouth episodes of Mindy” commercial, which debuted bestie, Brenda Withers. Withers The Mindy during the 2015 Super Bowl, Kaling offers played Damon and Kaling Matt Damon a kiss, which he declines. portrayed Affleck. Project on Delta Studio. FOX BROADCASTING CO. CR: SEAN SPENCER/FOX (THE MINDY PROJECT); MIKE FLIPPO/SHUTTERSTOCK.COMREESE WITHERSPOON/ TWITTER (MICROPHONE); (WREATH); GAVIN BOND (SETH ROGEN); MAARTEN DE BOER / CONTRIBUTOR (MINDY) 30 delta sky / december 2015.

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