A Quote by Jay Chandrasekhar

To me, I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and my identity is of a suburban Chicago person. It's not like, 'Oh, I'm Indian.' I'm not. I'm American.

Jay Chandrasekhar

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Jay Chandrasekhar
American - Actor
Born: April 9, 1968

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.

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