Kabir Akhtar

Kabir Akhtar

director, editor, producer

Kabir Akhtar was born on Jan 11, 1975 in USA. Kabir Akhtar's big-screen debut came with The 78th Annual Academy Awards directed by Louis J. Horvitz in 2006. Kabir Akhtar is known for The 84th Annual Academy Awards directed by Don Mischer, Jennifer Lopez stars as Self - Presenter and Tom Cruise as Self - Presenter. Kabir Akhtar has got 1 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Kabir Akhtar achieved is Primetime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new movie Kabir Akhtar plays is The 84th Annual Academy Awards which will be released on Feb 26, 2012.

Kabir Akhtar, ACE is an Emmy-winning director-editor whose work includes Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), Never Have I Ever (2020), Arrested Development (2003), and Unsolved Mysteries (1987). A three-time Emmy nominee, he won the award for editing the pilot of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, becoming the first person of color to win in the category, while also working as a producer/director on that series. He has directed the pilot episode of two series, and has edited the pilot episode of ten series. Akhtar was recently elected to the DGA's National Board as First Alternate, and has served two terms as Co-Chair of the DGA's Asian American Committee and a four-year term on the Television Academy's Editors' Peer Group Executive Committee.

  • Birthday

    Jan 11, 1975
  • Place of Birth

    Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 6 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards
2016
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Winner - Primetime Emmy