Alexander Babu
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18 December 1975
Alexander Babu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Babu Arulanthu 18 December 1975 |
| Occupations | Comedian, actor, YouTuber |
| Years active | 2014 - present |
| Spouse | Sumitha |
| Website | http://alexanderbabu.com/ |
Alexander Babu Arulanthu is an Indian stand-up comedian, singer, yoga instructor, musician and actor.[1][2]
In 2014, Alexander Babu left his corporate job as a software engineer to focus on stand-up comedy and theater shows.[3] He has toured the United States, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Kuwait and Australia for his performances.[4][5] In 2019 he produced his 120-minute English-Tamil stand-up-musical special, Alex in Wonderland for Amazon Prime.[5]
Alexander Babu was born and brought up in a small village called Andavoorani in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu in a Catholic family.[6][7] He studied engineering in College of engineering Guindy in Chennai, studied his master's degree in the United States and worked as a software engineer at Amazon in Seattle.[8][9] He began his training as a Carnatic vocalist when he was in the United States.[6]
Career
Alexander Babu started his stand-up comedy career after leaving his corporate job as a software-engineer.[3][10] During his early life in stand-up comedy he worked in the South India-focused comedy movement Evam Stand-Up Tamasha[10] During July 2017, he began his musical stand-up act, Alex in Wonderland which combines music, storytelling and stand-up[11] and earned him numerous accolades.[12] He performed 115 shows of Alex in Wonderland worldwide after ending it in 2019 and it is now an Amazon Prime special[13][11] He is popular in YouTube for his stand-up comedy performances; his videos have gained him millions of views and has more than 1 million subscribers as of April 2020.[citation needed]
