Draft:Chubby Methalaka

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Gavin Methalaka, known professionally as CHubBy, is an Indian actor, Improviser, Comedian and Voice Actor from Goa.

He is known for his works in Television, Hindi cinema, and stage.[1] He made his screen debut with a small role in Katti Batti[2] 2015 and was a host for a sports satire show called Cheeky Singles for Star Sports (Indian TV network) with co-host Sanjana Ganesan in the same year. On-screen he's known for playing Kutti in The Office (Indian TV series)[3] 2019, Gary in Ray (TV series)[4] 2021, and George Masih in Karm Yuddh (Indian TV series)[5] 2022.

He plays David Brown in the musical adaptation of Disco Dancer, directed by Rajeev Goswami and produced by Saregama which premiered in Sadler's Wells Theatre, London in 2022.[6] [7]

Background

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After moving to Goa in 2006, his interests in Acting took him towards studying performing arts with Kala Academy, goa, and later continued his acting training under the tutelage of Late Padmashree Pt. Satyadev Dubey.

In 2013, he trained in Improvisational Comedy with Improv Comedy Mumbai and toured the US West Coast from Seattle to Los Angeles in 2017 as a featured cast member. He started Mischief In Action[8] an improv troupe with Naveen Kaushik and Jahnavi Dave in 2018.