From geek to superhero: The Lovebirds' Kumail Nanjiani is going places

Issa Rae (left) and Kumail Nanjiani star in The Lovebirds. PHOTO: NETFLIX
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LOS ANGELES - Kumail Nanjiani never dreamt he would be a Hollywood leading man, much less the sort to post a shirtless photo of himself on Instagram.

But the actor did just that last December (2019), when he showed off his newly muscled physique from working out for The Eternals, the Marvel superhero movie he will appear in next year (2021).

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