I’ve now lived longer in Orlando than anywhere else, and it’s good to see performers who’ve passed through Central Florida being successful in show business. The theme parks bring in a lot of talented people.

Aasif Mandvi is one of those who worked in Orlando for a bit. He’s currently on the CBS supernatural drama “Evil.” It’s got to be tricky shooting on location in NYC when a bus could drive by at any minute, promoting the show you’re in the middle of making.

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Told you last night’s episode of @evilcbs was going to be bananas 🍌 What’d you think of the show?

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Mandvi is also playing the dad on Disney Junior’s animated “Mira, Royal Detective” and you probably remember him as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” in the Jon Stewart years.

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I started buying action figures, used and new, and posing them around Orlando … where I live. Batman to New Smyrna Beach, Tyrion Lannister to Lake Eola Park… The pic above is Wonder Woman at The Monument of States in Kissimmee. Built with stones from every one of the United States, the monument has a crazy history I’ll get to one day.

I’m trying to keep Orlando Action Figure updated through COVID-19. Lately, it’s been landmarks in walking distance from this desk. Maybe give me a follow?