Maulik Pancholy made a name for himself on "30 Rock" as Jonathan, Jack Donaghy's assistant who strove to please him at any cost while making his dislike for Liz Lemon very well known. While "30 Rock" was airing, Pancholy had parts in two other popular TV series, "Weeds" and "Phineas and Ferb." After the show ended, he appeared in "The Good Fight" in 2019 and "Only Murders in the Building" in 2021.
Pancholy has done more than just act — he's also a published author. In 2019, Pancholy published his debut novel, "The Best At It," a book written for middle school-aged kids. In an interview with Publishers Weekly, Pancholy shared that his acting career had a hand in inspiring him to write the book. "As an actor, I had done a lot of animated series. I'd been around young people and got to see how much storytelling mattered to them and how influenced they were by the stories they saw on television ... It just felt like a natural fit, to be honest, to start writing a story for young people," Pancholy said.
