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'''Iqbal Theba''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|k|b|ɑː|l|_|ˈ|t|eɪ|b|ə}} {{respell|ICK|ball|_|TAY|bə}}; born 20 December 1963)<ref name=TimesOfIndia>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Iqbal-Theba|title=Iqbal Theba|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=4 June 2020|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200604143016/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Iqbal-Theba|url-status=live}}</ref> is a [[Pakistanis|Pakistani]] actor, known for his recurring role as [[List of Glee characters#Principal Figgins|Principal Figgins]] in the show ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''.
==Early life==
Theba was born in [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref name=TimesOfIndia /> He belongs to the [[Theba (tribe)|Theba tribe]], a [[Gujarati peoplelanguage|Gujarati]]-speaking]] group originating from [[Sindh]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=iqbaltheba|number=50630878031904768|title=My forefathers r from Sindh.|quote=My parents are from Gujrat, India and I was born in Karachi. We speak Urdu and Gujrati at home|first=Iqbal|last=Theba|date=23 March 2011|access-date=16 March 2019|archive-date=29 May 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190529202915/https:/twitter.com/iqbaltheba/status/50630878031904768|url-status=live}}</ref>
Theba attended the [[University of Oklahoma]] for civil engineering in 1981, but dropped out to pursue an acting career in New York. He has a BS degree in Construction Engineering Management. Theba returned to the University of Oklahoma in 1986 to get a theater degree, and moved to Los Angeles, California upon graduating.<ref name="Interview with Iqbal">{{cite web|url=http://nealbinnyc.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/neal-b-exclusive-interview-with-iqbal-theba-aka-principal-figgins/|title=Interview with Iqbal Theba aka Principal Figgins|date=4 December 2009|publisher=Neal B. in NYC|access-date=19 December 2009|archive-date=23 July 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190723010019/https://nealbinnyc.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/neal-b-exclusive-interview-with-iqbal-theba-aka-principal-figgins/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career==
Theba experienced an early career break with a role on the [[NBC]] [[television pilot]] ''Death and Taxes''. While the pilot was not picked up to series, it led to a recurring role for Theba on ''[[The George Carlin Show]]''. Theba also had brief recurring roles on ''[[Married... with Children]]'' and ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''. He had a recurring role in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[CBS]] comedy sitcom ''[[Family Matters]]''. His other credits include appearances on ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'', ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', ''[[Bosch (TV series)|Bosch]]'', ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'', ''[[Kitchen Confidential (TV series)|Kitchen Confidential]]'', ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'', ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'', ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'', ''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]'', ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]'', ''[[Friends]]'', ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister Sister]]'', ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'', ''[[King of the Hill]]'', ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'', ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''. Theba also appeared in an episode of the sitcom ''[[Yes, Dear]]''.
In 2009, 2010, and 2013, Theba guest starred in three episodes of NBC's [[Community (TV series)|''Community'']] as Gobi Nadir, the father of [[List of Community characters#Abed Nadir|Abed Nadir]] (played by [[Danny Pudi]]). He also guest starred on CBS' ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' in 2012.
He also was seen on the eighth episode of the eighth season of ''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]'', attending the 100th dinner service.
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Theba's longest-running role has been as [[List of Glee characters#Principal Figgins|Principal Figgins]] in the Fox television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''. Throughout the course of the six seasons, Theba appeared in 58 episodes.
Although Figgins was initially conceived as [[White people|white]], the [[Pakistani Americans|Pakistani-American]] Theba was cast in the role. He said playing Figgins entails finding "the right mix of someone who is an authority figure but who is also very insecure about his own strengths as a person."<ref name="Interview with Iqbal"/>
In 2012, Theba appeared on the first and ninth episodes of the second season of ''[[The Glee Project]]''.
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