Manu Narayan (born August 16, 1973, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, composer and saxophonist. He currently serves as a Trustee on the board of Carnegie Mellon University, his alma mater.Narayan was hailed as a "promising young star...a compelling actor and outstanding singer who can light up a stage with sheer force of personality," by UPI in 2004 when he made his Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber/A.R.