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Comment: Instagram and IMDb are not reliable sources. Those are usually meant for the 'external links' section if the article has that. See MOS:EL, and WP:RS for what we call reliable sources. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 18:33, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Gavin Noel Methalaka (born 14 January 1986) known professionally as CHubBy, is an Indian actor, improviser, comedian and voice actor from Goa.

He is known for his works in television, Hindi cinema, and stage.

He plays David Brown in the musical adaptation of Disco Dancer, directed by Rajeev Goswami and produced by Saregama which premiered in Sadler's Wells Theatre, London in 2022.^[1] ^[2]

Background

Gavin was born in 1986, in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Shashidhara Methalaka from Mangalore and Alvarinha Rodrigues from Goa, and grew up in Muscat, Oman. He received his school education from Indian School Muscat and British School Muscat. He was raised catholic.

Professional career

After moving back to Goa in 2006, his interest in acting took him towards studying performing arts with Kala Academy Goa and later continued his acting training under the tutelage of Satyadev Dubey. He was a part of Dubey's final directorial film, which had noted cinematographer, Govind Nihalani, behind the camera.

He booked his first ad film with Prahlad Kakkar for Deep Fruit Juice in 2009. His first film with debut with a small role in Nikhil Advani's Katti Batti^[3] 2015. He hosted a Comedy Cricket show called Cheeky Singles for Star Sports (Indian TV network) with co-host Sanjana Ganesan in the same year.

On-screen he is known for playing Kutti in The Office (Indian TV series)^[4] 2019, Gary in Ray (TV series)^[5] 2021, and George Masih in Karm Yuddh (Indian TV series) 2022.

In 2013, he trained in improvisational comedy with Improv Comedy Mumbai^[6] and toured the US West Coast from Seattle to Los Angeles in 2017 as a featured cast member. He started Mischief In Action^[7] an improv troupe with Naveen Kaushik and Jahnavi Dave in 2018.

He directed Sunn Toh (Hear Me Out), his first short film in 2023. The film is about the failure of Communication and the plight of men's ability to articulate in a challenging situation. The film was partially crowdfunded. It is currently^{[as of?]} doing the rounds of Film Festivals around the world.

Filmography

Films

List of Gavin Methalaka's film credits
Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2015	Katti Batti	Yash	Hindi
2015	Waiting (2015 film)	Lokesh	Hindi
2017	Meri Pyaari Bindu	The Bearded Guy	Hindi	Guest Appearance
2019	The Zoya Factor	Kakkar Sahab (The Director)	Hindi
2023	Sunn Toh - Hear Me Out (Short Film)	Stage Manager	Hindi	Also the Director
2024	Baby Do Die Do	Jhonny	Hindi	In Post Production

Web series

List of Gavin Methalaka web series credits
Year	Title	Role	Language	Streaming Platform	Episodes
2018	Breathe	Gavin Almeida (Casting Director)	Hindi	Amazon Prime	Ep 4 (The Audition)
2019	The Office (Indian TV series)^[8]	T.K. Kutti	Hindi	Disney+ Hotstar	All 27 Episodes
2021	The Reunion - Chal Chalein Apne Ghar	Vasant	Hindi	YouTube	Ep 3 - Hum Paanch Hai, Ep 4 - Kaha Phas Gaye
2021	Ray (TV series)^[9]	Gary	Hindi	Netflix	Ep 1 - Forget Me Not
2022	Karm Yuddh (Indian TV series)	George Masih	Hindi	Disney+ Hotstar	Ep 4 - Mouka, Ep 5 - Sanp, Ep 6 - Chakravyuh, Ep 7 - Kahani, Ep 8 - Raja aur Ikka
2022	Guilty Minds	Sameer	Hindi	Amazon Prime	Ep 1 - Meri Tumhari

References

^ "Review: Disco Dancer ★★★★★ - To Do List". November 22, 2022.
^ "Saregama Live - Disco Dancer - Sadler's Wells Theatre". SadlersWells.
^ "Supporting cast always important: Imran Khan". September 16, 2015.
^ "This is why The Office Season 2 is a double treat". www.tellychakkar.com.
^ Ghosh, Anu (2021-06-29). "Satyajit Ray Inspired Short Story Anthology 'Ray' Keeps You Biting Your Nails to the End". American Kahani. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
^ Podcast, Y. F. (April 20, 2020). "206 | Gavin Methalaka (IND) Talks About The Rapid Growth Of The Improv Scene In India".
^ "Laughter on the spot". oHeraldo.
^ "Hotstar specials to launch its first comedy show, The Office- read details - CineBlitz".
^ "'Ray' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". June 27, 2021.

[1] "Review: Disco Dancer ★★★★★ - To Do List". November 22, 2022.

[2] "Saregama Live - Disco Dancer - Sadler's Wells Theatre". SadlersWells.

[3] "Supporting cast always important: Imran Khan". September 16, 2015.

[4] "This is why The Office Season 2 is a double treat". www.tellychakkar.com.

[5] Ghosh, Anu (2021-06-29). "Satyajit Ray Inspired Short Story Anthology 'Ray' Keeps You Biting Your Nails to the End". American Kahani. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

[6] Podcast, Y. F. (April 20, 2020). "206 | Gavin Methalaka (IND) Talks About The Rapid Growth Of The Improv Scene In India".

[7] "Laughter on the spot". oHeraldo.

[8] "Hotstar specials to launch its first comedy show, The Office- read details - CineBlitz".

[9] "'Ray' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". June 27, 2021.

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+{{AFC comment|1=Instagram and IMDb are not reliable sources. Those are usually meant for the 'external links' section if the article has that. See [[MOS:EL]], and [[WP:RS]] for what we call reliable sources. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">[[User:SafariScribe|Safari Scribe]]</span><sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">[[Special:Contributions/SafariScribe|'''''Edits!''''']] [[User talk:SafariScribe|'''''Talk!''''']]</sup> 18:33, 4 June 2024 (UTC)}}
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-[[File:Gavin Methalaka Portrait.jpg|thumb|Gavin CHubBy Methalaka | Photo by Gaurang Bhati]]
+[[File:Gavin Methalaka Portrait.jpg|thumb|Gavin CHubBy Methalaka (Photo by Gaurang Bhati)]]
-'''Gavin Methalaka''' - (born Gavin Noel Methalaka; 14 January 1986) known professionally as '''CHubBy''', is an Indian [[Actor]], [[Improviser]], [[Comedian]] and [[Voice Actor]] from [[Goa]].
+'''Gavin Noel Methalaka''' (born 14 January 1986) known professionally as '''CHubBy''', is an Indian actor, [[improviser]], comedian and [[voice actor]] from [[Goa]].
-He is known for his works in Television, Hindi cinema, and stage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyjOeIny6z9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link|title=Instagram|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
+He is known for his works in television, Hindi cinema, and stage.
-He plays David Brown in the musical adaptation of [[Disco Dancer]], directed by Rajeev Goswami and produced by [[Saregama]] which premiered in [[Sadler's Wells Theatre]], [[London]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://todolist.london/review-disco-dancer/|title=Review: Disco Dancer ★★★★★ - To Do List|date=November 22, 2022}}</ref>
+He plays David Brown in the musical adaptation of ''[[Disco Dancer]]'', directed by Rajeev Goswami and produced by [[Saregama]] which premiered in [[Sadler's Wells Theatre]], [[London]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://todolist.london/review-disco-dancer/|title=Review: Disco Dancer ★★★★★ - To Do List|date=November 22, 2022}}</ref>
 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/saregama-live-disco-dancer/|title=Saregama Live - Disco Dancer - Sadler's Wells Theatre|website=SadlersWells}}</ref>
 == Background ==
-Gavin was born in 1986, in [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai) to ''Shashidhara Methalaka'' from Mangalore and ''Alvarinha Rodrigues'' from Goa, and grew up in [[Muscat, Oman]]. He received his school education from [[Indian School Muscat]] and [[British School Muscat]]. He was raised [[catholic]].
+Gavin was born in 1986, in [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai) to Shashidhara Methalaka from Mangalore and Alvarinha Rodrigues from Goa, and grew up in [[Muscat, Oman]]. He received his school education from [[Indian School Muscat]] and [[British School Muscat]]. He was raised [[catholic]].
-== Professional Career ==
+== Professional career ==
-After moving back to Goa in 2006, his interest in Acting took him towards studying performing arts with [[Kala Academy]] [[Goa]] and later continued his acting training under the tutelage of Late Padmabhushan Pt. [[Satyadev Dubey]]. He was a part of Dubey's final directorial film, which had noted cinematographer, [[Govind Nihalani]], behind the camera.
+After moving back to Goa in 2006, his interest in acting took him towards studying performing arts with [[Kala Academy]] [[Goa]] and later continued his acting training under the tutelage of [[Satyadev Dubey]]. He was a part of Dubey's final directorial film, which had noted cinematographer, [[Govind Nihalani]], behind the camera.
-He booked his first Ad film with [[Prahlad Kakkar]] for Deep Fruit Juice in 2009. His first film with debut with a small role in Nikhil Advani's [[Katti Batti]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/supporting-cast-always-important-imran-khan/|title=Supporting cast always important: Imran Khan|date=September 16, 2015}}</ref> 2015. He hosted a Comedy Cricket show called [[Cheeky Singles]] for [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)]] with co-host [[Sanjana Ganesan]] in the same year.
+He booked his first ad film with [[Prahlad Kakkar]] for Deep Fruit Juice in 2009. His first film with debut with a small role in Nikhil Advani's [[Katti Batti]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/supporting-cast-always-important-imran-khan/|title=Supporting cast always important: Imran Khan|date=September 16, 2015}}</ref> 2015. He hosted a Comedy Cricket show called [[Cheeky Singles]] for [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)]] with co-host [[Sanjana Ganesan]] in the same year.
-On-screen he's known for playing Kutti in [[The Office (Indian TV series)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8305218/reference/|title=The Office (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> 2019, Gary in [[Ray (TV series)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt14160660/reference/|title=Ray (TV Series 2021) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> 2021, and George Masih in [[Karm Yuddh (Indian TV series)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt22373148/reference/|title=Karm Yuddh (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> 2022.
+On-screen he is known for playing Kutti in [[The Office (Indian TV series)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/why-the-office-season-2-double-treat-190927|title=This is why The Office Season 2 is a double treat|website=www.tellychakkar.com}}</ref> 2019, Gary in [[Ray (TV series)]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Anu |date=2021-06-29 |title=Satyajit Ray Inspired Short Story Anthology 'Ray' Keeps You Biting Your Nails to the End |url=https://americankahani.com/entertainment/satyajit-ray-inspired-short-story-anthology-ray/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=American Kahani |language=en}}</ref> 2021, and George Masih in [[Karm Yuddh (Indian TV series)]] 2022.
-In 2013, he trained in Improvisational Comedy with [[Improv Comedy Mumbai]] and toured the US West Coast from [[Seattle]] to [[Los Angeles]] in 2017 as a featured cast member. He started [[Mischief In Action]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/m/details.php?n_id=122723|title=Laughter on the spot|website=oHeraldo}}</ref> an improv troupe with [[Naveen Kaushik]] and [[Jahnavi Dave]] in 2018.
+In 2013, he trained in [[improvisational comedy]] with [[Improv Comedy Mumbai]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yesfinland.com/podcast/206gavinmethalaka/|title=206 &#124; Gavin Methalaka (IND) Talks About The Rapid Growth Of The Improv Scene In India|first=Y. F.|last=Podcast|date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> and toured the US West Coast from [[Seattle]] to [[Los Angeles]] in 2017 as a featured cast member. He started [[Mischief In Action]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/m/details.php?n_id=122723|title=Laughter on the spot|website=oHeraldo}}</ref> an improv troupe with [[Naveen Kaushik]] and [[Jahnavi Dave]] in 2018.
-He directed ''''''Sunn Toh'''''' (Hear Me Out), his first short film in 2023. The film is about the failure of Communication and the plight of men's ability to articulate in a challenging situation. The film was partially crowdfunded. It is currently doing the rounds of Film Festivals around the world.
+He directed ''Sunn Toh'' (Hear Me Out), his first short film in 2023. The film is about the failure of Communication and the plight of men's ability to articulate in a challenging situation. The film was partially crowdfunded. It is currently{{As of?|date=June 2024}} doing the rounds of Film Festivals around the world.
 == Filmography ==
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 | 2018 || [[Breathe]]  || Gavin Almeida (Casting Director) || Hindi ||[[Amazon Prime]] || Ep 4 (The Audition)
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-| 2019 || [[The Office (Indian TV series)]]  || T.K. Kutti || Hindi ||[[Disney+ Hotstar]] || All 27 Episodes
+| 2019 || [[The Office (Indian TV series)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineblitz.in/news-gossip/latest-news/hotstar-specials-to-launch-its-first-comedy-show-the-office-read-details/|title=Hotstar specials to launch its first comedy show, The Office- read details - CineBlitz}}</ref>  || T.K. Kutti || Hindi ||[[Disney+ Hotstar]] || All 27 Episodes
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 | 2021 || The Reunion - Chal Chalein Apne Ghar || Vasant || Hindi || [[YouTube]] || Ep 3 - Hum Paanch Hai, Ep 4 - Kaha Phas Gaye
 |-
-| 2021 || ''[[Ray (TV series)]]'' || Gary || Hindi || [[Netflix]] || Ep 1 - Forget Me Not
+| 2021 || ''[[Ray (TV series)]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://decider.com/2021/06/27/ray-netflix-review/|title='Ray' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It?|date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> || Gary || Hindi || [[Netflix]] || Ep 1 - Forget Me Not
 |-
-|  rowspan="2" | 2022 || [[Karm Yuddh (Indian TV series)]] || George Masih || Hindi || [[Disney+ Hotstar]] || Ep 4 - Mouka, Ep 5 - Sanp, Ep 6 - Chakravyuh, Ep 7 - Kahani, Ep 8 - Raja aur Ikka
+|  rowspan="2" | 2022 || [[Karm Yuddh (Indian TV series)]] || George Masih || Hindi || [[Disney+ Hotstar]] || Ep 4 - Mouka,
+Ep 5 - Sanp,
+Ep 6 - Chakravyuh,
+Ep 7 - Kahani,
+Ep 8 - Raja aur Ikka
 |-
 | ''Guilty Minds '' || Sameer || Hindi || [[Amazon Prime]] || Ep 1 - Meri Tumhari
+|}
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}