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Shaun Majumder (born January 29, 1972) is a Canadian comedian and actor.
Majumder was born in Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador to a European mother from Newfoundland and an Indian father. He started his entertainment career as an announcer for the YTV game show CLIPS, and soon was hosting the network's popular morning kids show Brain Wash, where he was known as Ed Brainbin. He also hosted the "Slime Tour" segments on the popular game show Uh Oh!. Eventually he joined This Hour Has 22 Minutes in 2003, and also hosted 15 episodes of the Just for Laughs specials on television and participated in the Comedy festivals in Montreal. He was also a star of Cedric the Entertainer Presents, aired in the United States on the Fox network, and appeared in an NFB documentary on aspiring Canadian comics, The Next Big Thing.[1]
Majumder has also starred in the CBC comedy pilot Hatching, Matching and Dispatching and the short film Plain Brown Rapper, as well as playing Kumar's brother in the 2004 comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.
Majumder often plays an alter ego called Raj Binder. Binder is an Indian reporter with an accent, who sweats profusely. Binder first appeared in a sketch from a comedy showcase with some former YTV costars called The Bobroom, but gained popularity in a sketch called "Backstage with Binder" for Just for Laughs where he interviews the comedians after their performance. Majumder continues to portray Binder on 22 Minutes. He also impersonates celebrities such as, Queen Latifah, Star Jones, Jordin Sparks, 50 cent etc.
Majumder caused some minor controversy when "Raj" posed in the MegaStars group picture during the Heritage Classic NHL outdoor ice-hockey game. Majumder made a guest appearance on two episodes of the television series 24, playing Hasan Numair, a terrorist nuclear technician working for Abu Fayed. He recently played Dr. Freddy Sahgal in the Fox TV series Unhitched, but the show was cancelled on May 15, 2008.
Majumder is in a 5 year relationship with American actress Shelby Fenner. They are currently engaged.