Andy Gala aka Narendra Gala is an American Actor. He has appeared in the 2012 ABC Family Christmas Movie "The Mistle-Tones" as Ajay. He has also appeared on NBC's Outsourced and the Lifetime Movie "Carriers". Gala made his professional stage debut in "Haram Iran" at The Celebration Theatre in Los Angels, directed my Michael Matthews. Gala holds an M.F.A. in Acting from California Institute of the Arts and a B.S in Zoology/Pre-medicine from Kent State UniversityNarendra "Andy" Gala was born in Los Angeles California to Indian American immigrant parents and has one younger brother Neal Hilton. Gala's parents divorced when he was 8 years old and lived with his mother and younger brother. At age 10 Gala moved to Pittsburgh PA, later to Wheeling WV and attended middle school and high school in New Albany, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus)Gala graduated from Kent State University with a B.S. in Zoology and pre-medicine. At Kent State Gala served as a student senator and implemented a "Late Night Bus Service" which provided transportation from local bars to student housing developments to reduce drunk driving. Gala was also a founding member of the KSU Men's chorus and served as President. During his last semester before entering medical school, Gala auditioned for the play "Proof" by David Auburn, on a dare by one of his fraternity brothers at AEPi (National Jewish Fraternity), and was cast in a lead role. He then decided not to attend medical school and pursue acting as a profession.Upon Graduation from Kent State Gala moved to Los Angeles. Initially he found work in many game shows and dating shows. Appearing on dating shows such as "MTV's Next and SiTV's Dating Factory as well as game shows "GSN's Lingo", "NBC's 1 vs. 100" and "FOX's Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader" where he won $25,000. He also appeared as an actor in Court TV's North Mission Road and various Independent Films.California Institute of the Arts Gala auditioned and was accepted out of 1200 actors as well as earning a scholarship to study at California Institute of the Arts M.F.A. Acting program. While still a student at California Institute of the Arts Gala made his Professional Stage debut as the lead in The Celebration Theatre's "Haram Iran" directed my Michael Matthews in 2010, which was nominated for a GLAAD award for outstanding Los Angels Theatre. Gala also made his Network Primetime Television debut guest starring on NBC's Outsourced in 2010. At Cal Arts Gala also served as a Resident Advisor and participated in the Cal Arts Community Arts Partnership, a mentorship program to bring arts and education to at-risk youth in the greater Los Angeles area. Gala graduated in May of 2011.Post graduation, Gala landed a role in the 2012 ABC Family Christmas Movie "The Mistle-Tones" starring opposite Tia Mowry and Tori Spelling as Ajay. He also landed a role on the Lifetime Movie "Carriers" starring opposite Cameron Mathison to be released in 2013. In 2012, Gala also participated in the ABC/Disney Talent and Development Actors showcase. A grueling selection process where out of 11,000 submissions for the showcase and after 4 grueling callbacks in front of Network Executives, 12 actors made the cut. Gala resides in Los Angeles. Show less «