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Hinsdale's Jay Chandrasekhar: A Broken Lizard makes good

Chandrasekhar's suburban upbringing serves him well in Hollywood, he says

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Director Jay Chandrasekhar, who grew up in Hinsdale, makes a cameo appearance in his new comedy movie "The Babymakers," now playing in theaters.

Former Hinsdale resident Jay Chandrasekhar takes charge of a scene while directing the 2006 comedy movie "Beerfest."

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Before he became a founding member of the comedy troupe Broken Lizard and began directing films such as "Super Troopers," "Club Dread" and "Beerfest," Jay Chandrasekhar lived in Hinsdale. “The thing about people from Chicago and the Northwest suburbs is that they're very cocky. I think that serves us well in the show business world.”