--- title: Aziz Ansari's Dad Hung Out With Jaden Smith at the Emmys description: Aziz Ansari's dad attended the 2016 Emmys with him, where he proceeded to hang out with a young fan who goes by the name of Jaden Smith. canonical: https://time.com/4499535/aziz-ansari-dad-jaden-smith/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-19T16:53:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:42.950Z og:title: Aziz Ansari's Dad Hung Out With His Famous Friend Jaden Smith og:description: Real recognize real og:url: https://time.com/4499535/aziz-ansari-dad-jaden-smith/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf528cbeab5d98e62/6988a6a50a4a2252319cb533/aziz-ansari-dad-jaden-smith.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Governors Ball og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Aziz Ansari's Dad Hung Out With His Famous Friend Jaden Smith twitter:description: Real recognize real twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf528cbeab5d98e62/6988a6a50a4a2252319cb533/aziz-ansari-dad-jaden-smith.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Aziz Ansari's Dad Hanging Out With Cool Teen Jaden Smith Is the Best Thing You'll See Today > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage) Actor/writer Aziz Ansari accompanied by his brother Aniz Ansari and parents Shoukath Ansari and Fatima Ansari, attends the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage) Lester Cohen—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 19, 2016 4:53 PM UTC Although [Aziz Ansari](http://time.com/aziz-ansari-modern-romance/) took home an [Emmy from last night’s award ceremony](http://time.com/4497201/emmys-2016-winners-list/) for his comedy writing on his show, [_Master of None_](http://time.com/4456406/aziz-ansari-master-of-none-season-2/)_,_ one of the highlights of his evening was hanging out with his parents who were his dates for the night. Ansari won for the writing he did with Alan Yang, for the “Parents” episode, which starred his own parents. It looks like his dad, Shoukath Ansari, met some fans of his own during the show, one of them who’s none other than [_The Get Down_](http://time.com/4452780/the-get-down-music-soundtrack/) star and celebrity progeny [Jaden Smith](http://time.com/4087095/jaden-smith-interview/). In a photo that Aziz posted to Facebook, Shoukath mugged for a picture with Smith and resident cool teen, Kylie Jenner bestie Harry Hudson, who posed with cartons of what appeared to be coconut water held up to their heads. 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