Official Iranian Celebrities Thread

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Mohamadreza Shajarian, Master of persian traditional singing. Shajarian is called the voice of Iran, though traditional music(classical persian) is not very popular among youth.

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Listen:

Dashti (poem: Hafez) (http://www.iranian.com/ram/Shajarian/3.ram)

[Aria-IRAN]

OMID DJALILI


Born: September 30, 1965
Education: Degree in English and Theatre from the University of Ulster in Coleraine


Personal: Born to Iranian parents and an active member of the Bahai faith
Claim to Fame: Stand-up Comedian and Actor appearing in such films as Gladiator and playing the first Persian personality on NBC as Whoopi's handyman. Listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest


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Biography
Early Years:

Omid Djalili was born on September 30, 1965 to Iranian parents. He attended the University of Ulster in Coleraine, studying English and Theatre. After graduating college, Omid decided to pursue his passion: laughing. As a stand-up comedian and an actor, Omid soon started to act in TV series in England and it was then that a real star was born



Britain's Top Funny Man:

One of the first appearances for Omid was in 1995's 'Short Fat Kebab Shop Owner's Son', which was followed by the 'Arab & The Jew' in 1996. Omid had huge success with his shows at the Edinburgh Festival in 1995, selling out more shows than ever before.

In the year to come, Omid finally lent his name to the title of the show in 'Omid Djalili Is Ethnic'. Omid's show was very well received and he was able to sign a major video deal with VVL.

In 2000 Omid decided to go back to Edinburgh and work on his next hit show ‘Warm to my Winning Smile’. Following the success of that, 2002 brought with it a show titled 'Behind Enemy Lines'. In Edinburgh, both shows were sold out, with the latter receiving a whopping six 5 star reviews.

Omid's colleagues and peers agree that he is one of the funniest, freshest and most original comedians in Britain today. In 2003, The Observer named Omid as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.

Apart from his authentic signature shows, Omid has captured a wide international fan base by performed in recent years in Australia, Austria, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the United States. Not to mention his appearance in numerous hit films and TV shows such as Gladiator, The Calcium Kid, The Mummy, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Modigliani and NBC's sitcom Whoopi.

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Film:


The Calcium Kid - 2004

Modigliani - 2004

SkyCaptain and the world of tomorrow - 2004

Deadlines - 2004

Anita & Me - 2002

Spy Game - 2001

Mean Machine - 2001

Gladiator - 2000



Television:


Whoopi - NBC (USA)

Have I Got News For You - BBC Two

Jason & The Argonauts - Channel Four

Bloody Foreigners - Channel Four

They Think It’s All Over - BBC One

Lenny Henry In Pieces - BBC One

Small Potatoes 2 - Channel Four



Awards:


Perrier Award Nominee - Best Comedian

Emma Award - Best Stand Up Comedian

Time Out Award - Best Stand Up Comedian
LWT Comedy Award - Best Stand Up

South Bank Award - Best comedy of the Year 2003 (nominee)

One World Media Award - For his Ch 4 documentary ‘Bloody Foreigners’

European TV Award Nominee - For his Ch4 documentary ‘Bloody Foreigners’

http://www.persianmirror.com/culture/famous/bios/OmidDjalili.cfm

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Adrian Pasdar, Actor

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Samira Makhmalbaf
Director

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Born in Tehran, Samira is the daughter of director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. She got her first taste of the cinema when she was eight, playing a cameo role as a little girl in her father's film Bicycleran (1987). After leaving school at 15 because she found the teachers incompetent, she began learning to make films, mostly by watching and assisting her father but also in a film course at a private school. She directed two short videos, a drama entitled "Desert" and a documentary entitled "Style in Painting." In 1998, she worked as an assistant to her father on his film Sokout (1998) (The Silence), which was shown at the 1998 Montréal World Film Festival. Her first film was Sib (1998), which was a hit at many international film festivals. She was also the youngest member of the jury at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1998. Her second film, Takhté siah (2000), received major acclaim throughout the world and picked up a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Her third film, Panj é asr (2003), and her segment in the anthology 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002) have established Ms. Makhmalbaf's place as a major talent in Iranian New Wave cinema and on the international film circuit.

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[| Mr. Universe |]

Where is my picture?

I invented Cocksi Cola (yup you guessed it I did the unthinkable and mixed Pepsi with Coke and the results weren't pretty I tell ya).

[!Bob]

Where is my picture?

I invented Cocksi Cola (yup you guessed it I did the unthinkable and mixed Pepsi with Coke and the results weren't pretty I tell ya).
********-sip cola?? Didn't know you invented that one...but since you insist...

:)

[Aria-IRAN]

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David K. Zandi


Actor - filmography

Marci X (2003) (uncredited) .... Musician
Men in Black II (2002) (uncredited) .... Alien
... aka MIB 2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka MIIB (USA: promotional abbreviation)


Biography for
David K. Zandi

Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia
Is a champion equestrian

Is a resident of New York City

Is a trained Rueda, Salsa, Samba and Lambada dancer

Once when skydiving, his main parachute failed to open.

Played Ice Hockey, Volleyball and football in high school

Studied Fencing, Roman Sword Fighting in England

Studied martial arts as a child (Kick Boxing, Tae Kwon Do, Karate)

He loves going skiing in the winter.

Worked as a Wall Street Analyst before becoming an actor. He was offered a Pepsi commercial the same week he started.

Worked at the United Nation in 1997, for 3 months when he first moved to New York.

Turned down the offer to be a model for Gucci and Calvin Klein to stay in acting school.

Father is a Surgeon and OBGYN, Mother is a Dentist.

Coached his girlfriend with her acting and speech in 2001 so she could work on his project.

According to historical records he is one of the last male members of the Zand dynasty which rules the Persian Empire 1747 to 1779. His great, great, great grandpa was Karim Khan Zand. He was a compassionate ruler who refused to assume the title of shahanshah (king of kings) but used that of the vakil (regent). The civil war that followed Karim Khan's death ended only with the final establishment of the Qajar dynasty. His death in 1779 was followed by internal dissensions and disputes over successions. Karim Khan appears to have been a wise and just ruler and was greatly mourned on his death in 1779. Between 1779 and 1789 five Zand kings ruled briefly. In 1789 Lotf Khan (ruled 1789 to 94) proclaimed himself as the new Zand king and took energetic action to put down a rebellion led by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar that had begun at Karim Khan's death. Outnumbered by the superior Qajar forces, Lotf Khan was finally defeated and captured at Kerman in 1794. His defeat marked the final eclipse of the Zand dynasty, which was supplanted by that of the Qajars.

[RoozPOP]

Mani, Sanaz is HOT!!!1

I need to move to Canada! all teh hotties are there!

[Mike_Hallo]

Dawg

She hotter than any girl in any of the picture forums.

thanks

[Mani]

Mohsen Yazdani - Iran and Asia's bodybuilding champion

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[persianfootball]

i just noticed this is the most popular thread out of the whole asia and middle east forum and all its subforums because it has the most views.

[| Mr. Universe |]

Got nothing on King Kamali

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Mr. and Mrs. Kamali
on the cover of the New MuscleMag International

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His wife is hot!

Also looks like he has broken the persian tridition (sleep with 1000 blondes but never marry one).

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[Aria-IRAN]

Marshall Manesh

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Actor - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006) (filming) .... Shaif Al Rafi
The Poseidon Adventure (2005) (TV) (post-production) .... Turkish General
Tom 51 (2005) (post-production) .... Mr.Azu
The Untitled Onion Movie (2005) (post-production) .... Announcer


Just Like Heaven (2005) .... Dry Cleaner
The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005) .... Nephi
Surviving Christmas (2004) .... Janitor
Raise Your Voice (2004) .... Cabbie
The Florist (2004) .... Taxi Driver
Hidalgo (2004) .... Camel Skinner
... aka Dash (Philippines: English title: review title)
Stealing Harvard (2002) .... Toy Store Manager
Mackenheim (2002) .... Mr. Ganish
Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool (2002)
Point of Origin (2002) (TV) .... Store Manager
... aka In the Heat of Fire (Europe: English title: DVD title)
Showtime (2002) .... Convenience Store Owner
Spring Break Lawyer (2001) (TV) .... Motel Manager
Beat Cops (2001) (TV) .... Pali Lampoor
The Last Producer (2000)
... aka The Final Hit (USA: video title)
Face the Music (2000) .... News stand Man
Guardian (2000) .... Iraqi Colonel


Word of Mouth (1999) .... Hertzog
Supreme Sanction (1999) (TV) .... Hawk Face Man
Wasted in Babylon (1999) .... Land Lord
... aka Dangerous Company
The Big Lebowski (1998) .... Doctor
Univers'l (1997)
"Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Faruk
Sleeping with the Devil (1997) (TV) .... Customs Agent
The Second Civil War (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Religious Man
Kazaam (1996) .... Malik
To the Ends of Time (1996) (TV) .... Morlin General
Barb Wire (1996) .... Sheik
True Lies (1994) .... Jamal Khaled


Guests of Hotel Astoria (1989) .... Dr. Parto
Checkpoint (1987) (as Masha Manesh) .... Abe


Notable TV Guest Appearances

"How I Met Your Mother" playing "Ranjit" in episode: "Pilot" (episode # 1.1) September 2005
"JAG" playing "Habib" in episode: "Heart of Darkness" (episode # 10.13) 4 February 2005
"Boston Legal" playing "George Keene" in episode: "Questionable Characters" (episode # 1.7) 21 November 2004
"Joey" playing "Lloyd" in episode: "Joey and the Book Club" (episode # 1.4) 30 September 2004
"Scrubs" playing "Dr. Akbar" in episode: "Her Story" (episode # 4.5) 28 September 2004
"Scrubs" playing "Dr. Akbar" in episode: "My Old Friend's New Friend" (episode # 4.1) 31 August 2004
"Entourage" playing "Rolls Royce Manager" in episode: "The Review" (episode # 1.2) 25 July 2004
"Will & Grace" playing "Mr. Zamir" in episode: "Leo Unwrapped" (episode # 5.20) 17 April 2003
"NYPD Blue" playing "Amin" in episode: "Tranny Get Your Gun" (episode # 10.15) 18 February 2003
"Line of Fire" playing "Mosque Leader" in episode: "This Land Is Your Land" (episode # 1.11)
"Alias" playing "Rajive" in episode: "Passage: Part 2" (episode # 2.9) 8 December 2002
"The Division" playing "Abbas Zaid" in episode: "Before the Deluge" (episode # 2.21) 4 August 2002
"JAG" playing "Muslim Cleric" in episode: "Head to Toe" (episode # 7.15) 5 February 2002
"Will & Grace" playing "Mr. Zamir" in episode: "Star-Spangled Banter" (episode # 4.8) 15 November 2001
"Judging Amy" playing "Mr. Chelvan" in episode: "Darkness for Light" (episode # 3.3) 9 October 2001
"The Huntress" playing "Jeff" in episode: "Diva" (episode # 1.21) 1 July 2001
"Will & Grace" playing "Mr. Zamir" in episode: "The Young and the Tactless" (episode # 3.19) 26 April 2001
"Will & Grace" playing "Mr. Zamir" in episode: "An Old-Fashioned Piano Party" (episode # 3.18) 19 April 2001
"Will & Grace" playing "Mr. Zamir" in episode: "Crazy in Love" (episode # 3.12) 1 February 2001
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" playing "Saleh Amir" in episode: "Honor" (episode # 2.2) 27 October 2000
"Will & Grace" playing "Mr. Zamir" in episode: "Ben? Her?" (episode # 2.23) 23 May 2000
"City of Angels" playing "Khalil Chaudry" in episode: "Unhand Me" (episode # 1.6) 16 February 2000
"NYPD Blue" playing "Henry Petres" in episode: "The Naked Are the Dead" (episode # 7.4) 1 February 2000
"City of Angels" playing "Khalil Chaudry" in episode: "Weenis Between Us" (episode # 1.3) 26 January 2000
"City of Angels" playing "Dr. Rajiv Chaudry" in episode: "Oscar de la Boya" (episode # 1.2) 19 January 2000
"The X Files" playing "Mr. Jank" in episode: "The Goldberg Variation" (episode # 7.6) 12 December 1999
"Work with Me" in episode: "The Crush" (episode # 1.4) 20 October 1999
"Will & Grace" playing "Mr. Zamir" in episode: "Election" (episode # 2.2) 28 September 1999
"Pacific Blue" playing "Cab Driver" in episode: "Stargazer" (episode # 4.15) 24 January 1999
"Brooklyn South" playing "Tenant" in episode: "Fools Russian" (episode # 1.18) 16 March 1998
"Suddenly Susan" playing "Brazzi" in episode: "Daddy Piper" (episode # 2.17) 9 March 1998
"Diagnosis Murder" playing "Maitre'd" in episode: "A Mime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" (episode # 5.11) 20 November 1997
"High Incident" playing "Motel Manager" in episode: "Who'll Stop the Bombs?" (episode # 2.4) 3 October 1996

[Mani]

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