Akbar Abdi born in 1960, Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

, Iran

Iran

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 is an Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian actor and comedian. Akbar Abdi proved his talent through a TV series consisting of children's programming ("I am late again for school").

He started his career in TV series and soon became very popular. He shined as a movie star by playing in the movie "Ejareh-Nesheenha" (The Tenants). He has chosen diverse characters to play in different movies and is respected as a classic movie star with a successful career in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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It had been reported that he had left Iran for Canada

Canada

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 to initially emigrate there, but due to immigration problems, was not allowed to stay. Upon his return to Iran, he denied the rumors and claims that he had left for theater work in Canada and Europe.

Filmography

• Ekhrajiha
  Ekhrajiha
  Ekhrajiha is a 2007 Iranian film, written and directed by Masoud Dehnamaki, set during the Iran–Iraq War.The film is Dehnamaki's first feature film, after he directed two documentaries about social problems in Iran...
  
   (2007)
• Ali and Danny (2002)
• Noon o Eshgh o Motor 1000 (2003)
• Claws in the Dust (1997)
• Pak bakhteh (1995)
• Adam barfi (1995)
• Honarpisheh
  Actor (film)
  Actor , is a 1993 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film features Akbar Abdi as Akbar, Fatemeh Motamed-Aria as his wife, Simin, and Mahaya Petrosian as the gypsy girl...
  
   (1993)
• Del Shodegan (1992)
• Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema
  Naser-ed-din Shah
  Once Upon a Time, Cinema is a 1992 Iranian comedy film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.-Plot:Set in the Qajar era, the film follows the character known as the cinematographer as he shows films to the Shah . The film shows clips from older Iranian films from the silent age onwards...
  
   (1992)
• Madar (1991)
• Ey Iran (1990)
• Dozde aroosakha (1990)
• Ejareh-Neshinha (1986)
• Mardi ke moosh shod(1985)

External links

• Akbar Abdi on The Internet Movie Database