Akbar Abdi (Persian: اکبر عبدی, born 26 August 1960) is an Iranian actor.[2][3] He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.
Akbar Abdi | |
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اکبر عبدی | |
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| Born | 26 August 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Awards |  Order of Culture and Art (1st Class)[1] |
Career
editHe began his career in 1981 with the children's TV series “The Traffic Neighborhood”, directed by Dariush Moadebian. His main credits include “The Actor”, “Delshodegan” and “The Snowman". He also acted in the film "Ejareh-Nesheenha" (The Tenants).[4]
Abdi went through Kidney transplant in June 2016.[5] He has been criticized for anti-Semitic remarks.[6]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 1984 | The Great Controversy | Siavash Shakeri | |||
| 1985 | The Man Who Became a Mouse | Ahmad Bakhshi | |||
| 1986 | The Mission | Hossein Zandbaf | |||
| 1987 | The Stranger | Parviz | Rahman Rezaee | ||
| The Tenants | Mr. Ghandi | Dariush Mehrjui | |||
| 1989 | Grand Cinema | Hossein Hedayat | |||
| 1990 | Mother | Gholam Reza | Ali Hatami | ||
| 1991 | The Old Men's School | Ali Sajadi Hosseini | |||
| 1992 | Love-stricken | Faraj Boulsik | Ali Hatami | ||
| Once Upon a Time, Cinema | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ||||
| 1993 | Actor | Akbar Abdi | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ||
| 1996 | Mr. Sunshine | Homayoun As'adian | |||
| 1999 | All | Fereydoun Hassanpour | |||
| 2000 | Once Upon a Time | Iraj Tahmasb | |||
| 2007 | The Outcast | Bayram Loder | Masoud Dehnamaki | ||
| 2008 | Lover | Godratollah Solh Mirzaee | |||
| 2009 | The Outcast 2 | Bayram Loder | Masoud Dehnamaki | ||
| Heartbroken | Ali Rouintan | ||||
| 2010 | Pay Back | Tahmineh Milani | |||
| 2011 | The Outcast 3 | Bayram Loder | Masoud Dehnamaki | ||
| The Presiden's Cell Phone | Ghorban Ali's brother-in-law | Ali Atshani | |||
| 2012 | Displace | Ali | Ali Tavakolnia | ||
| I Feel Sleepy | Reza's Mother | Reza Attaran | |||
| 2013 | Notoriety | Yousef | Masoud Dehnamaki | ||
| 2014 | The Sleepy Ones | Mother | Fereydoun Jeyrani | ||
| Miʿrajis | Akbar | Masoud Dehnamaki | |||
| 2015 | In Due Course | Vahid Amirkhani | |||
| 2016 | Notoriety 2 | Yousef | Masoud Dehnamaki | ||
| Four Isfahanians in Baghdad | Mohammad Reza Momtaz | ||||
| 2018 | Loveulance | Keramat | Mohsen Mahini | ||
| The Misunderstanding | Ahmad Reza Motamedi | ||||
| 2019 | Happy Birthday | Somayyeh Zareinezhad | |||
| X-Large | Mohsen Tavakoli | ||||
| Tornado 2 | Professor Andish | Javad Hashemi | |||
| 2021 | Automobile | Ali Miri Ramesheh | |||
| 2022 | Hot Silver | Mohsen Aghakhan | |||
| TBA | Bitter Smile | Mohammad Reza Momtaz |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Platform | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2014 | King of Ear | Rahman Shoja'at | Davood Mirbagheri | Video CD |
Awards and nominations
edit- Receiving the Crystal Simorgh for the second role of a man from the 8th Fajr Film Festival for his role in Ali Hatami's film Mother (1989) [7]
- Receiving Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor from the 30th Fajr International Film Festival for his role in the film I Dream I Made by Reza Attaran[8]
- Nominated for the 20th Fajr Film Festival Award for the film Bread, Love and Motor 1000
References
edit- ^ نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Wright, Robin B. (2000). The last great revolution: turmoil and transformation in Iran. Alfred A. Knopf. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-375-40639-3.
Akbar Abdi is Iran's greatest comedic actor
- ^ "اکبر عبدی در زادگاهش تجلیل شد/کلید طلایی شهر در دستان هنرپیشه کشوری | خبرگزاری فارس". Archived from the original on 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ "IAF to Review Akbar Abdi's Best Films". Financial Tribune. June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Comedy king Akbar Abdi undergoes kidney transplant". Tehran Times. July 4, 2016.
- ^ "Activists campaign against visit of anti-Semitic Iranian comedian". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Iranactor.com - Akbar Abdi - اکبر عبدی". 2007-12-13. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ ""روزهای زندگی و ضد گلوله بهترین فیلم‌های جشنواره فیلم فجر شدند". مهر نیوز. ۲۳ بهمن ۱۳۹۰. دریافت‌شده در ۱۳ فوریه ۲۰۱۲". Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
External links
edit- Akbar Abdi at IMDb
- Akbar Abdi on SourehCinema (in Persian)