Akbar Abdi

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
Born (1960-08-26) 26 August 1960
Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1983–present
Awards Order of Culture and Art (1st Class)[1]

Career

He 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

Film
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
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
Year Title Role Director Platform Ref(s)
2013–2014 King of Ear Rahman Shoja'at Davood Mirbagheri Video CD

Awards and nominations
  • 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
  1. نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. 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
  3. "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.
  4. "IAF to Review Akbar Abdi's Best Films". Financial Tribune. June 19, 2017.
  5. "Comedy king Akbar Abdi undergoes kidney transplant". Tehran Times. July 4, 2016.
  6. "Activists campaign against visit of anti-Semitic Iranian comedian". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. March 11, 2015.
  7. "Iranactor.com - Akbar Abdi - اکبر عبدی". 2007-12-13. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  8. ""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.
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