Akbar Abdi

Akbar Abdi (Persian: اکبر عبدی, born 26 August 1960 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian actor and comedian.[2] Abdi first became known through a children TV series ("I am late again for school"). Abdi is of Iranian Azerbaijani descent from Ardabil.[3]

Akbar Abdi
Born (1960-08-26) 26 August 1960
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Awards Order of Culture and Art (1st Class)[1]

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

Awards

  • 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

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