Mehran Modiri

Mehran Modiri

Mehran Modiri at Five in the afternoon Movie Press Conference 2016
Born (1967-04-07) April 7, 1967[1]
Tehran, Iran
Occupation
Years active 1992–present
Children Farhad, Shahrzad
Signature

Mehran Modiri (Persian: مهران مدیری ‎‎, born April 7, 1967) is a prolific Iranian actor, television director, comedian and musician. His artistic career began in his teenage years as he was acting in local plays. He then entered the world of radio and television in the early 1990s, actively writing scripts for and participating in various comedy skits during the annual Norooz comedy television shows broadcast by the IRIB.

He continued appearing in television comedies, however, he achieved real stardom with his creation of Pavarchin (Tiptoeing), in which he won numerous awards for directing and starring in the picture. He tasted success again when he directed and starred in Noghtechin (Ellipsis), and Jayezeye Bozorg (The Grand Prize), which became major hits on television in Iran.

Afterwards, he followed Pavarchin's storyline with the making of Shabhaye Barareh which became his most popular television program yet; the show remained incomplete after it was criticized for offending rural people, which resulted in an abrupt end to the show after 92 episodes, without completely explaining the Barareh history.

He has starred in two full length films, and had planned on entering the film industry once again after Shabhaye Barareh was completed. However, he instead started working on his next project, television series Baghe Mozaffar.

Modiri also released a music album and performed in a number of concerts. He is also a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War. He is married and has two children.

In 2009 Modiri was named by Newsweek as one of the 20 people who dominate power and public discourse in Iran.[2]

Filmography

Mehran Modiri has acted in various TV series. Most of the popularity and fame he has garnered among the people of Iran emanates from his participation in these programs.

TV Series

Year Name Director Modiri's Part
1992 The Little Fists Soraya Ghasemi Actor
Tales Mojtaba Yassini Actor
Advices and Admonitions Mojtaba Yassini Actor
1993 Nowruz of 72 Dariush Kardan Actor
Cherry Orchard Majid Beheshti Actor
Flight no. 57 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1994 Joyful Hour Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1995 Joyful Year Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1996 Joyful Moment Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1997 Nowruz of 76 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1997 Corpus of 76 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1997 Collection of 76 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1997 Flowers of 76 Mehran Ghafourian Actor
1998 Nowruz of 77 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1998 Corpus of 77 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1998 Collection of 77 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1998 Flowers of 77 Mehran Ghafourian Actor
1999 Excuse me, who are you? Mehran Modiri Host and Director
Plaque no. 14 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2000 90 Nights Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2001 Sitcom of 80 Mehran Modiri Host & Director
2002 Parents' Trouble Masoud Navvabi Actor
On Tiptoes Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2004 The Dots Mehran Modiri Actor &
Director &
Costume Designer
2005 Great Award Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2005-2006 Barareh Nights Mehran Modiri Director &
Actor
2007 Mozaffar's Garden Mehran Modiri Director &
Actor
2008 Man of Many Faces Mehran Modiri Director &
Actor
2009 Man of Many Many Faces Mehran Modiri Director &
Actor
2010 Bitter Coffee Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2010 Laughing Bomb Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2012 The Frozen Heart (Season 3) Saman Moghadam Actor
2012 My Villa Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2013 I'm just kidding Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2015 Sneeze Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2015 At the Margin Mehran Modiri Director &
Actor
2015 At the Margin 2 Mehran Modiri Director
2015 At the Margin 3 Mehran Modiri Director
2016 Dorehami Mehran Modiri Host & Director

Home Network Entertainment

Year Title Director Notes
2007 Mozaffar's Treasure Mehran Modiri Director &
Actor
2010 Bitter Coffee Mehran Modiri Director &
Actor
2012 Frozen Heart (Season 3) Saman Moghadam
Actor
2012 My Mansion Mehran Modiri Producer &
Director &
Actor &
Costume Designer
2013 I'm just kidding Mehran Modiri Producer &
Director &
Actor
2015 Sneezing Mehran Modiri Producer &
Director &
Actor

Movies

Year Title Director
1994 Visit Mohammad Reza Honarmand
2002 Tokyo Non-Stop Saeed Alamzadeh
2005
Great Award Mehran Modiri
2007 Mozaffar's Treasure Mehran Modiri
2008 Dayere Zangi(The Tambourine (Satellite Dish)) Parisa Bakhtavar
2008 There Is Always a Woman In Between Kamal Tabrizi
2012 The Wooden Bridge Mehdi Karampour

Acting in Theater

Before acting in TV series and films, Mehran Modiri had performed in the theater.

Year Name of Play Director
1974 Khargoosh Hamid Alami
1977 Shookhi Sadra Rasouli
1979 Telegraph Mehdi Sharifi
1983 Palang-e Nadan Behrooz Salimi
1985 Yek Tanz va Yek Gham-ava Behrooz Salimi
1988 Arsenal Mohsen Haji Youssefi
1989 Pansion Mohsen Haji Youssefi
1990 Simorgh Ghotboddin Sadeqi
1991 Hamlet Ghotboddin Sadeqi
1992 Kisseh Box Mehran Modiri

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2007 26th Fajr International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor There's Always a Woman in Between Nominated
2011 11th Hafez Awards Best Actor Bitter Coffee Won
2016 16th Hafez Awards Best TV Presenter Dorehami Won

References

  1. ↑ Mehran Modiri in IMDb
  2. ↑ "Iran's Top 20: Power and public discourse in the Islamic Republic are dominated by fewer than two dozen heavyweights, ranging from ayatollahs to entertainers (and one TV network)". Newsweek. 1 June 2009. p. 36. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Today his television comedies rule Iran's airwaves, with audiences so big that broadcast executives don't balk at his lampoons of Iranian life
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