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Maz Jobrani Update: June 2010 Shows and Events

For some of you…Your summer’s about to get a whole lot funnier! Your favorite Persian actor/comedian, Maz Jobrani, has announced his June 2010 plans: Share

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Iranians on TV: Move over “Situation” Here Comes “The Hot-Spot”

The highest rated episode this season of MTV’s Disaster Date, #236: Jersey Shore Juicehead,”–where Persian Actor/comedian K-von plays a “Situation”-esque character on the dating prank show–sets up disaster-dater Juliette (via accomplice Samira) for a hilariously fist-pump-induced jaryaan (situation). And if you’ve seen at least one of the show’s episodes featuring K-von, like us, you’re wondering how he keeps his act [...]

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MTV’s Jersey Shore: K-von, Snookie, and The Situation

At a recent industry party in Hollywood, CA, Italian-Americans and Iranian-Americans had a little more than just their homeland flag colors in common. Iranian-American comedian, K-von, was hanging with MTV’s Jersey Shore cast members and current media-obsessions, Mike “The situation” Sorrentino and Nicole “Snookie” Polizzi. Having been on “a handful of TV shows,” K-von is [...]

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Funny in Farsi on ABC: Maz Jobrani Takes Over Your Tube

Iranian-American actor and mega-comedian, Maz Jobrani, is set to star in ABC’s first Iranian-American comedy pilot based on Firoozeh Dumas’s book about growing up in the 1970s in Newport Beach, California: Funny in Farsi. For those that know, Persian humor is truly some of the most clever and unique form of comedy. And with Maz Jobrani’s timing and [...]

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Ketab – A Short Film: Ana Lily Amirpour Headed to Tribeca

Ana Lily Amirpour is working on her next project, a short film called KETAB, about a lonely young guy in Tehran who goes to buy a book.  On the surface it appears to be a very basic story, but as it unfolds, a more intricate world is revealed, one that touches on the current dichotomies [...]

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Ramin Karimloo: The Phantom of the Opera

Congratulations to Iranian-Canadian, Ramin Karimloo who is currently appearing as The Phantom in the London production of The Phantom Of The Opera, for being cast as The Phantom again, in the London premiere of Love Never Dies–aka Phantom of the Opera 2–in which the main characters flash forward ten years and move to another continent. The 31 year-old Iranian actor began [...]

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Maz Jobrani: Jimmy Vestvood – Amerikan Hero

Good News! Your favorite Iranian comedian, Maz Jobrani, has released a promotional clip for his much-anticipated Persian-based character: Jimmy Vestvood – An Amerikan Hero. Share

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Jake Gyllenhaal: Prince of Persia

Check out the new poster that was released this week for Disney’s movie: Prince of Persia (opening May 2010) starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Share