So, our new favorite character to watch – in an attempt to guage the authenticity of the Persian-ness attributed to him and his image for wider audiences to judge - Navid Shirazi (played by Michael Steger, the non-Persian actor that plays the Persian role) finally said “yes” when asked whether he was Persian or not.  

So, our new favorite character to watch – in an attempt to guage the authenticity of the Persian-ness attributed to him and his image for wider audiences to judge - Navid Shirazi (played by Michael Steger, the non-Persian actor that plays the Persian role) finally said “yes” when asked whether he was Persian or not.

Yesterday’s Variety  published parts of a leaked script based on the 1990′s teentastic show, ’Beverly Hills, 90210′. The show has not been approved for  The CW network’s programing yet, but an Iranian-American character described as the “consummate high school politician” should be reason enough to watch the show (should it air).