Akbar Abdi

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| native_name = اکبر عبدی

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|08|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| occupation = Actor, comedian

| yearsactive = 1983–present

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Akbar Abdi ({{langx|fa|اکبر عبدی}}, born 26 August 1960) is an Iranian actor.{{cite book |title=The last great revolution: turmoil and transformation in Iran |author-link=Robin Wright (author) |last=Wright |first=Robin B. |page=[https://archive.org/details/lastgreatrevolut00wrig/page/117 117] |year=2000 |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |isbn=978-0-375-40639-3 |quote=Akbar Abdi is Iran's greatest comedic actor |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/lastgreatrevolut00wrig/page/117 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=13941008000571 |title=اکبر عبدی در زادگاهش تجلیل شد/کلید طلایی شهر در دستان هنرپیشه کشوری | خبرگزاری فارس |access-date=2015-12-29 |archive-date=2015-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229220356/http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=13941008000571 |url-status=dead }} He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award.

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).{{cite web|url= https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/66680/iaf-to-review-akbar-abdi-s-best-films|title= IAF to Review Akbar Abdi's Best Films|date= June 19, 2017|newspaper= Financial Tribune}}

Abdi went through a kidney transplant in June 2016.{{cite news|url= http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/403997/Comedy-king-Akbar-Abdi-undergoes-kidney-transplant|title= Comedy king Akbar Abdi undergoes kidney transplant|date= July 4, 2016|newspaper= Tehran Times}} He has been criticized for anti-Semitic remarks.{{cite web|url= http://jewishjournal.com/news/los_angeles/164337/|title= Activists campaign against visit of anti-Semitic Iranian comedian|date= March 11, 2015|newspaper= The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100% ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref(s)\|references}}
scope=row\|1984 \|The Great Controversy \| \|Siavash Shakeri \| \|
scope=row\|1985 \|The Man Who Became a Mouse \| \|Ahmad Bakhshi \| \|
scope=row\|1986 \|The Mission \| \|Hossein Zandbaf \| \|
scope=row rowspan="2" \|1987 \|The Stranger \|Parviz \|Rahman Rezaee \| \|
The Tenants \|Mr. Ghandi \|Dariush Mehrjui \| \|
scope=row\|1989 \|Grand Cinema \| \|Hossein Hedayat \| \|
scope=row\|1990 \|Mother \|Gholam Reza \|Ali Hatami \| \|
scope=row\|1991 \|The Old Men's School \| \|Ali Sajadi Hosseini \| \|
scope=row rowspan="2" \|1992 \|Love-stricken \|Faraj Boulsik \|Ali Hatami \| \|
Once Upon a Time, Cinema \| \|Mohsen Makhmalbaf \| \|
scope=row\|1993 \|Actor \|Akbar Abdi \|Mohsen Makhmalbaf \| \|
scope=row\|1996 \|Mr. Sunshine \| \|Homayoun As'adian \| \|
scope=row\|1999 \|All \| \|Fereydoun Hassanpour \| \|
scope=row\|2000 \|Once Upon a Time \| \|Iraj Tahmasb \| \|
scope="row" \|2007 \|The Outcast \|Bayram Loder \|Masoud Dehnamaki \| \|
scope=row\|2008 \|Lover \| \|Godratollah Solh Mirzaee \| \|
scope=row rowspan="3" \|2009 \|The Outcast 2 \|Bayram Loder \|Masoud Dehnamaki \| \|
Heartbroken \| \|Ali Rouintan \| \|
Checkmate \| \|Jamshid Heidari \| \|
scope=row\|2010 \|Pay Back \| \|Tahmineh Milani \| \|
scope=row rowspan="2" \|2011 \|The Outcast 3 \|Bayram Loder \|Masoud Dehnamaki \| \|
The Presiden's Cell Phone \|Ghorban Ali's brother-in-law \|Ali Atshani \| \|
scope=row rowspan="2" \|2012 \|Displace \|Ali \|Ali Tavakolnia \| \|
I Feel Sleepy \|Reza's Mother \|Reza Attaran \| \|
scope=row\|2013 \|Notoriety \|Yousef \|Masoud Dehnamaki \| \|
rowspan="2" scope="row" \|2014 \|The Sleepy Ones \|Mother \|Fereydoun Jeyrani \| \|
Miʿrajis \|Akbar \|Masoud Dehnamaki \| \|
scope=row\|2015 \|In Due Course \| \|Vahid Amirkhani \| \|
scope=row rowspan="2" \|2016 \|Notoriety 2 \|Yousef \|Masoud Dehnamaki \| \|
Four Isfahanians in Baghdad \| \|Mohammad Reza Momtaz \| \|
scope=row rowspan="2" \|2018 \|Loveulance \|Keramat \|Mohsen Mahini \| \|
Misunderstanding \| \|Ahmad Reza Motamedi \| \|
scope=row rowspan="3" \|2019 \|Happy Birthday \| \|Somayyeh Zareinezhad \| \|
X-Large \| \|Mohsen Tavakoli \| \|
Tornado 2 \|Professor Andish \|Javad Hashemi \| \|
scope=row\|2021 \|Automobile \| \|Ali Miri Ramesheh \| \|
scope=row\|2022 \|Hot Silver \| \|Mohsen Aghakhan \| \|
{{TBA}} \|Bitter Smile \| \|Mohammad Reza Momtaz \| \|

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! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Director

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|references}}

scope=row|1984

|The Great Controversy

|Siavash Shakeri

scope=row|1985

|The Man Who Became a Mouse

|Ahmad Bakhshi

scope=row|1986

|The Mission

|Hossein Zandbaf

scope=row rowspan="2" |1987

|The Stranger

|Parviz

|Rahman Rezaee

The Tenants

|Mr. Ghandi

|Dariush Mehrjui

scope=row|1989

|Grand Cinema

|Hossein Hedayat

scope=row|1990

|Mother

|Gholam Reza

|Ali Hatami

scope=row|1991

|The Old Men's School

|Ali Sajadi Hosseini

scope=row rowspan="2" |1992

|Love-stricken

|Faraj Boulsik

|Ali Hatami

Once Upon a Time, Cinema

|Mohsen Makhmalbaf

scope=row|1993

|Actor

|Akbar Abdi

|Mohsen Makhmalbaf

scope=row|1996

|Mr. Sunshine

|Homayoun As'adian

scope=row|1999

|All

|Fereydoun Hassanpour

scope=row|2000

|Once Upon a Time

|Iraj Tahmasb

scope="row" |2007

|The Outcast

|Bayram Loder

|Masoud Dehnamaki

scope=row|2008

|Lover

|Godratollah Solh Mirzaee

scope=row rowspan="3" |2009

|The Outcast 2

|Bayram Loder

|Masoud Dehnamaki

Heartbroken

|Ali Rouintan

Checkmate

|Jamshid Heidari

scope=row|2010

|Pay Back

|Tahmineh Milani

scope=row rowspan="2" |2011

|The Outcast 3

|Bayram Loder

|Masoud Dehnamaki

The Presiden's Cell Phone

|Ghorban Ali's brother-in-law

|Ali Atshani

scope=row rowspan="2" |2012

|Displace

|Ali

|Ali Tavakolnia

I Feel Sleepy

|Reza's Mother

|Reza Attaran

scope=row|2013

|Notoriety

|Yousef

|Masoud Dehnamaki

rowspan="2" scope="row" |2014

|The Sleepy Ones

|Mother

|Fereydoun Jeyrani

Miʿrajis

|Akbar

|Masoud Dehnamaki

scope=row|2015

|In Due Course

|Vahid Amirkhani

scope=row rowspan="2" |2016

|Notoriety 2

|Yousef

|Masoud Dehnamaki

Four Isfahanians in Baghdad

|Mohammad Reza Momtaz

scope=row rowspan="2" |2018

|Loveulance

|Keramat

|Mohsen Mahini

Misunderstanding

|Ahmad Reza Motamedi

scope=row rowspan="3" |2019

|Happy Birthday

|Somayyeh Zareinezhad

X-Large

|Mohsen Tavakoli

Tornado 2

|Professor Andish

|Javad Hashemi

scope=row|2021

|Automobile

|Ali Miri Ramesheh

scope=row|2022

|Hot Silver

|Mohsen Aghakhan

|Bitter Smile

|Mohammad Reza Momtaz

= Web =

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scope=row\|2013–2014 \|King of Ear \|Rahman Shoja'at \|Davood Mirbagheri \|Video CD \|

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scope=row|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) {{Cite web|date=2007-12-13|title=Iranactor.com - Akbar Abdi - اکبر عبدی|url=http://www.iranactor.com/artists/actors/abdi.htm|access-date=2020-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213163502/http://www.iranactor.com/artists/actors/abdi.htm|archive-date=2007-12-13}}
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{{Cite web|title="روزهای زندگی و ضد گلوله بهترین فیلم‌های جشنواره فیلم فجر شدند". مهر نیوز. ۲۳ بهمن ۱۳۹۰. دریافت‌شده در ۱۳ فوریه ۲۰۱۲.|url=http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1532500|access-date=2020-08-18|archive-date=2012-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628232938/http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1532500|url-status=dead}}
Nominated for the 20th Fajr Film Festival Award for the film Bread, Love and Motor 1000

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0008206}}
{{SourehCinema name|id=138111300095}}

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from Tehran

Category:Iranian male film actors

Category:Iranian male television actors

Category:Iranian male stage actors

Category:People from Ardabil

Category:21st-century Iranian male actors

Category:20th-century Iranian male actors

Category:1960 births

Category:Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art

Category:Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor winners