Jonathan Ahdout

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|18}}

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| education = University of Southern California (BA, BS)

| occupation = Actor

| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.

| yearsactive = 2003–present

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Jonathan Ahdout ({{langx|fa|جاناتن آهدوت }}, born March 18, 1989) is an American actor known for his role in House of Sand and Fog.

Early life and education

Ahdout was born in Santa Monica, California on March 18, 1989.Direct TV [https://www.directv.com/person/Jonathan-Ahdout-YS9DZVdWNUpHUjA9 Jonathan Ahdout] His parents are Yahya Ahdout and Jacqueline Hayempour, Iranian Jews who lived in Pakistan and Israel before immigrating to the United States in 1982.{{cite news|last=Ahdout |first=Daniel |title=Jonathan Ahdout: Young Iranian Jewish Film & Television Actor |publisher=Iranian Jewish Chronicle Online |url=http://www.ijchronicle.com/articles/75/1/Jonathan-Ahdout:-Young-Iranian-Jewish-Film-&-Television-Actor |accessdate=2006-12-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312071355/http://www.ijchronicle.com/articles/75/1/Jonathan-Ahdout%3A-Young-Iranian-Jewish-Film-%26-Television-Actor |archivedate=2007-03-12 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.stljewishlight.com/Nation/286446386199413.php |title=Having found success in U.S., Iranian Jews turn to show biz |publisher=JewishLight |accessdate=January 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203121354/http://www.stljewishlight.com/Nation/286446386199413.php |archivedate=February 3, 2007 }} He attended Sinai Akiba Academy and Harvard-Westlake School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in film production and Bachelor of Science in business administration and management from University of Southern California.{{cite news|last=Melamed |first= Karmel|title= Young Iranian Jewish Star of "24", Jonathan Ahdout Shares View on Career in Entertainment |newspaper=Jewish Journal|date= October 2016|url=http://jewishjournal.com/uncategorized/16749/ }}WhatsUpIran.com {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130908003407/http://www.whatsupiran.com/Profile/Jonathan-Ahdout/About Jnathan Ahdout Know Him Better]}}

Career

Ahdout's acting career started with a role in the film House of Sand and Fog, in which he played the part of Esmail Behrani.Jewish Journal, February 22, 2007 [http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/persian_jews_break_with_tradition_to_break_through_in_hollywood_20070223 Persian Jews break with tradition to break through in Hollywood by Karmel Melamed] In 2005, he played the part of Behrooz Araz in the television series 24.Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2006 By Roger Ebert [https://books.google.com/books?id=w25yDt1v9XkC&dq=Jonathan+Ahdout+Esmail+Behrani&pg=PA298 Page 298 House of Sand and Fog]The Examiner May 3, 2014 - Entertainment /Arts & Entertainment / TV, ♥'24 Live Another Day'- What You Need To Know Series Catch Up...WSWS 5 April 2005 [https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/04/2424-a05.html Fox's 24: propaganda thinly disguised as television programming by Debra Watson] In House of Sand and Fog, his character was the son of Shohreh Aghdashloo's character; to his and Aghdashloo's surprise, the same was true when they were cast in 24.In.com India [https://web.archive.org/web/20150712073953/http://www.in.com/jonathan-ahdout/biography-151075.html Celebbs{{!}}Bio, Hollywood Actors, Jonathan Ahdout] In 2007, he appeared in an episode of The Unit.TV Guide [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/unit/photos/278693/18906 The Unit Photos, Cast & Details]