Iran comedians to co-direct series

Two top Iran comedians Javad Razavian and Siamak Ansari are to co-direct new series ‘New Jersey’.

The four-season series is to be jointly directed by the two popular actors with more details yet to be released.

Reports say that shooting for ‘New Jersey’ is to kick off in September 2019.

Born in 1968, Siamak Ansari is mostly known for his roles in Mehran Modiri's comedy series such as 'Tiptoe' (2002), 'Dotted Line' (2003-2004), 'The Grand Prize' (2005), 'Barareh Nights' (2005), 'Mozaffar’s Garden' (2006), 'The Man with a Thousand Faces' (2007), 'The Man with Two Thousand Faces' (2008), 'Bitter Coffee' (2009), 'My Villa' (2012), 'I'm Just Kidding' (2013), and 'In Hashieh' (2014-2015).

Seyyed Javad Razavian became a household name after appearing in the comedy series 'Tiptoe' (2002).

He made his cinematic debut in 'Charlatan' (2004).

While Razavian has also had some directorial experience such as 'Special Guests' (2011) and ‘Snake Venom’ (2018), he is mostly considered a comedian. He has used his singing skills to release several songs as well.

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