Tehran to showcase paintings by actor Reza Babak

Sakoo Art School in Tehran has set to showcase a number of paintings by veteran Iranian actor Reza Babak.

Director of the art school, Narges Soleymanzadeh, announced the news during a press release on Tuesday.

“This exhibition has been organized to celebrate Reza Babak’s professional lifetime achievements,” she said.

She added that some thirty paintings created over the past three decades by the veteran actor have been selected for the exhibition.

The school will open Babak’s exhibit on Friday, May 18, 2018.

Sakoo art school is also set to organize similar celebrations and exhibits for other veteran artists who have made great contributions to cultural development in the country.

Born in 1945, Babak studied Acting and Directing. He made his debut with theater.

His first television role was in the film ‘Ballad of Tara’ in 1979.

After a ten-year hiatus, he resumed acting from 1989 appearing in ‘Reyhaneh’ which saw him nominated for a Fajr International Film Festival Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

What made him a household name, however, was the drama ‘Ziba Beauty Salon’ in 1990.

In 1991, he appeared in ‘The Singing Cat’ and wrote the screenplay for 'Mr. Luck' in 1994.

His other films and series include ‘Primrose Flower’, ‘The Sunny Man’, ‘The Store’, ‘The Purple’, ‘Invitation’, and ‘The Safe’.

ifilm has aired some of his appearances in series such as ‘Gharib's World’, ‘That's not the Way’, ‘Night Path’, and ‘Special Guests’.

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