Akbar Abdi to host telecast for IRIB

Popular Iranian comedian Akbar Abdi is slated to host TV show 'A Night with Abdi'.

The comedy show is scheduled to be broadcast on one of Iran's IRIB local channels starting from June 28, 2018.

Directed by Mohammad-Hossein Latifi, the talk show invites Iranian thespians who co-starred with Abdi in various films and series.

Born in 1960, after finishing high school in 1980, Akbar Abdi began acting in amateur plays.

He shot to fame by appearing in TV series such as ‘Boro Bia Neighborhood’ (1982) and ‘I’m Late for School Again’ (1986).

Abdi appeared in comedies such as ‘Major Mayhem’ (1984), ‘The Man Who Became a Mouse’ (1985), ‘The Tenants’ (1986), ‘The Grand Cinema’ (1988) and ‘O’ Iran’ (1989).

The actor has appeared in more than 120 movies and series.

The list includes titles such as ‘Doll Thief’ (1989), ‘Nassereddin Shah Film Actor’ (1991), ‘The Devoted’ (1991), ‘Angel Day’ (1993), ‘A Gift From India’ (1994), ‘Mr. Lucky’ (1994), ‘Snowman’ (1994), ‘The Sunny Man’ (1995), ‘The Loser’ (1995), ‘Night of the Fox’ (1996), ‘The Eagle’s Eye’ (1998), ‘The Victorious Warrior’ (1998), ‘The Rich and the Poor’ (1999), ‘The Outcasts’ (2006), ‘Flying Crow’ (2007), ‘Checkmate’ (2008), ‘The Outcast 2’ (2008), ‘Heartbroken’ (2008), ‘The Extremists’ (2009), ‘The First Condition’ (2009), ‘The Outcasts 3’ (2010), ‘The President’s Cell Phone’ (2011), ‘Stingy’ (2011), ‘The Wrong Story’ (2012), ‘Scandal’ (2012), ‘The Backstreets of Shemroon’ (2012), ‘Operation Kindergarten’ (2012), and 'The Ascended' (2014).

Abdi has also acted in series such as ‘Hygiene Neighborhood’ (1984), ‘Imam Ali’ (AS) (1991), ‘Night of the Fox’ (1999), ‘Godfather’ (1999), ‘As Simple As That’ (2000), ‘Under the City Sky 3’ (2002), ‘Lost Innocence’ (2002), ‘In the Eye of the Storm’ (2003-2009), ‘Era of Constitutional Revolution’ (2009), ‘Open Parenthesis’ (2009-2010), ‘Wake Up’ (2011), ‘Passion to Fly’ (2011) and ‘Relatively Bad Guys’ (2013).

He has scored numerous awards, notably for his appearance in ‘Mother’ (1989) and ‘I’m Sleepy’ (2012) which won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor in a Supporting Role from Fajr International Film Festival.

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