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Mehran Modiri

Mehran Modiri
مهران مدیری
Modiri in 2017
Born (1967-04-07) 7 April 1967 (age 57)
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Occupations
  • Director
  • actor
  • comedian
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • singer
  • host
Years active1989–present
Children2
Websitehttps://modiri.ir
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Mehran Modiri (Persian: مهران مدیری; born 7 April 1967) is an Iranian director, actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, host and singer.

Career

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His various series, which have been broadcast through IRIB have set records in terms of viewership (an estimated 95% viewership when he is on-air),[citation needed] as well as making him a popular personality among the masses. His artistic career began in his teenage years acting in local plays. He then entered the world of radio and television in the early 1990s, actively writing scripts for and participating in various comedy skits during the annual Norooz comedy television shows broadcast by the IRIB.

He achieved real stardom with his creation of Pavarchin (Tiptoeing), in which he won numerous awards for directing and starring in the picture. He tasted success again when he directed and starred in Noghtechin (Ellipsis), and Jayezeye Bozorg (The Grand Prize), which became major hits on television in Iran[citation needed]. Later, he followed Pavarchin's storyline with the making of Shabhaye Barareh which became his most popular television program yet; the show remained incomplete after it was criticized for offending rural people. This resulted in an abrupt end to the show after 92 episodes without completely explaining the Barareh history. He starred in two full-length films and had planned on entering the film industry once again after Shabhaye Barareh was completed. However, he instead produced and released his next project, the television series Baghe Mozaffar.

One of his most popular tv series was The man with a thousand faces, broadcast in 2008.


Modiri has also released a music album and performed in a number of concerts. He is also a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War.

In 2009 Modiri was named by Newsweek as one of the 20 people who dominate power and public discourse in Iran.[1] Between 2015 – 2018 Modiri was mostly seen on Nasim TV with his program Dorehami.

In order to condemn the Death of Mahsa Amini and support the nationwide protests, Mehran Modiri announced by publishing a video on his Instagram that none of the Iranian television channels have the right to publish his image in television advertisements and periodicals. A few days after these events, the Iranian government announced that Mehran Modiri has been banned from leaving the country, however, Iranian news agencies have announced that Mehran has left Iran.

Personal life

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Mehran Modiri is the last child of a family originally from the city of Arak. He has three older brothers.

Modiri was born and raised in a low-income family in the south of Tehran, Iran. He worked in many physical and low-paying jobs as a child and teenager, including carpenter, porter, welder, mechanic, and baker.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
1992 What's Up? Tahmineh Milani As set designer assistant
1995 The Visit Amir Mohammad Reza Honarmand
2003 Tokyo, Non-Stop Parviz Saeed Alamzadeh
2008 There's Always a Woman in Between Jahed Kamal Tabrizi
Tambourine Abbas Razaghi Parisa Bakhtavar
2012 Tehran 1500 Akbar Modiri Bahram Azimi
The Wooden Bridge Kamran Sabouhi Mehdi Karampour [2]
2017 5 in the Afternoon Interrogator Mehran Modiri Also as writer & producer [3]
2018 Rahman 1400 Jalousi Manouchehr Hadi [4]
2019 We Are All Together Interrogator Kamal Tabrizi [5]
2020 Walnut Tree Ahmad Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian [6]
2022 Killing a Traitor Sohrab Safa Masoud Kimiaee [7]
2024 Summer Time Mahmoud Kalari [8]
6 in the Morning Mehran Modiri Also as writer [9]

Web

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Year Title Role Director Platform Ref(s)
2010–2012 Bitter Coffee The Great Bluetooth Mehran Modiri [10]
2012–2014 Frozen Heart Mehran Asefi Saman Moghaddam [11]
2013 My Villa Arsalan Rahmati (Meshkat) Mehran Modiri [12]
Mozaffar's Treasure Mozaffar Khan Mehran Modiri [13]
2014 I'm Just Kidding (various roles) Mehran Modiri [14]
2015 Sneeze (various roles) Mehran Modiri [15]
2019 The Monster Kamran Kamrava Mehran Modiri Namava, Filimo [16]
2021 Dracula Kamran Kamrava Mehran Modiri Namava, Filimo [17]
2021–2022 One Upon a Time in Iran Jahangir Rouzbeh Tina Pakravan Namava [18]
2023–2024 Guardiola's Father Buick Saeed Nematollah Tamashakhaneh [19]
2024 Oscar Himself Mehran Modiri Filimo [20]
Viper of Tehran Himself Saman Moghaddam Filmnet [21]
Flowers or Absurd Himself Nik Yousefi Filimo [22]
Father's Coffee Mehran Modiri Filmnet [23]
TBA Tasian Tina Pakravan Filimo [24]

Television

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Year Title Role Director Network Ref(s)
1992 The Small Fists Soraya Ghasemi IRIB TV2
The Tales Mojtaba Yasini
Advices and Admonitions Mojtaba Yasini
1993 Nowruz of 72 Dariush Kardan IRIB TV1
Flight No. 57 Shirin Jahed IRIB TV1
1994 Cherry Garden Mohsen Majid Beheshti IRIB TV1
1994 Joyful Hour Mehran Modiri IRIB TV2
1995 Joyful Year Mehran Modiri IRIB TV2
1996 Joyful Moment Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1997 Nowruz of 76 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1997 Corpus of 76 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1997 Collection of 76 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1997 Flowers of 76 Mehran Ghafourian Actor
1998 Nowruz of 77 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1998 Corpus of 77 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1998 Collection of 77 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
1998 Flowers of 77 Mehran Ghafourian Actor
1999 Excuse me, who are you? Mehran Modiri Host and director
Plaque no. 14 Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2000 90 Nights Mehran Modiri Actor & Director
2001 Sitcom of 80 Mehran Modiri Host & Director
2001 Parents' Trouble Ali Pourhatam Masoud Navabi IRIB TV3
2002–2003 On Tiptoes Farhad Barareh Mehran Modiri IRIB TV5
2003–2004 The Dots Ardalan Pashandi Mehran Modiri IRIB TV3
2005 Great Award Bijan Jamali Mehran Modiri IRIB TV3
2005–2006 Barareh Nights Shirfarhad Paeen Barareh Mehran Modiri IRIB TV3
2006 Mozaffar's Garden Mozaffar Zargandeh Mehran Modiri IRIB TV3
2008 Man of Many Faces Masoud Shastchi Mehran Modiri IRIB TV3
2009 Man of Many Many Faces Masoud Shastchi Mehran Modiri IRIB TV3
2009–2010 In the Eye of the Wind Mohammad Ali Foroughi (voice) Masoud Jafari Jozani IRIB TV1
2015–2016 On the Sidelines Sohrab Kashef, Behrouz Eshghi Mehran Modiri IRIB TV3
2016–2022 Get Together Himself Mehran Modiri IRIB Nasim

Theater

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Year Name of Play Director
1974 Khargoosh Hamid Alami
1977 Shookhi Sadra Rasouli
1979 Telegraph Mehdi Sharifi
1983 Palang-e Nadan Behrooz Salimi
1985 Yek Tanz va Yek Gham-ava Behrooz Salimi
1988 Arsenal Mohsen Haji Youssefi
1989 Pansion Mohsen Haji Youssefi
1990 Simorgh Ghotboddin Sadeqi
1991 Hamlet Ghotboddin Sadeqi
1992 Kisseh Box Ali Moazzeni

Discography

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Albums
Singles

Awards and nominations

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Mehran Modiri with 7 awards holds the record for most Hafez Awards won by an individual until 2018

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1996 The Best of Best Director Saate Khosh (Joyful Hour) Nominated
1998 The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony Best Director Corpus of 77 Won
1998 The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony Best Actor Corpus of 77 Won
1999 The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony Best Director Excuse me, who are you? Won
1999 The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony Best Actor Excuse me, who are you? Won
2003 7th Hafez Awards Best Director Pavarchin Nominated
2003 7th Hafez Awards Best Actor Pavarchin Won
2005 8th Hafez Awards Best Actor Noghtechin Nominated
2005 The Best of Channel 3 Ceremony Best Comedy Director – Won
2006 9th Hafez Awards Best Actor jointly with Siamak Ansari Shabhaye Barareh Won
2006 9th Hafez Awards Best ِِDirector Shabhaye Barareh Nominated
2007 10th Hafez Awards Best TV series and cinematic song Mozaffar's Garden Won
2008 26th Fajr International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor There's Always a Woman in Between Nominated
2011 12th Hafez Awards Best Actor Bitter Coffee Won
2011 12th Hafez Awards Best ِDirector Bitter Coffee Nominated
2011 American Liberty University Honorary Doctorate Himself Honored
2016 16th Hafez Awards Best ِActor At the Margin Nominated
2016 16th Hafez Awards Best TV Presenter Dorehami Won
2017 17th Hafez Awards Best TV Presenter Dorehami Won
2017 3Star(TV Audience poll) Best TV Presenter Dorehami Won
2018 Halaa Khorshid's Audience poll Social Face of The Year – Won
2018 18th Hafez Awards Best Film(Producer) Saat-e- 5-e- Asr ( 5 O'clock in the afternoon ) Nominated
2018 18th Hafez Awards Best Screenwriter Saat-e- 5-e- Asr ( 5 O'clock in the afternoon ) Nominated
2018 18th Hafez Awards Best Director Saat-e- 5-e- Asr ( 5 O'clock in the afternoon ) Nominated
2018 18th Hafez Awards Best TV Presenter Dorehami Won
2018 Sin e Sima Festival Best TV Presenter Dorehami Won
2019 19th Hafez Awards Best Actor Rahman 1400 Nominated
2020 20th Hafez Awards Best TV presenter Dorehami Nominated
2020 20th Hafez Awards Best Actor The Monster Nominated
2020 20th Hafez Awards Best Director The Monster Won
2020 20th Hafez Awards[25] Best TV series The Monster Won
2021 ifilm TV Channel poll Best TV Comedy Actor 1st
2021 21st Hafez Awards Best TV presenter Dorehami Nominated
2022 2nd Producers' Thanks Ceremony The Most Popular actor Rahman 1400 Honor
2024 23rd Hafez Awards Best Television Figure Flowers or Absurd Nominated
Best Actor – Motion Picture[26] Killing a Traitor Nominated

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