Mustafa Al-Mashadani (born June 8, 1992), better known as Almushi, is an Iraqi-Swedish actor, comedian and writer.
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 Almushi attends T-Shirt line launch in December 2015 | |
| Birth name | Mustafa Al-Mashadani |
| Born | June 8, 1992 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Medium | television, online |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Genres | Satire/political satire, improvisational comedy, character comedy, observational comedy, surreal humor, sketch comedy |
Early life
editBorn and raised in Baghdad, Iraq, Al-Mashadani moved to Malmö, Sweden at the age of five with both of his parents.[1] He has trained boxing since an early age and was trained by Swedish legendary boxing coach Dallas. Always been a fan of comedy, growing up his influences included Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, and Jim Carrey.[2] Almushi currently resides in Malmö, Sweden.
Career
editAlmushi began writing and producing comedy skits in 2014. He quickly roses to national fame in Sweden once he began uploading his skits on Facebook.[3] His signature style consists of various imitations as well as exaggerating stereotypes.[2][4] In an interview with Skånska Dagbladet he revealed that he uses personal experiences from the multicultural Malmö when he makes his sketches.
On August 3, 2014, he became the brand ambassador for Swedish dairy company Skånemejerier[5]
In March 2015, Almushi produced several comedy sketch shows on Swedish Radio Humorhimlen.[6][7] It was announced in October 2015 that Almushi is in development of Swedish satirical television series. Almushi plans to star in the series, playing various roles. He has also expressed interest in acting in films. He has also began experimenting with stand-up.[8]
As of December 2015, he has over 100,000 followers on social media and is one of Sweden's fastest growing comedians.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Gabriella Bark (2015-09-16). "Almushi gör succé på Facebook – "Jag skrattar inte åt mina egna videos"". Nyheter24.se. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ a b Yvonne Erlandsson (2015-08-13). "Malmökomiker som siktar mot stjärnorna | Skånska Dagbladet". Skd.se. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "Komikern Mustafa Al-Mashhadani vill bryta ner gränser - P4 Malmöhus | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "Almushi blev känd tack vare sina roliga videor - P3 Din Gata | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "Skånemejerier". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "Roliga timmen med Almushi » Knyckare i P3 » Podcast". Podtail.com. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ ""Tack, det känns jättetråkigt att vara här" 28 mars kl 20:03 - Humorhimlen | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ Marcus Svensson (2014-09-24). "Här är Malmös nya Facebook-stjärna - Sydsvenskan". Sydsvenskan.se. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "almushi (@almushii) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "Almushi". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-12-27.