Mehran Modiri (Persian: مهران مدیری; born 7 April 1967) is an Iranian director, actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, host and singer. He is considered to be the leading artist in social satire in Iran.
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مهران مدیری | |
 Modiri in 2017 | |
| Born | 7 April 1967 |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | https://modiri.ir |
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Career
editHis 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.
Also, his shows have been popular among the Iranians because of expressing the problems of the society in the form of comedy, as he believes this genre has the most effectiveness on people.[citation needed]
Modiri has also released a music album and performed in a number of concerts. He is also a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War.[citation needed]
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. An Iranian Twitter user announced that Mehran had left Tehran for the UAE, but his final destination was not Dubai.[citation needed][dubious – discuss]
Personal life
editMehran 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
editFilm
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- Albums
- 1999: Deltangi-ha – Declamation of Hatef Alimardani 's Poems.
- 2000: Az Roo-ye Sadegi – composed by: Babak Bayat and Fardin Khalatbari
- Singles
- 2003: Ahang-e Film-e Hamnafas – composed by: Fardin Khalatbari
- 2004: Ahang-e film-e Shabhaye barareh
- 2005: Ahang-e film-e Baghe mozaffar
- 2010: Ahang-e serial-e Ghahveye Talkh – two tracks, produced by Bahram Dehghanyar
- 2010: Bia Berim Kooh – produced by Darkoob Band in Darkoob Album
- 2010: Heyran – produced by Darkoob Band in Darkoob Album
- 2016: Ahang-e Titraje Dorehami – composed by Mahyar Alizadeh
- 2016: Ahang-e serial-e Zaaferani – Two tracks, composed by Mahyar Alizadeh
- 2017: Ahang-e Yar Toei – composed by Mahyar Alizadeh
Awards and nominations
editMehran 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Iran's Top 20: Power and public discourse in the Islamic Republic are dominated by fewer than two dozen heavyweights, ranging from ayatollahs to entertainers (and one TV network)". Newsweek. June 1, 2009. p. 36. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
Today his television comedies rule Iran's airwaves, with audiences so big that broadcast executives don't balk at his lampoons of Iranian life
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