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Mehran Modiri
مهران مدیری
Mehran Modiri at Saate 5 Asr movie press conference.jpg
Modiri in 2017
Born (1967-04-07) 7 April 1967 (age 58)
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Occupation
  • Director
  • actor
  • comedian
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • singer
  • host
Years active 1989–present
Children 2
Signature
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Mehran Modiri (Persian: مهران مدیری; born on April 7, 1967) is a famous Iranian director, actor, comedian, producer, writer, host, and singer. He is well-known for his many popular TV shows and movies.

A Star's Journey

Mehran Modiri started his artistic journey when he was a teenager. He acted in plays in his hometown. In the early 1990s, he began working in radio and television. He wrote scripts and performed in comedy shows for Norooz, the Iranian New Year. These shows were broadcast by IRIB, which is Iran's main TV and radio company.

He became a big star with his TV series Pavarchin (which means Tiptoeing). He won many awards for directing and acting in this show. After that, he had more success with Noghtechin (Ellipsis) and Jayezeye Bozorg (The Grand Prize). These shows were huge hits on Iranian television.

His most popular TV program was Shabhaye Barareh. This show continued the story from Pavarchin. However, the show ended suddenly after 92 episodes. Some people felt the show made fun of people from rural areas. Because of this, the story of Barareh was never fully finished.

Instead of making another movie, he created the TV series Baghe Mozaffar. One of his most loved TV series was The Man with a Thousand Faces, which aired in 2008.

Modiri has also released a music album and performed in concerts. He also served in the Iran–Iraq War. In 2009, Newsweek magazine named him one of the most influential people in Iran. From 2015 to 2018, he was often seen on Nasim TV with his popular program Dorehami.

In 2022, Mehran Modiri spoke out about the Death of Mahsa Amini and supported the protests happening across Iran. He shared a video on his Instagram page. In the video, he said that Iranian TV channels were not allowed to use his image in their advertisements or programs. After this, the Iranian government announced that he was not allowed to leave the country. However, later news reports said that he had already left Iran.

About His Life

Mehran Modiri is the youngest of four children. His family is originally from Arak. He grew up in a family that didn't have much money, in the south of Tehran. As a child and teenager, he worked many different jobs to help his family. He was a carpenter, a porter (someone who carries things), a welder, a mechanic, and even a baker.

What He's Been In

Mehran Modiri has been in many films, web series, and TV shows. He has also performed in plays.

Movies

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
2017 5 in the Afternoon Interrogator Mehran Modiri Also as writer & producer
2018 Rahman 1400 Jalousi Manouchehr Hadi
2019 We Are All Together Interrogator Kamal Tabrizi
2020 Walnut Tree Ahmad Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
2022 Killing a Traitor Sohrab Safa Masoud Kimiaee
2024 Summer Time Mahmoud Kalari
6 in the Morning Mehran Modiri Also as writer

Web Series

Year Title Role Director Platform Ref(s)
2010–2012 Bitter Coffee The Great Bluetooth Mehran Modiri
2012–2014 Frozen Heart Mehran Asefi Saman Moghaddam
2013 My Villa Arsalan Rahmati (Meshkat) Mehran Modiri
Mozaffar's Treasure Mozaffar Khan Mehran Modiri
2014 I'm Just Kidding (various roles) Mehran Modiri
2015 Sneeze (various roles) Mehran Modiri
2019 The Monster Kamran Kamrava Mehran Modiri Namava, Filimo
2021 Dracula Kamran Kamrava Mehran Modiri Namava, Filimo
2021–2022 One Upon a Time in Iran Jahangir Rouzbeh Tina Pakravan Namava
2023–2024 Guardiola's Father Buick Saeed Nematollah Tamashakhaneh
2024 Oscar Himself Mehran Modiri Filimo
Viper of Tehran Himself Saman Moghaddam Filmnet
Flowers or Absurd Himself Nik Yousefi Filimo
Father's Coffee Him Mehran Modiri Filmnet
2025 Tasian Tina Pakravan Filimo
0TBA Masterpiece Mehran Modiri Filmnet

Television Shows

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 Plays

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

Music Albums

Mehran Modiri has also released music. Here are some of his albums and singles:

Albums
  • 1999: Deltangi-ha – This album features poems by Hatef Alimardani.
  • 2000: Az Roo-ye Sadegi – Music for this album was created by Babak Bayat and Fardin Khalatbari.
Singles
  • 2003: Ahang-e Film-e Hamnafas – A song from the movie Hamnafas.
  • 2004: Ahang-e film-e Shabhaye barareh – A song from the TV show Shabhaye Barareh.
  • 2005: Ahang-e film-e Baghe mozaffar – A song from the TV show Baghe Mozaffar.
  • 2010: Ahang-e serial-e Ghahveye Talkh – Two songs from the TV series Bitter Coffee.
  • 2010: Bia Berim Kooh – Part of the Darkoob Album by Darkoob Band.
  • 2010: Heyran – Also from the Darkoob Album by Darkoob Band.
  • 2016: Ahang-e Titraje Dorehami – The theme song for his show Dorehami.
  • 2016: Ahang-e serial-e Zaaferani – Two songs from the TV series Zaaferani.
  • 2017: Ahang-e Yar Toei – A song composed by Mahyar Alizadeh.

Awards and Recognitions

Mehran Modiri has won many awards for his work. He holds the record for winning the most Hafez Awards (7 awards) by one person 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 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 Killing a Traitor Nominated
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