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Parviz Parastui
پرویز پرستویی
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Parastui in 2020
Born (1955-06-24) 24 June 1955 (age 70)
Kabudrahang, Hamedan, Imperial Iran
Occupation Actor
Years active 1984–present
Spouse(s) Nastaran Parastui (m. 1981)
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Parviz Parastui (Persian: پرویز پرستویی; born 24 June 1955) is a famous Iranian actor. He has won many important awards for his acting. These include four Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor awards. He is the only actor to have won this award four times! He has also received four Hafez Awards and many other honors.

Early Life and Beginnings

Parviz Parastui was born in Kabudrahang, a city in Hamadan province, Iran. He served in the Iran–Iraq War when he was younger. Before he became an actor, he worked in the legal system. He began his acting journey in 1983. His first film was called Diar-e Asheghan. After this first movie, Parastui started a long and successful career in films.

Acting Career

Parviz Parastui is known for his roles in both serious and comedy films. He has also starred in many popular TV shows.

Film Roles

Parviz Parastui has acted in many movies. Early in his career, he appeared in films like Pishtazan-e Fath and Hunting.

One of his most famous roles was "Sadeq Meshkini" in the comedy film Leily Is with Me. This movie was directed by Kamal Tabrizi. Leily Is with Me was a war film, but it showed the Iran–Iraq War in a new, funny way. Before this movie, war films were usually very serious. The story is about a TV employee who tries to avoid the war. But he accidentally ends up going straight towards the enemy lines! After this film, Parastui became well-known for his comedy acting.

He also starred in many serious war films. These include The Red Ribbon, The Glass Agency, and Dead Wave. Many of these war films were directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia.

Parastui also played comedy roles in movies like The Snowman and The Glass Love. He became even more popular after playing "Reza Marmoulak" in the comedy film The Lizard. This was another movie directed by Kamal Tabrizi. In The Willow Tree, he played the role of "Joseph". This performance was highly praised. His movie Today, directed by Reza Mirkarimi, is also very important.

Television Shows

Parviz Parastui has been in many well-known TV series. Some of his famous TV works include:

  • The Apartment
  • The Martyr of Kufa
  • The Red Soil
  • Under the Pillory
  • The Chef

He won the Best Actor award at the International TV Programs Rome Festival for his role in Under the Pillory. He also plays the main character in the series The Accomplice.

Music Albums

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Parastui at Abbas Kiarostami's funeral

Besides acting, Parviz Parastui is also a singer! He has released three music albums. His first album was called Daddy (Persian: بابایی), released in 2006. His second album, I'm Parviz Parastui (Persian: من پرویز پرستویی هستم), came out in 2013. Parastui's most recent album is I'm an Actor (Persian: من یک بازیگرم), released in 2014.

Filmography

Year Title Role Director
1983 Land of Lovers Hassan Karbakhsh Ravari
1984 Conquest Vanguards Naser Mohammadipour
1987 Secret Agency Hassan Javanbakhsh
1988 Hunting Majid Javanmard
1990 The Adventures of that Fortunate Man Reza Heydarnejad
1991 The Snake Majid Javanmard
1992 Imam Ali Davoud Mirbagheri
1995 The Snowman Davoud Mirbagheri
1996 Leily Is with Me Kamal Tabrizi
The voice of the Cuckoo Bahman Zarin
1997 Under the Umbrella of the Sun Bahman Zarrinpour
Motherly Love Kamal Tabrizi
The Mad Dariush Farhang
The Glass Agency Ebrahim Hatamikia
The Changed Man Mohammad Reza Honarmand
1999 The Red Ribbon Ebrahim Hatamikia
Joking Homayoun Assadian
2000 The Glass Love Reza Heydarnejad
Mummy III Mohammad Reza Honarmand
2001 The Dead Wave Ebrahim Hatamikia
Water & Fire Fereydoun Jeyrani
The Red Soil Ebrahim Hatamikia
2002 I'm not winded Mohammad Reza Honarmand
One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest Ahmadreza Motamedi
2003 Banooye Man Yadollah Samadi
2004 Duel Ahmad Reza Darvish
2005 Café Transit Kambuzia Partovi
The Willow Tree Majid Majidi
2006 In the Name of the Father Ebrahim Hatamikia
Under the Pillory Mohammad Reza Honarmand
Fans Mohammad Rahmanian
2007 Reward of Silence Maziar Miri
Miss Iran Saman Moghaddam
2008 The Book of Law Maziar Miri
2008 Twenty Abdolreza Kahani
2010 Thirteen 59 Saman Salur
2010 Bear Khosro Masumi
2011 Ziba and I Fereydoun Hassanpour
2013 We Guests Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour
2014 Bidari Baraye Se Rooz Masoud Amini
2014 Buffalo Kaveh Sajjadi
2015 Two Soheila Golestani
2017 House of Paper Amirali Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh

Awards and Recognitions

Parviz Parastui has received many awards during his long career. He has won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor four times. This makes him the first and only actor to achieve this special record.

See also

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