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Dariush Kashani
Dariush Kashani is an American film, stage and television actor. Kashani gained critical acclaim for his role as Hassan Asfour in the 2017 Tony Award winning production of the Broadway play ''Oslo'' which went on to include a full sweep of the 2016-2017 awards season including the Lucille Lortel Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play. Kashani also earned an Obie award along with company of ''Oslo'' for his work in the Off Broadway production at Lincoln Center. Other stage credits include the Broadway musical ''The Band’s Visit'', '' ''The Invisible Hand'''' at New York Theatre Workshop and the Tony Kushner play ''Homebody/Kabul'' alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. On March 1, 2018 Kashani assumed the lead role in the Broadway musical ''The Band’s Visit''. Kashani also appeared in the AMC series ''Dietland''. Other notable works on screen include Bobby Tooch on '' Ghost Whisperer'' and Minister Tousi in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population. In the Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages, a prominent Median city destroyed in the medieval Arab, Turkic, and Mongol invasions. Modern Ray is an urban area absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran. Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1786, because of its proximity to Iran's territories in the Caucasus, then separated from Iran in the Russo-Iranian Wars, to avoid the vying factions of the previously ruling Iranian dynasties. The capital has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietland (TV Series)
''Dietland'' is an American black comedy, dark comedy drama television series created by Marti Noxon, based on the 2015 Dietland, novel of the same name by Sarai Walker. The straight-to-series 10-episode first season premiered on AMC (TV channel), AMC with back to back episodes on June 4, 2018. On September 20, 2018, AMC announced that the series had been cancelled. The series had persistently low ratings. The show averaged a mere 203,000 viewers among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-48 demographics — with three days of DVR. Cast and characters Main *Joy Nash as Alicia "Plum" Kettle *Tamara Tunie as Julia Smith *Robin Weigert as Verena Baptist *Rowena King as Cheryl Crane-Murphy *Adam Rothenberg as Dominic O'Shea *Erin Darke as Leeta Albridge *Ricardo Davila as Eladio *Tramell Tillman as Steven *Will Seefried as Ben *Julianna Margulies as Kitty Montgomery Recurring * Melissa Navia as Moana *Debra Monk as Mrs Kettle *Dariush Kashani as Clive *Alanna Ubach as Marlowe Buchanan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Award Recipients
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the American Theatre Wing. As the Tony Awards cover Broadway productions, the Obie Awards cover off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions. Background The Obie Awards were initiated by Edwin (Ed) Fancher, publisher of ''The Village Voice,'' who handled the financing and business side of the project. They were first given in 1956 under the direction of theater critic Jerry Tallmer. Initially, only off-Broadway productions were eligible; in 1964, off-off-Broadway productions were made eligible. The first Obie Awards ceremony was held at Helen Gee's cafe.Aletti, Vince"Helen Gee 1919–2004" ''Village Voice'' (New York City), 12 October 2004, accessed on 21 November 2013 With the exception of the Lifetime Achievement and Best New American Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Male Actors
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman empero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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The Greater Good (Lost)
"The Greater Good" is the 21st episode of the first season of ''Lost''. The episode was directed by David Grossman and written by Leonard Dick. It first aired on May 4, 2005, on ABC. The character of Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) is featured in the episode's flashbacks. Plot Flashbacks Arrested at Heathrow Airport on trumped-up terrorism charges, Sayid is recruited as an informant by the Australian Secret Intelligence Service and the CIA, who ask him to infiltrate a terrorist cell in Sydney of which his old friend Essam is a member. After they explain that they know where Nadia is, he agrees. It is revealed that after helping her escape several years ago, Sayid left Iraq and has been travelling the world trying to find her ever since. Sayid flies to Sydney and infiltrates the terrorist cell, telling the agents that Essam is in over his head, and that he can bring him in. The agents tell him to convince Essam to go ahead with the suicide bombing so that he will lead them to the exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost (TV Series)
''Lost'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof that aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, over six seasons, comprising a total of 121 episodes. The show contains elements of supernatural fiction, and follows the survivors of a commercial jet airliner flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, after the plane crashes on a mysterious island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. Episodes typically feature a primary storyline set on the island, augmented by flashback or flashforward sequences which provide additional insight into the involved characters. Lindelof and Carlton Cuse serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Abrams and Bryan Burk. Inspired by the 2000 Tom Hanks film ''Cast Away'', the show is told in a heavily serialized manner. Due to its large ensemble cast and the cost of filming primarily on location in Oahu, Hawaii, the series was one of the most expen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; xgf, Tovaangar; es, Los Ángeles, , ), referred to by the initialism L.A., is the largest city in California. With a 2020 population of 3,898,747, it is the second-largest city in the United States, following New York City. Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, Hollywood film industry and sprawling metropolitan area. The City of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, and extends through the Santa Monica Mountains and into the San Fernando Valley, covering a total of about . It is the seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States. Home to the Chumash and Tongva indigenous peoples, the area that became Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542. The city was founded on September 4, 1781, under Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, on the village of Yaanga. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
