Ali Pourtash is an actor and comedian of
Iranian cinema
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. Having worked in numerous plays, films, TV shows and stage productions in
Tehran
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and in
Los Angeles
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Pourtash was most recently seen in the 2008 film
The Stoning of Soraya M.
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, director = Cyrus Nowrasteh
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directed by
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Cyrus Nowrasteh (Persian: سیروس/کوروش نورسته ; ; born September 19, 1956) is an American-Iranian screenwriter, director, and producer of film and television. He has worked on numerous television series and made-for-TV movies ...
. Other notable roles include the role of
Haji firouz, the comedic side-kick to
Amoo norooz in the classic holiday special
Babak and Friends - A First Norooz.
Filmography
Actor
*''
Checkpoint (film)'' (1987)
* ''Gohar-e shab cheragh'' (1998)
*''
Babak and Friends- A First Norooz'' (2005)
* ''Futbaal: The Price of Dreams'' (2007)
*''
The Stoning of Soraya M.
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, alt =
, caption = U.S. theatrical release poster
, director = Cyrus Nowrasteh
, producer = Stephen McEveety John ShepherdTodd BurnsDiane Hendricks
, ...
'' (2008)
Other work
In 2009, Pourtash served as an official festival judge for the
Noor Iranian Film Festival The Noor Iranian Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Los Angeles, California, founded by cultural producer Siamak Ghahremani and co-founder Anthony Azizi in 2007. The festival's namesake comes from the word Nur, also spelled Noor, mea ...
in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
.
References
External links
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Living people
Iranian film directors
Iranian male actors
Iranian comedians
Iranian diaspora film people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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