Kyan Khojandi (born 29 August 1982) is a French

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and

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born to a French mother and an Iranian father. He is best known for playing the main character in the television series ''

Bref ''Bref.'' (stylized with a period; English: ''In short.'') is a French television series created by Kyan Khojandi, cowritten with Bruno Muschio, and produced by Harry Tordjman for My Box Productions. The first episode was released on Canal+ 29 Au ...

'', which was broadcast on

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from 2011 to 2012.

Life and career

Kyan Khojandi was born in

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. His father was

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and worked as a geologist before fleeing the

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, and later worked in the carpet trade when he arrived in France. His mother is a lawyer, originally from

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. He has one brother, Keyvan Khojandi, who plays the role of Kyan's brother in the ''Bref'' series. At 6 years old, Kyan entered the Music conservatory of Reims where he learned to play

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. He then entered the Cours Simon in Paris in 2004 where he studied theatre to become a professional comedian. He wrote his first texts in 2006, then started open stages and played in artists' opening shows. From March 2008 to February 2010, he appeared in the show ''La Bande-annonce de ma vie''. Yassine Belattar gave him an opportunity to act in his shows ''Le Belattar Show'' and ''On achève bien l'info'' on

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, which made him popular. He finalised his solo programme by playing small roles on the Parisian scene. From 29 August 2011 to 12 July 2012, he played the main character in television series ''Bref'', which was broadcast three times per week at 8.30 pm as part of the French

show ''Le grand journal''. He also appeared in a few ads for French car parts and service station chain

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Theatre

*2011 : Anatole from Kyan Khojandi and Bruno Muschio *2011 : Jamais au bon endroit au bon moment from Greg Romano *2013 : La France a un incroyable talent and Zapping amazing in Paris

Television

*2008: ''Palizzi'' *2011: ''Very Bad Blagues'' *2011-2012: ''Bref'' *2012: ''The Palmashow'' *2015-2016: ''Bloqués'' *2016-2017: ''Serge le Mytho'' *2021: ''LOL: Qui rit sort''

Cinema

*2013 : ''

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'' directed by Cedric Klapisch *2014 : ''Lou ! Journal infime'' by Julien Neel *2014 : '' Big Hero 6'' directed by Chris Williams and Don Hall (French dub) *2015 : ''

Our Futures ''Our Futures'' (french: Nos futurs) is a 2015 French comedy-drama film directed by Rémi Bezançon. The film stars Pio Marmaï, Pierre Rochefort and Mélanie Bernier. Plot Yann Kerbec is in his thirties and has been leading a mundane and sta ...

'' by

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*2015 : ''

All Three of Us ''All Three of Us'' (original title: ''Nous trois ou rien''; also known as ''The Three of Us'') is a 2015 French biographical comedy-drama film written, directed by and starring Kheiron in his directorial debut. The film also stars Leïla Bekhti ...

'' by Kheiron *2016 : ''

Rosalie Blum ''Rosalie Blum'' is a 2015 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Julien Rappeneau in his directorial debut. The film is based on a graphic novel series of the same name by Camille Jourdy. It stars Noémie Lvovsky, Kyan Khojandi and Al ...

'' directed by Julien Rappeneau *2016 : '' La folle histoire de Max et Léon'' directed by Jonathan Barré *2017 : '' See You Up There'' directed by

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*2019 : '' Sweetheart''

Music

*2014 : Monsieur tout le monde by

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(as the main character).

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khojandi, Kyan Living people 1982 births French people of Iranian descent Actors from Reims French comedians French male screenwriters French screenwriters French male stage actors 21st-century French male actors French male film actors French male television actors Writers from Reims