Parviz Parastooyi
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Parviz Parastui is an Iran
ian actor and singer.
before he became an actor. He began his career by starring in the film Diar-e Asheghan. Following Diar-e Asheghan, Parastui began a long lasting career in films.
. The war film Leily Is with Me brought a new perspective to the Iran–Iraq War which up to then was viewed as taboo material. The movie tells the comical story of a war-fearing employee of Iranian Television Broadcasting
unknowingly advancing straight to enemy lines, while actually trying to flee the war when he is assigned to accompany a director to a city close to enemy lines to film a documentary piece.
Since then, Parastui has expanded his presence as a comedy film actor by starring in other revolutionary comedy films.
Parviz Parastui also starred in some war films like: The Red Ribbon,The Glass Agency, Dead Wave, etc. Ebrahim Hatamikia
directed most of Parastui's war films.
Parviz Parastui had been known as a comedian with playing roles in The Snowman, The Glass Love, Mard-e Avazi before he played a role in the satire film The Lizard (Marmoulak), another work by Kamal Tabrizi.
He gained major popularity and fame after playing in Marmoulak as Reza Marmoulak.
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Parastui's acting in Under the Pillory (Zir-e Tigh)
gained him widespread admiration by the people. He was awarded the Best Actor title in International TV Programs Rome Festival for playing in Zire Tigh.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian actor and singer.
Career beginning
Parviz Parastui had worked in judicatureJudiciary
The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes...
before he became an actor. He began his career by starring in the film Diar-e Asheghan. Following Diar-e Asheghan, Parastui began a long lasting career in films.
Film career
After starring in films such as Pishtazan-e Fath, Hunting, etc., Parviz Parastui acted as Sadeq Meshkini, a comedy role in the highly acclaimed yet controversial movie Leily is with Me directed by Kamal TabriziKamal Tabrizi
Kamal Tabrizi is an Iranian film director. He was born in Tehran . A newly released picture shows that he was as a photographer & reporter among the 1979 hostage takers at the U.S. embassy in Tehran.- Filmography as a director :-External links:...
. The war film Leily Is with Me brought a new perspective to the Iran–Iraq War which up to then was viewed as taboo material. The movie tells the comical story of a war-fearing employee of Iranian Television Broadcasting
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcaster, or IRIB, , formerly called the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979, is a giant Iranian corporation in control of radio and television which is among the largest media organizations in Asia and Pacific region, and a regular...
unknowingly advancing straight to enemy lines, while actually trying to flee the war when he is assigned to accompany a director to a city close to enemy lines to film a documentary piece.
Since then, Parastui has expanded his presence as a comedy film actor by starring in other revolutionary comedy films.
Parviz Parastui also starred in some war films like: The Red Ribbon,The Glass Agency, Dead Wave, etc. Ebrahim Hatamikia
Ebrahim Hatamikia
-Biography:Ebrahim Hatamikia, who is internationally renowned for his role in the cinema of Iran in the 1990s, was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran. He left the Art University where he studied script writing. He began his directing career with the film "The Identity" in 1986 and some short films and...
directed most of Parastui's war films.
Parviz Parastui had been known as a comedian with playing roles in The Snowman, The Glass Love, Mard-e Avazi before he played a role in the satire film The Lizard (Marmoulak), another work by Kamal Tabrizi.
He gained major popularity and fame after playing in Marmoulak as Reza Marmoulak.
Television career
Parastui's TV works are limited to some serials such as: The Apartment, Imam Ali, The Red Soil, Under the Pillory (Zir-e Tigh)Zire Tigh
Zire Tigh was an Iranian drama television series broadcast by the IRIB network. The series was finished after 19 episodes, and was extremely popular with viewers. It could be seen Wednesday nights after the nightly national news on Channel 1 in Iran...
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Parastui's acting in Under the Pillory (Zir-e Tigh)
Zire Tigh
Zire Tigh was an Iranian drama television series broadcast by the IRIB network. The series was finished after 19 episodes, and was extremely popular with viewers. It could be seen Wednesday nights after the nightly national news on Channel 1 in Iran...
gained him widespread admiration by the people. He was awarded the Best Actor title in International TV Programs Rome Festival for playing in Zire Tigh.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Film (in English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... ) | Director of the Film |
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| 1983 1983 in film -Events:*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York*May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of... |
Diar-e Asheghan | Land of Lovers | |
| 1984 1984 in film -Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film.... |
Pishtazan-e Fath | Conquest Vanguards | |
| 1987 1987 in film -Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records.... |
Sazman-e Chahar | Secret Agency | |
| 1988 1988 in film -Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:* Act of Piracy* Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone* The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* Akira* Alice... |
Shekar | Hunting | |
| 1990 1990 in film The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2.... |
Hekayat-e An Mard-e Khoshbakht | The Adventures of that Fortunate Man | |
| 1991 1991 in film The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November... |
Maar | The Snake | |
| 1992 1992 in film The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards... |
Emam Ali Shaheed-e-Kufa Shaheed-e-Kufa - also known as سریال امام علی - was an epic Iranian television series, in Persian, concerning the life of Imam Ali, directed by Davoud Mirbagheri, starring Parviz Parastui, and originally broadcast in 1992 in 22 episodes. It was subsequently released on DVD, with other editions... (TV series) |
Imam Ali | Davoud Mirbagheri |
| 1995 1995 in film -Top grossing films:-Events:* March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.* March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation.... |
Adam Barfi | The Snowman | Davoud Mirbagheri |
| 1996 1996 in film Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:... |
Leily Ba Man Ast | Leily is with Me | Kamal Tabrizi Kamal Tabrizi Kamal Tabrizi is an Iranian film director. He was born in Tehran . A newly released picture shows that he was as a photographer & reporter among the 1979 hostage takers at the U.S. embassy in Tehran.- Filmography as a director :-External links:... |
| Ava-ye Fakhteh (TV series) | The voice of the Cuckoo | ||
| 1997 1997 in film -Events:* The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.* Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.* Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.*... |
Zir-e Chatr-e Khorshid (TV series) | Under the Umbrella of the Sun | |
| Mehr-e Madari | Motherly Love | Kamal Tabrizi Kamal Tabrizi Kamal Tabrizi is an Iranian film director. He was born in Tehran . A newly released picture shows that he was as a photographer & reporter among the 1979 hostage takers at the U.S. embassy in Tehran.- Filmography as a director :-External links:... |
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| Ravani | The Mad | Dariush Farhang | |
| Ajans-e Shisheh-yi | The Glass Agency | Ebrahim Hatamikia Ebrahim Hatamikia -Biography:Ebrahim Hatamikia, who is internationally renowned for his role in the cinema of Iran in the 1990s, was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran. He left the Art University where he studied script writing. He began his directing career with the film "The Identity" in 1986 and some short films and... |
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| Mard-e Avazi | The man who was changed | Mohammad Reza Honarmand Mohammad Reza Honarmand -Directing in Cinema:Honarmand has directed films in various genres . In dozd-e arousak-ha , Mohammad Reza Honarmand experienced a film with an attractive content that was for children.... |
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| 1999 1999 in film The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep... |
Rooban-e Ghermez | Red Ribbon | Ebrahim Hatamikia Ebrahim Hatamikia -Biography:Ebrahim Hatamikia, who is internationally renowned for his role in the cinema of Iran in the 1990s, was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran. He left the Art University where he studied script writing. He began his directing career with the film "The Identity" in 1986 and some short films and... |
| Shookhi | Joking | Homayoon As'adiaan | |
| 2000 2000 in film The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor .... |
Eshgh-e Shisheh-yi | The Glass Love | |
| Moomiayi 3 | Mummy III | Mohammad Reza Honarmand Mohammad Reza Honarmand -Directing in Cinema:Honarmand has directed films in various genres . In dozd-e arousak-ha , Mohammad Reza Honarmand experienced a film with an attractive content that was for children.... |
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| 2001 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy... |
Mowj-e Mordeh | The Dead Wave | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| Ab va Atash | Water & Fire | Fereydoon Jeiraani | |
| Khak-e Sorkh (TV series) | The Red Soil | Ebrahim Hatamikia Ebrahim Hatamikia -Biography:Ebrahim Hatamikia, who is internationally renowned for his role in the cinema of Iran in the 1990s, was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran. He left the Art University where he studied script writing. He began his directing career with the film "The Identity" in 1986 and some short films and... |
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| 2002 2002 in film The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of... |
Azizam Man Kook Nistam | I'm not winded | Mohammad Reza Honarmand Mohammad Reza Honarmand -Directing in Cinema:Honarmand has directed films in various genres . In dozd-e arousak-ha , Mohammad Reza Honarmand experienced a film with an attractive content that was for children.... |
| Divaneh-yi az Ghafas Parid | One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest | Ahmadreza Motamedi | |
| 2003 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,... |
Banoo-ye Man | My Lady | |
| 2004 2004 in film The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol... |
Duel Duel (Iranian film) Duel is the most expensive movie ever made in Iranian cinema history. It was directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish, who was mostly known for films about the Iran-Iraq war. Duel was shot in roughly 11 months in various cities of Iran. The first screening was at the Fajr International Film Festival, in... |
Duel | Ahmad Reza Darvish |
| Marmoulak | The Lizard | Kamal Tabrizi | |
| 2005 2005 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005... |
Cafè Transit | Border Cafè | Kambuzia Partovi Kambuzia Partovi Kambuzia Partovi is an Iranian filmmaker and scriptwriter.Partovi's latest movie, Café Transit, was nominated for the Oscars at 2007 to represent Iranian cinema in the competition for the best foreign language films. He has also written screenplays for other directors, most notably The Circle by... |
| Beed-e Majnoon | The Weeping Willow | Majid Majidi Majid Majidi Majid Majidi is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Majidi's films have touched on many themes and genres and he has won many international awards.-Biography:... |
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| 2006 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006... |
Be Nam-e Pedar | In the Name of the Father | Ebrahim Hatamikia Ebrahim Hatamikia -Biography:Ebrahim Hatamikia, who is internationally renowned for his role in the cinema of Iran in the 1990s, was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran. He left the Art University where he studied script writing. He began his directing career with the film "The Identity" in 1986 and some short films and... |
| Zire Tigh Zire Tigh Zire Tigh was an Iranian drama television series broadcast by the IRIB network. The series was finished after 19 episodes, and was extremely popular with viewers. It could be seen Wednesday nights after the nightly national news on Channel 1 in Iran... (TV series) |
Under the Pillory | Mohammad Reza Honarmand Mohammad Reza Honarmand -Directing in Cinema:Honarmand has directed films in various genres . In dozd-e arousak-ha , Mohammad Reza Honarmand experienced a film with an attractive content that was for children.... |
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| Fans (Theater) | Fans | Mohammad Rahmanian | |
| 2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007... |
Padash-e Sokut | The Bonus for the Silence | Maziar Miri Maziar Miri Maziar Miri is a renowned Iranian filmmaker.Maziar Miri graduated in editing, and started his career with making documentaries about Iran. He made his first short film in 1996, and worked for several years in the editing department of Iranian TV, channel 2. He made his debut feature film in 2000... |
| Sad Sal Be In Sal-ha | Saman Moghaddam | ||
| 2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008... |
Ketab-e Ghanoon | Law Book | Maziar Miri Maziar Miri Maziar Miri is a renowned Iranian filmmaker.Maziar Miri graduated in editing, and started his career with making documentaries about Iran. He made his first short film in 1996, and worked for several years in the editing department of Iranian TV, channel 2. He made his debut feature film in 2000... |
Awards
He won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor award at the 2005 Fajr Film Festival for his role in The Willow Tree (2005). He had previously won the Diploma of Honour for the Best Leading Actor at the 1996 Fajr Film Festival for acting in Leily Is with Me, as well as the Crystal Simorgh for Best Leading Actor from the same festival for his performance in The Glass Agency.Musical activities
Besides acting in movies and on stage, Parastui is a singer and so far has recorded three albums. His last album called Daddy was released in 2006.See also
- Fatemeh Motamed Aria, Parviz Parastui's partner in several films
- Reza KianianReza KianianReza Kianian is an Iranian actor. In an early age he and his family moved to Mashhad; he,however, moved back to Tehran later to study fine arts at the University of Tehran.-Selected filmography:*Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine, 2000...
- Mohammad Reza HonarmandMohammad Reza Honarmand-Directing in Cinema:Honarmand has directed films in various genres . In dozd-e arousak-ha , Mohammad Reza Honarmand experienced a film with an attractive content that was for children....