Omid Djalili
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Born in Kensington London, Omid Djalili is a British-Iranian multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer.
As a stand-up comedian, Omid has performed internationally since his 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Short, Fat Kebab Shop Owner's Son and was a Perrier Award nominee in 2002 for the first and only hour-long 9/11 themed comedy show in the world at the time.
From 2016 to 2019, his latest stand-up show Schmuck for A Night had him performing 250 dates across the UK and worldwide. On stage, Omid received rave reviews for his leading role as ‘Tevye’ in Chichester Theatre Festival Theatre’s Fiddler on the Roof in the summer of 2017. Omid also starred as ‘Fagin’ in Cameron Mackintosh’s West End revival of Oliver! at Drury Lane in 2009.
Highly Accomplished Hollywood Blockbuster Actor
Garnering praise worldwide, Omid has starred in films such as the recent hit Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, the Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Shaun the Sheep Movie, the Oscar-winning Gladiator, Sex and The City 2, The Mummy, and The Infidel. Other films include Mr. Nice, Grow Your Own, Over the Hedge, Casanova, Modigliani, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Calcium Kid, Anita & Me, Mean Machine, and Spygame.
A Regular Face on British TV Screens
On TV, Omid was part of the 2018 lineup for ITV’s We Are Most Amused and Amazed, a televised celebration for The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday. He has also recently filmed roles in Acorn TV’s Queens of Mystery and BBC One/HBO’s His Dark Materials, a TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s novels. Other notable TV credits include his own BBC One show The Omid Djalili Show, co-starring in Whoopi Goldberg’s NBC sitcom Whoopi, and with James Nesbitt in Stan Lee's Lucky Man on SKY. He also appeared in Comic Relief’s Celebrity Apprentice, recently finished filming a brand new Netflix Global drama Letter For The King, and is currently filming a second series of His Dark Materials.
Omid executive produced the acclaimed 2015 documentary We Are Many about the global anti-war demonstrations that took place in 800 cities on February 15, 2003, to date the largest mobilization of human beings in history.
Award-Winning Stand-up Comedian
In August 2016, Omid produced an Edinburgh Fringe show called Iraq Out & Loud, which saw almost 1444 comedians and members of the public read the entirety of the Chilcot Report 24 hours a day over 12 days. This memorable production was awarded the prestigious Panel Prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
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