Max Amini ()(born in 1981 in

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) is an

Iranian-American Iranian Americans are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. Iranian Americans are among the most highly educated people in the United States. They have historically excelled in busine ...

comedian, actor, producer, and director. Max is known primarily as a world touring stand-up comedian, and has appeared on shows such as

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's '' Heroes'',

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's ''

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'' with Rob Schneider, and Comedy Central's ''

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.'' On an episode of ''Spike's Car Radio Podcast'',

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named Max Amini one of the top comedians to watch. Max established his production company, Abstraction Media in 2010, and has sold projects to networks such as Voice Of America, Discovery, and more. Other projects include directing a Netflix original stand-up special, ''Enissa Amani: Erhenwort'', and the feature film, ''James The Second'', set to release in 2022.

Early life and education

Max Amini was born in Tucson, Arizona, to Iranian parents who immigrated after the

1979 revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

. He went to a high school in Washington, D.C. and then moved to

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and graduated from the school of Theater, Film and Television at

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in 2004. Amini's father is an ethnic Persian from

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Region, Isfahan Province, Iran. It is lo ...

and his mother is an

Iranian Azerbaijani Iranian Azerbaijanis (; az, ایران آذربایجانلیلاری, italics=no ), also known as Iranian Azeris, Iranian Turks, Persian Turks or Persian Azerbaijanis, are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity who may speak the Azerbaijani lang ...

from

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan region between long ridges of vo ...

Stand-up comedy

Amini began his stand-up comedy career in 2002 at the LA Improv, he developed a stand-up comedy tour named "Exotic Imports" and has since performed worldwide. Amini has multiple hour comedy specials and continues to tour, and perform regularly at the Hollywood Laugh Factory.

Acting

Amini is an actor with film and TV credits including NBC's ''Heroes'',

's ''

'' with Rob Schneider, Comedy Central's ''

'', and his leading role in the movie ''How Beer Pong Saved my Life'', released in 2010.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amini, Max 21st-century American comedians American stand-up comedians American comedians of Iranian descent American people of Iranian-Azerbaijani descent American male television actors American male film actors UCLA Film School alumni Male actors from Tucson, Arizona 1981 births Living people