Aron Kader (born July 24, 1974) is an American comedian.
Background
Kader was born to a Palestinian Muslim father and his
Mormon mother. He spent his early years in
Provo, Utah
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. His father, Omar Kader, was a professor of
Political Science
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at
Brigham Young University who went on to found a government contracting firm in Northern
Virginia
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and his mother, Dr. Nancy Stowe Kader, a native of
Ogden, Utah, is a
bioethicist
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and management consultant with a nursing degree from BYU.
Career
Kader is one of four members of the
Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He has performed in the New York Arab American Comedy Festival, started by fellow tour member
Dean Obeidallah. Comedians from the
Axis of Evil Comedy Tour such as
Ahmed Ahmed were included on the DVD release of
Michael Moore
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's film
Fahrenheit 9/11. He also acted on the pilot Beverly Hills S.U.V. Aron can also be seen in the documentary,
The Muslims are Coming!, which features a group of Muslim American comedians touring the United States in an effort to counter Islamophobia. The film also features various celebrities including
Jon Stewart,
David Cross,
Janeane Garofalo,
Rachel Maddow and many others. Kader has also been a member of the Sultans of Satire, a stand-up comedy show presented by the
Levantine Cultural Center since 2005.
In February 2009, Kader organized the Comedy Cafe as part of
Dubai Shopping Festival. Over a period of four weeks he offered workshops to aspiring Middle East comics and held headline shows each Saturday that brought together
Axis of Evil comedians and other Arab, Middle Eastern, and Iranian comics.
In March 2012, Kader returned to Dubai to host a special comedy workshop to find two opening acts for his comedy show 'Aron Kader of Axis of Evil: Live in Dubai' on April 1.
Kader can be seen performing regularly at his hometown club, the
Comedy Store in
Los Angeles
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.
References
External links
Official Website*
*
Profile on Aron Kader at the Institute for Middle East Understanding
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1974 births
Living people
American people of Palestinian descent
American male comedians
American stand-up comedians
American comedians of Middle Eastern descent
American male television actors
People from Glendale, California
People from Provo, Utah
21st-century American comedians
Comedians from California
Comedians from Utah