Reza Rashidpour (; born 10 August 1978 in
Tabriz
Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...
) is an Iranian
TV presenter
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces or hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. It is common for people who garnered fam ...
,
film producer and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
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, actor, pilot, and poet.
Personal life
Rashidpour was born on August 10, 1978. He has only one younger sister who is an architect. His mother was a housewife and his father was an electrical and electronics engineer, and when he was sent to
Dezful
Dezful (; pronounced ) is a city in the Central District of Dezful County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
History
Dezful is one of the oldest cities in the Khuzestan province. According to ...
to collect equipment for the Ashura Division, he had his spinal cord amputated while on duty and died in 1997. During his school years, he studied as a graduate in mathematics and physics with a grade point average of 19.86 and at the same time graduated from two universities in two fields of
civil engineering
Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...
and
directing. And in recent years, he has been working as a lecturer in the news school.
Artistic life
In addition to acting, Rashidpour also directs and constructs. He has starred in ''
Superstar
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'', ''
Penniless'', ''
Six and Besh'', ''
Along the city'' and ''
Domestic killer''.
He has hosted several television programs on
IRIB TV5
IRIB Tehran (), is a flagship television station in Tehran, Iran, owned and operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.
The channel is one of the newer television channels in Iran and was established on November 26, 1995. The channel ...
, some of which have been banned.
In 2012, he made critical videos and posted them on Facebook or YouTube. On June 22, 2013, Mohammad Royanian, CEO of Persepolis, announced that Persepolis World Television, hosted by Reza Rashidpour, would be inaugurated. He is the director of the Tehran Multimedia Center.
His "Night Vision" program was released through the Aparat system. Night Vision was a talk-based program in which Rashidpour, by inviting celebrities, asked a challenging conversation about the important aspects of their lives.
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,
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Shahram Jazayeri,
Reza Kianian
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Early life
Kianian is the second child of a family of ...
,
Mostafa Kavakebian,
Hossein Pakdel,
Sadegh Kharazi
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,
Sahar Ghoreishi
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,
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Early life and career
B ...
,
Sirvan Khosravi were among the guests of this program.
Ali Akbar Javanfekr
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,
Ahmadinejad
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's adviser, was also among the guests of the program, but the video of the program was not allowed to be released due to the opposition of the relevant authorities.
Iranian Network
He was the host of the program "''Good Night''" on the Iranian satellite network. At the same time, news sites claimed that he intended to cause unrest by abusing the art of a 70-year-old artist and that he had been arrested, which was later denied.
Attending Hassan Rouhani's election campaign

Until June 2013, he appeared less as a presenter in programs, until on June 8, 2013, he attended
Hassan Rouhani
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's election conference and took over the program. More than 50,000 people attended the conference. Rashidpour also accompanied Hassan Rouhani during his trip to Mashhad and Isfahan and performed the ceremony.
Presence in IRIB
On May 4, 2008, a program called "Glass Triangle" was performed by Rashidpour on the IRIB TV5. While the last 35 episodes of the Glass Triangle program was on the air, the program suddenly stopped broadcasting, at the same time the reason for this was considered to be the symbol of the Glass Triangle program and its resemblance to the symbol of the Freemasons. Of course, a series of conversations between the guests of the program on the live antenna caused more and caused him to say goodbye to the IRIB. After a five-year ban on IRIB, in June 2013, he took over the programs of Hassan Rouhani, the then presidential candidate. After the victory of Hassan Rouhani, on April 30, 2014, Rashidpour officially entered the IRIB and started the sunglasses comedy program on IRIB Nasim. His return provoked reactions. In May 2014, the pro-government Kayhan newspaper wrote: The program "Sunglasses", which has been aired by a marginal presenter on IRIB Nasim since last week, has tried to promote the culture and character of millionaires in a thought-provoking move contrary to the custom of society! In the fall of 2014, the production of this program was stopped. In early May 2016, Rashidpour officially re-entered the IRIB and began broadcasting the program "Hala Khorshid" on IRIB TV3. On June 16, 2016, he appeared as a guest in the "Dorehami" program performed by Mehran Modiri. In response to Mehran Modiri's question about not working in the previous government, he said: "I have no will and will not have any will for the previous government, but I am proud to have spent part of my life in the current government in the media."
Censorship
Interview
Sirous Gorjestani was recounting a memory from one of the clips of American singer Michael Jackson, which was interrupted by host Rashidpour, who said: "We will put an end to this memory and use your presence in future programs."
Anesthesia in the live program
On the morning of Wednesday, January 25, 2017, while performing the live program "Hala Khorshid", he lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
He was not in a good mood from the beginning of the program.
رضا رشیدپور برای مداوا به بیمارستان بقیةالله منتقل شد.
According to the doctors, the nervous attack resulting from work activity was the main cause of anesthesia. Also, the public relations of Hala Khorshid program said:
Interview with Hassan Rouhani
Reza Rashidpour's interview with Hassan Rouhani in January 2018 was considered a deconstruction of television, given that the television gave most of the important and live interviews to presenters who had been performing political programs for years. This conversation was met with many positive and negative criticisms.
Seven cinema program
After a lot of margins on choosing the host of the seven program Reza Rashidpour became the host of the most important cinema program in the country during the 36th
Fajr International Film Festival
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, which aired every night for 10 nights on the
IRIB TV3
IRIB TV3 () is one of the 32 national television channels in Iran.
It is the third television channel created by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, and started broadcasting on 4 December 1993. The channel is often referred to as the ' ...
. The show received some critical acclaim in the early days, but in the midst of a positive wave of support from critics and major film writers.
Entering the field of cinema producer
Reza Rashidpour announced his entry into the field of film production in June 2019 with a film called
Stay on the Radar. Rashidpour said of the film, "It tells the story of the pilot of a passenger plane who is forced to tell his passengers the terrible news that happened on the ground at an altitude of 33,000 feet." Pre-production of this project will start after Eid al-Fitr. Many of the actors in this film are young and the director of this film is young and the first film. "The role of the pilot, which is one of the most important roles in the story, is entrusted to a foreign actor."
Awards
In March 2019, Rashidpour, along with
Ehsan Alikhani
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He is a graduate of Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration، from the ...
,
Mohammad Delavari and
Rambod Javan
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Car ...
, were selected as the top presenters of Jaame Jam.
Activities
Presenter
* Mosalas (Triangle)
* Shabe Shishei (Glass Night)
* Oboore Shishei (Glass Crossing)
* Mosalas Shishei (Glass Triangle)
* Zendeh Rood (Live River)
* Did Dar Shab (Night Vision)
* Sefr Sefr (Zero Zero)
*
Hala Khorshid (Now The Sun)
*
Haft
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People
* Al Haft (1886–1976), professional and amateur wrestler, wrestling and boxing promoter and wrestling trainer
* Harry Haft (1925–2007), Polish World War II concentration camp inmate forced to box other inmates, the ...
(Seven)
* Shab Aram (Calm Night) (
Yaldā Night
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)
* ''
The Event
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'' (Event)
* ''
The Event: Ninety and New'' (
Nowruz
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, ()
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, ()
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, ) is the Iranian or Persian New Year. Historically, it has been observed by Iranian peoples, but is now celebrated by many ...
)
*
Sime Akhar (The Last Wire)
Actor
Cinema
*
Penniless (2007)
*
Superstar
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(2009)
*
Along the city (2010)
*
Six and Besh (2011)
*
Along the city (2011)
*
Fazel family honor (2013)
*
Domestic killer (2016)
Television
*
Man of Many Faces
is a manga by Clamp (manga artists), Clamp about a nine-year-old boy named Akira Ijyuin who steals beautiful and valuable objects to please his two mothers and is known to the public as the dashing, clever thief named the ''Man of 20 Faces''. ...
Director
* Eynak Aftabi (Sunglasses) (
IRIB Nasim
IRIB Nasim (), is an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting television channel, broadcast worldwide.
The channel is one of the newer television channels in Iran and was launched on September 17, 2013 as a test airing only in Tehran, which offi ...
)
* Did Dar Shab (Night vision) (
Internet program)
Producer
* Did Dar Shab (Night vision)
* Hala Khorshid (Now the sun)
* Shab Aram (Calm night)
* Atseh (Sneezing)
Home video
* Amazing Stars - Directed by
Farzad Farahvashi (2018)
References
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1978 births
Living people
Mass media people from Tehran
Film people from Tabriz
Iranian male actors
Iranian Azerbaijanis
Iranian film directors
Iranian civil engineers
Iranian male film actors
Iranian television talk show hosts
Iranian radio and television presenters