Biography
Early Years:
Omid Djalili was born
on September 30, 1965 to Iranian
par ents.
He attended the University of Ulster in Coleraine, studying
English and Theatre. After graduating college, Omid decided
to pursue his passion: laughing. As a stand-up comedian
and an actor, Omid soon started to act in TV series in
England and it was then that a real star was born.
Britain's Top
Funny Man:
One of the first appearances
for Omid was in 1995's 'Short Fat Kebab
Shop Owner's Son',
which was followed by the 'Arab & The
Jew' in 1996. Omid had huge success
with his shows at the Edinburgh Festival in 1995, selling
out more shows than ever before.
In the year to come,
Omid finally lent his name to the title of the show in
'Omid Djalili Is Ethnic'. Omid's show was very well
received and he was able to sign a
major video deal with VVL.
In 2000 Omid decided
to go back
to Edinburgh and work on his next hit show ‘Warm
to my Winning Sm ile’. Following the success of
that, 2002 brought with it a show titled 'Behind
Enemy Lines'. In Edinburgh, both shows were sold out,
with the latter receiving a whopping
six 5 star reviews.
Omid's colleagues and
peers agree that he
is one of the funniest, freshest and most original comedians
in
Britain today. In 2003, The Observer
named Omid as one of the 50 funniest acts in British
comedy.
Apart from his authentic
signature shows, Omid has captured a wide international
fan base by
performed in recent years in Australia, Austria, Germany,
Holland,
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Czech Republic,
Slovakia, and the United States. Not to mention his appearance
in numerous hit films and TV shows such as
Gladiator, The Calcium Kid, The Mummy, Sky Captain and
the World of Tomorrow,
Modigliani and NBC's sitcom Whoopi. Image Gallery:
Film:
The Calcium Kid - 2004
Modigliani - 2004
SkyCaptain and the world of tomorrow - 2004
Deadlines - 2004
Anita & Me - 2002
Spy Game - 2001
Mean Machine - 2001
Gladiator - 2000
Television:
Whoopi - NBC (USA)
Have I Got News For You - BBC Two
Jason & The Argonauts - Channel Four
Bloody Foreigners - Channel Four
They Think It’s All Over - BBC One
Lenny Henry In Pieces
- BBC One
Small Potatoes 2
- Channel Four
Awards:
Perrier Award Nominee - Best Comedian
Emma Award - Best Stand Up Comedian
Time Out Award - Best Stand Up Comedian
LWT Comedy Award - Best Stand Up
South Bank Award - Best comedy of the Year 2003 (nominee)
One World Media Award - For his Ch 4 documentary ‘Bloody
Foreigners’
European TV Award Nominee - For his Ch4 documentary ‘Bloody
Foreigners’
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