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Born in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/persianality/detail?blogid=36&entry_id=20080|title=Talking with Maz Jobrani|accessdate=2009-01-22|date=2007-09-08|last=Rezaian|first=Jason}}</ref>, Jobrani's parents moved to [[California]] and he grew up in [[Tiburon, California|Tiburon]] in the [[San Francisco Bay]] area. He attended [[Redwood High School (Larkspur, California)|Redwood High School]] in [[Larkspur, California|Larkspur]]. Jobrani did not take the conventional route to performing comedy. He studied political science and Italian at [[UC Berkeley]], where he received a B.A. degree. In fact, Jobrani was enrolled in a Ph.D. program at [[UCLA]] when he decided to pursue his childhood dream of acting and performing comedy.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mazjobrani.com |title= ABC's The Knights of Prosperity bio |first= Gourishankar |last= Subramaniam |work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= 2007 |accessdate= 2007-11-07}}</ref> He has since made appearances on shows like ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show With Jay Leno]]'', ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'', ''[[Talkshow with Spike Feresten]]'' and regularly performs at top comedy clubs (in CA and NY) such as [[The Comedy Store]]. He also made an appearance as a dental patient on an episode of ''[[Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]''. Jobrani is currently with the [[Axis of Evil Comedy Tour]] including [[Ahmed Ahmed]] and [[Aron Kader]]. |
Born in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/persianality/detail?blogid=36&entry_id=20080|title=Talking with Maz Jobrani|accessdate=2009-01-22|date=2007-09-08|last=Rezaian|first=Jason}}</ref>, Jobrani's parents moved to [[California]] and he grew up in [[Tiburon, California|Tiburon]] in the [[San Francisco Bay]] area. He attended [[Redwood High School (Larkspur, California)|Redwood High School]] in [[Larkspur, California|Larkspur]]. Jobrani did not take the conventional route to performing comedy. He studied political science and Italian at [[UC Berkeley]], where he received a B.A. degree. In fact, Jobrani was enrolled in a Ph.D. program at [[UCLA]] when he decided to pursue his childhood dream of acting and performing comedy.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mazjobrani.com |title= ABC's The Knights of Prosperity bio |first= Gourishankar |last= Subramaniam |work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= 2007 |accessdate= 2007-11-07}}</ref> He has since made appearances on shows like ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show With Jay Leno]]'', ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'', ''[[Talkshow with Spike Feresten]]'' and regularly performs at top comedy clubs (in CA and NY) such as [[The Comedy Store]]. He also made an appearance as a dental patient on an episode of ''[[Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]'', as well as appearing shortly in the beginning of the pilot episodes of ''[[Better Off Ted]]''. Jobrani is currently with the [[Axis of Evil Comedy Tour]] including [[Ahmed Ahmed]] and [[Aron Kader]]. |
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Revision as of 10:36, 26 July 2009
| Maz Jobrani | |
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| Born | February 26, 1972 Tehran, Iran |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | Iranian American |
| Genres | Observational comedy, Satire |
| Subject(s) | Racism/Race relations, Islamophobia, Muslim-Americans, Iranian AmericansAxis of Evil |
| Website | www.mazjobrani.com |
Maziar "Maz" Jobrani (مازیار جبرانی born February 26, 1972) is an Iranian- born American comedian who is part of the "Axis of Evil" comedy group. The group appeared on a comedy special on Comedy Central. [1] Jobrani has also appeared in numerous films, television shows, on radio and in comedy clubs. His filmography includes roles in The Interpreter, Friday After Next, and Dragonfly.
Biography
Born in Tehran, Iran [2], Jobrani's parents moved to California and he grew up in Tiburon in the San Francisco Bay area. He attended Redwood High School in Larkspur. Jobrani did not take the conventional route to performing comedy. He studied political science and Italian at UC Berkeley, where he received a B.A. degree. In fact, Jobrani was enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UCLA when he decided to pursue his childhood dream of acting and performing comedy.[3] He has since made appearances on shows like The Colbert Report, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Talkshow with Spike Feresten and regularly performs at top comedy clubs (in CA and NY) such as The Comedy Store. He also made an appearance as a dental patient on an episode of Still Standing, as well as appearing shortly in the beginning of the pilot episodes of Better Off Ted. Jobrani is currently with the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour including Ahmed Ahmed and Aron Kader.
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Jobrani's jokes focus on racism, mainly against Iranians and Arabs, while also poking fun at his own ethnic group.
Jobrani is married to an Indian-American woman and they currently reside in California.
See also
Further reading
- Bakshi, Amar (2007). "Maz Jobrani and Jack Bauer in How the World Sees America". Washington Post/Newsweek.
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References
- ^ "The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour". Comedy Central. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ Rezaian, Jason (2007-09-08). "Talking with Maz Jobrani". Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ Subramaniam, Gourishankar (2007). "ABC's The Knights of Prosperity bio". ABC. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
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