Dan Ahdoot
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| Dan Ahdoot | |
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 Dan Ahdoot performing on the Orange Carpet at Cornell College. | |
| Birth name | Dan Kamyar Ahdoot[1][2][3] |
| Born | Great Neck, New York, United States |
| Nationality | Jewish Iranian American |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
Dan Ahdoot is a stand-up comedian who primarily performs in New York City. He is well known for being a contestant in NBC's reality TV show Last Comic Standing and for performing on Comedy Central's Premium Blend.
Early life
Dan is an Iranian Jew,[4] from Great Neck, New York.[5] "I grew up in Great Neck, N.Y., which is actually a hotbed of Iranian Jewry, so I didn't really know that I was very different until I went to college." He completed pre-med studies at Johns Hopkins University but did not continue to medical school. He studied cinematography at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Career
Moving to New York City, Ahdoot helped found an improv comedy troupe, wrote freelance for Crank Yankers, and opened for such headlining comedians as Lewis Black, Jay Mohr, and Dave Chappelle. Ahdoot has made many guest appearances, including ABC's 20/20 and Jim Breuer's Sirius Satellite Radio program. On January 10, 2011, Ahdoot appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[6] He is also a recurring character, as the falafel restaurant owner Phil from Khakhmakhistan, in the show Kickin' It on Disney XD. Ahdoot was in an episode of Workaholics playing a worker at a computer store.
References
- ^ "Dan Ahdoot in Great Neck NY | Whitepages". Whitepages.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ "Search results for Dan Ahdoot in Great Neck, NY". Intelius.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ Dan Ahdoot (March 29, 2014). "Dan Ahdoot on Twitter: "@chrisdelia happy bday bro. It's mine as well!!"". Twitter.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ "Having found success in U.S., Iranian Jews turn to show biz". JewishLight. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Miller, David Ian. "Finding My Religion: Dan Ahdoot, Jewish Iranian American comic, on holidays and life in America", San Francisco Chronicle, December 11, 2006. Accessed November 12, 2008.
- ^ "TV Junkie: Weekend Highlights; 'Men of a Certain Age' Mid-Season Finale". Retrieved 3 November 2016.