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Mehrdad

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About Me

If you missed Djinn's red carpet premiere in Hollywood on March 6, 2008 catch it here:To see Djinn's trailer, go to www.djinnmovie.com or click here:Djinn - Trailer

Add to My Profile | More Videos --------------------------------------------------------A part of one of my scenes from Djinn: Djinn - Preview (Desert Prince Scene)

Add to My Profile | More Videos ------------------------------------------------------- And finally, for fun, here's my 1st acting reel- it's 5 yrs old and I've done a lot of new stuff since then, but it's the original, and I still love it! I hope you enjoy it too. :)------------------------------------------------------- I was born in Tehran, moved to the US when I was 7. I love traveling, and have been fortunate enough to do so domestically and internationally. I have an analytical view of the world, and I get that the only 2 things on earth that are black and white are in fact, black and white themselves.I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and an executive MS in Management of Technology (a fancy MBA) from Carlson at UMN. I currently hold an executive position at a Fortune 50 corporation.I was a concert violinist for several years in my teens and early 20's. In my late 20's, I decided to apply my passion for performance to acting.In 2002, I moved to LA from Minneapolis. There, I produced and sold my 1st feature film, Fronterz, with some nice star power in it. (www.fronterz.com). You can buy, rent it, or Netflix it. If you do, tell me what you think!Subsequently, within the entertainment industry, I began focusing on acting, landed a terrific manager, got into the elusive Screen Actor's Guild (SAG), and began landing modest film and TV credits while maintaining my full-time, heavy load job.Then in late 2006, I was given an amazing opportunity by TV and film legend, Parviz Kardan, to host and produce a live, internationally televised game show. My show airs every Sunday from 1:00PM-2:30PM Pacific Time on Andisheh TV. If you don't have satellite television, you can watch it live on their web site www.andisheh.tv. (If Explorer doesn't work, try Netscape). OR check out Andisheh's myspace page on my top friends list. We're currently on hiatus so the show won't air again until later this summer, but I'll be loading clips of this past season shortly so check back!2007 saw me landing small roles in Richard III, Pirates of the Carribean III, and a recurring supporting role in the Web Series Trinity, which was picked up by Blip TV (www.blip.tv). Check out Trinity's myspace page on my top friends list.2008 has been terrific in seeing record viewership on my game show and my latest feature film, Djinn, having its theatrical release in Los Angeles on March 6, 2008, 7:30 PM, at the Santa Monica Laemmle theater. I have a co-starring role as a devil prince. See Djinn's myspace page on my top friends list.I've landed 2 additional feature films, The Meth Lab directed by Ron Johnson and Devil's Smoke, directed by Michael Saunders, which are both set to film later in 2008. Check back for updates!Finally, thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope your life is full of success, happiness, peace, and good health. Be well, seek the truth, and aim to change your perception to match reality. Not the other way around.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Cyrus the Great, Alexander the Great, Ferdowsi, S'adi, Einstein, Isaac Newton, Da Vinci, Mossadegh, and of course....Mehrdad- God speed, my dear.

My Blog

Just finished filming!

MTV cast me in an episode of one of their very popular series in which I got to play a violinist, and amazingly, I actually got to PLAY the violin for the shoot.  I finished filming tonight,...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:26:00 GMT

Noor Film Festival Opening Gala Red Carpet Press Pictures!

It was an amazing night!  Here are the press links for the photos I’m in: http://wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?navtyp=SRH&sfld= C&logsrch=1&s=sarlak Here’s the full red ...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:42:00 GMT

If you missed Djinn’s red carpet premiere March 6, 2008, check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFmdABun7Tw
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:50:00 GMT

Djinn premiere press pictures!

Here you go!  Enjoy! http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?c..1&langu age=en-US&family=images&p=djinn&src=standard
Posted by on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:56:00 GMT

My 1st big TV interview!!! Tuesday, Feb 5, 2008

I'm elated to announce I'll be interviewed tomorrow (Tuesday, February 5, 2008) by a television legend Parviz Kardan on Andisheh Television. He has a talk show in which he interviews famous Persian si...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:42:00 GMT

Biggest news yet!!!!!

I'm honored, proud, and very humbled to say that Iran Times, one of the most widely read and printed Iranian newspapers, ran a huge article on me that came out Friday, Sept 7th,  2007 in print wo...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:25:00 GMT

My 1st magazine article!

Hopefully the 1st of many, an article that appeared in The Persian Mirror Magazine yesterday came as a very pleasant surprise to me!  It talks about four Iranian actors breaking into Hollywo...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:05:00 GMT

Catch me in my new series, Trinity!!

I'm excited about the new series, Trinity, which had its red carpet premiere last Sunday at Level 3 in Hollywood! I play a major recurring role, which those of you who know me well will love seeing me...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:45:00 GMT

Landed my next film project, "The Meth Lab"

I've been asked by Ron Johnson, writer/director, to come on as one of main supporting roles on Ron's next film, The Meth Lab, set for principal photography early 2008.  I'll be playing Jeffe...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:03:00 GMT

Radio interview!!

I guess when it rains, it pours!  I got a call today from 670 KIRN here in Los Angeles; they set me up and interviewed me tonight for about 15 minutes live on air.  It was AWESOME, fun, and ...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:01:00 GMT