Parviz Parastui
| Parviz Parastui | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Parviz Parastui June 24, 1955 Kabudrahang, Hamadan Province, Iran |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Nastaran Parastui |
| Children |
Behrouz Elnaz |
Parviz Parastui (also spelt Parastooee or Parastouei, Persian: پرویز پرستویی , born 24 June 1955) is an Iranian actor and singer.[1]
Personal life
Parviz Parastui was born in Kabudrahang, Hamadan province[2] and is of Iranian Azerbaijani descent.[3][4][5]
Career beginning
Parviz Parastui had worked in judicature before he became an actor. He began his career by starring in the film Diar-e Asheghan. Following Diar-e Asheghan, Parastui began a long lasting career in films.
Film career
After starring in films such as Pishtazan-e Fath, Hunting, etc., Parviz Parastui acted as Sadeq Meshkini, a comedy role in the highly acclaimed yet controversial movie Leily is with Me directed by Kamal Tabrizi. The war film Leily Is with Me brought a new perspective to the Iran–Iraq War which up to then was viewed as taboo material. The movie tells the comical story of a war-fearing employee of Iranian Television Broadcasting unknowingly advancing straight to enemy lines, while actually trying to flee the war when he is assigned to accompany a director to a city close to enemy lines to film a documentary piece. Since then, Parastui has expanded his presence as a comedy film actor by starring in other revolutionary comedy films.
Parviz Parastui also starred in some war films like: The Red Ribbon,The Glass Agency, Dead Wave, etc. Ebrahim Hatamikia directed most of Parastui's war films. Parviz Parastui had been known as a comedian with playing roles in The Snowman, The Glass Love, Mard-e Avazi before he played a role in the satire film The Lizard, another work by Kamal Tabrizi. He gained major popularity and fame after playing in Marmoulak as Reza Marmoulak. Parastui in The Willow Tree, Majid Majidi The role of Joseph, Performance was brilliant. Today, Reza Mirkarimi Latest Movie of Important He is.
Television career
Parastui's TV works are limited to some series such as: The Apartment, Imam Ali, The Red Soil, Under the Pillory (Zir-e Tigh) . Parastui's acting in Under the Pillory (Zir-e Tigh) gained him widespread admiration by the people. He was awarded the Best Actor title in International TV Programs Rome Festival for playing in Zire Tigh.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Film (English Language) | Director | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Diar-e Asheghan | Land of Lovers | Hassan Karbakhsh Ravari | Honorary Diploma Best Supporting Actor Fajr International Film Festival |
| 1984 | Pishtazan-e Fath | Conquest Vanguards | Naser Mohammadipour | |
| 1987 | Sazmane 4 | Secret Agency | Hassan Javanbakhsh | |
| 1988 | Shekar | Hunting | Majid Javanmard | |
| 1990 | Hekayate An Marde Khoshbakht | The Adventures of that Fortunate Man | Reza Heydarnejad | |
| 1991 | Maar | The Snake | Majid Javanmard | |
| 1992 | Emam Ali (TV series) | Imam Ali | Davoud Mirbagheri | |
| 1995 | Adam Barfi | The Snowman | Davoud Mirbagheri | |
| 1996 | Leily Ba Man Ast | Leily Is with Me | Kamal Tabrizi | Honorary Diploma Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival |
| Ava-ye Fakhteh (TV series) | The voice of the Cuckoo | Bahman Zarin | ||
| 1997 | Zir-e Chatr-e Khorshid (TV series) | Under the Umbrella of the Sun | Bahman Zarrinpour | |
| Mehr-e Madari | Motherly Love | Kamal Tabrizi | ||
| Ravani | The Mad | Dariush Farhang | ||
| The Glass Agency | Ajanse Shishei | Ebrahim Hatamikia | Crystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival Statue Best Actor Celebration House of Cinema Best Actor International Festival of Ethnological Film Best Actor Moqavemat Film Festival Hafiz Award Best Actor | |
| Marde Avazi | The Changed Man | Mohammad Reza Honarmand | ||
| 1999 | Rooban-e Ghermez | Red Ribbon | Ebrahim Hatamikia | |
| Shookhi | Joking | Homayoun Assadian | ||
| 2000 | Eshgh-e Shisheh-yi | The Glass Love | Reza Heydarnejad | |
| Moomiayi 3 | Mummy III | Mohammad Reza Honarmand | ||
| 2001 | Moje Mordeh | The Dead Wave | Ebrahim Hatamikia | |
| Ab va Atash | Water & Fire | Fereydoun Jeyrani | ||
| Khak-e Sorkh (TV series) | The Red Soil | Ebrahim Hatamikia | ||
| 2002 | Azizam Man Kook Nistam | I'm not winded | Mohammad Reza Honarmand | Hafiz Award Best Actor |
| Divanei Az Ghafas Parid | One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest | Ahmadreza Motamedi | ||
| 2003 | My Lady | Banooye Man | Yadollah Samadi | |
| 2004 | Duel | Duel | Ahmad Reza Darvish | |
| Marmoulak | The Lizard | Kamal Tabrizi | Special Jury Prize Seattle International Film Festival Special Jury Award Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival Statue Best Actor Celebration House of Cinema Hafiz Award Best Actor | |
| 2005 | Café Transit | Border Café | Kambuzia Partovi | Special Jury Award International Film Festival of Kerala |
| The Willow Tree | Beed-e Majnoon | Majid Majidi | Crystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival | |
| 2006 | Be Name Pedar | In the Name of the Father | Ebrahim Hatamikia | Crystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival Hafiz Award Best Actor |
| Zire Tigh (TV series) | Under the Pillory | Mohammad Reza Honarmand | Best Actor Award International TV Programs Rome Festival | |
| Fans | Fans | Mohammad Rahmanian | Best Actor Award Theatre Critics Association | |
| 2007 | Padashe Sokoot | Reward of Silence | Maziar Miri | |
| Sad Sal Be In Sal-ha | Miss Iran | Saman Moghaddam | ||
| 2008 | The Book of Law | Ketabe Ghanoon | Maziar Miri | |
| 2008 | Bist | Twenty | Abdolreza Kahani | Best Actor Batumi International Art-House Film Festival |
| 2010 | Sizdah 59 | Thirteen 59 | Saman Salur | |
| 2010 | Khers | Bear | Khosro Masumi | |
| 2011 | Man-o Zbia | Ziba and I | Fereydoun Hassanpour | Best Actor Award Iranian Film Festival in Canada |
| 2013 | Mehman Darim | We Guests | Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour | |
| 2014 | Today | Emrooz | Reza Mirkarimi | Best Actor Award Rabat International Film Festival |
| 2014 | Wake for Three Days | Bidari Baraye Se Rooz | Masoud Amini | |
| 2014 | Buffalo | Bofalou | Kaveh Sajjadi | |
| 2015 | Two | Dou | Soheila Golestani | |
| 2015 | Bodyguard | Badigard | Ebrahim Hatamikia | Crystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival |
Musical activities
Besides acting in movies and on stage, Parastui is a singer and so far has recorded three Albums. His First album called Daddy (Persian: بابایی) was released in 2006 and album Im Parviz Parastui (Persian: من پرویز پرستویی) was released in 2013. Parastui latest Album name I'm an Actor (Persian: من یک بازیگرم) was released in 2014.
See also
- Fatemeh Motamed Aria, Parviz Parastui's partner in several films
- Reza Kianian
- Mohammad Reza Honarmand
References
- ↑ Parviz Parastui. Imvbox.com. Retrieved on 2015-10-16.
- ↑ زندگینامه: پرویز پرستویی (۱۳۳۴-) . Hamshahri. Retrieved on 2015-11-11.
- ↑ اسطوره و پهلوانی برخاسته از دیار الوند، پهلوانی برای همه. Bornanews.ir. Retrieved on 2015-10-16.
- ↑ http://www.setarehnews.ir/fa/doc/news/59320/
- ↑ من «پرویز پرستویی» یک روستایی روستایی زادهام/هنوز خودم را همان پسرک شرمگین میدانم. Fars News. Retrieved on 2016-03-06.
- ↑ An Iranian Actor Won the Best Actor of TV Programs Award International Rome TV Programs Festival.July 19, 2007
External links
- Parviz Parastui at the Internet Movie Database
- (Persian) His Profile on IranActor.com
- TIFF.net | Toronto International Film Festival – Today