Max Amini

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Not to be confused with Martin Amini.
Max Amini
File:Max Amini Wiki portrait.jpg
Amini in June 2021
Born
Max Amini

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
EducationUCLA
Comedy career
Years active2002–present
MediumStand-up, television, film
GenresObservational comedy, Satire, Physical Comedy
SubjectsRelationships, Family, Iranian culture
WebsiteMax Amini

Max Amini (born September 20, 1981)[1] is an Iranian-American comedian, actor, producer and director.[2] He is known primarily as a world touring stand-up comedian, and has appeared on shows such as NBC's Heroes, Netflix's Real Rob with Rob Schneider, and Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia. Los Angeles Times comedy critic Ford Hopkins described Amini as a “JV Andrew Schultz” and named him to the list of “Best Comedy on a Budget” in 2024. On an episode of Spike's Car Radio Podcast, Jerry Seinfeld named Max Amini one of the top comedians to watch.[3] Max established his production company, Abstraction Media in 2010, and has sold projects to networks such as Voice Of America, Discovery, and more.[4] Other projects include directing a Netflix original stand-up special, Enissa Amani: Ehrenwort, and the feature film, James The Second, set to release in 2022.[4] Amini has performed stand up in both English and Persian.

Early life and education

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Max Amini was born in Tucson, Arizona,[5] to Iranian parents who had immigrated after the 1979 revolution. His father was an ethnic Persian from Isfahan and his mother is an Iranian Azerbaijani from Tabriz.[6] He went to high school in Washington, D.C., and then moved to California and graduated from the School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA in 2004.

Stand-up comedy

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Amini began his stand-up comedy career in 2002 at the LA Improv, where he developed a stand-up comedy tour named "Exotic Imports," and has since performed worldwide.[7] Amini has multiple hour-long comedy specials and continues to tour, performing regularly at the Hollywood Laugh Factory.[8] He currently performs in his own shows worldwide, with tours spanning Europe, the Middle East and Asia.[9][10]

In 2015, he released 2-hour stand-up comedy special on DVD called "Max Amini: Authentically Absurd," directed by Rob Schneider.[11][12]

Acting

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Amini is an actor with film and TV credits, including NBC's Heroes, Netflix's Real Rob with Rob Schneider,[13] Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia, and his leading role in the movie Beer Pong Saved My Life, released in 2010.

Select filmography

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Year Title Role Comments
2003 Luis Ice-cream man TV Series
2003 Shakespeare's Merchant Benicio
2006 Heroes Cabbie TV series, 2 episodes
2007-2008 Mind of Mencia Ahmad, Dave Dater, Joel, Chief Wizard TV series, 7 episodes
2010 Beer Pong Saved My Life Eric
2012-2013 Geo's Pizza The Armenian, Masked man TV series, 5 episodes
2015 Max Amini: Authentically Absurd Self Stand-up special, DVD
2015-2017 Real Rob[13] Stalker, Stalker Steve TV series, 9 episodes
2023 The Unseen Prince: Reza Pahlavi Director, Host
2024 Bad Advice Dahvie TV series, 1 episode

References

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