Parviz Parastui

Parviz Parastui (also spelt Parastooee or Parastouei, Persian: پرویز پرستویی‎, born 24 June 1955) is an Iranian theater, cinema, television actor and voice actor and singer. He is widely regarded as Iran's most famous actor and has been acclaimed to the best actor in Iranian Cinema. Parastui holds the record for the most Crystal Simorgh by an actor, he has upheld his standard by only working with high quality stories and film teams. His latest works are The Accomplice and Motreb, both were directed by Mostafa Kiae and have set records for the most watched series and film.

Parviz Parastui
Born
Parviz Parastui

(1955-06-24) 24 June 1955
Kabudrahang, Hamadan Province, Iran
OccupationActor, voice actor, singer
Years active1983–present
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)

Personal life

Parviz Parastui was born in Kabudrahang, Hamadan province.[1] He married Shohreh Lorestani (an Iranian actress). Also, he served in the Iran-Iraq war.

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 include series such as: The Apartment, Imam Ali, The Red Soil, Under the Pillory (Zir-e Tigh). He was awarded the Best Actor title in International TV Programs Rome Festival for playing in Zire Tigh.[2]He also plays the lead role in The Accomplice Home video series.

Filmography
YearFilmFilm (English Language)DirectorAward
1983Diar-e AsheghanLand of LoversHassan Karbakhsh RavariHonorary Diploma Best Supporting Actor Fajr International Film Festival
1984Pishtazan-e FathConquest VanguardsNaser Mohammadipour
1987Sazmane 4Secret AgencyHassan Javanbakhsh
1988ShekarHuntingMajid Javanmard
1990Hekayate An Marde KhoshbakhtThe Adventures of that Fortunate ManReza Heydarnejad
1991MaarThe SnakeMajid Javanmard
1992Emam Ali (TV series)Imam AliDavoud Mirbagheri
1995Adam BarfiThe SnowmanDavoud Mirbagheri
1996Leily Ba Man AstLeily Is with MeKamal TabriziHonorary Diploma Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival
Ava-ye Fakhteh (TV series)The voice of the CuckooBahman Zarin
1997Zir-e Chatr-e Khorshid (TV series)Under the Umbrella of the SunBahman Zarrinpour
Mehr-e MadariMotherly LoveKamal Tabrizi
RavaniThe MadDariush Farhang
The Glass AgencyAjanse ShisheiEbrahim HatamikiaCrystal 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
Hafez Award Best Actor
Marde AvaziThe Changed ManMohammad Reza Honarmand
1999Rooban-e GhermezRed RibbonEbrahim Hatamikia
ShookhiJokingHomayoun Assadian
2000Eshgh-e Shisheh-yiThe Glass LoveReza Heydarnejad
Moomiayi 3Mummy IIIMohammad Reza Honarmand
2001Moje MordehThe Dead WaveEbrahim Hatamikia
Ab va AtashWater & FireFereydoun Jeyrani
Khak-e Sorkh (TV series)The Red SoilEbrahim Hatamikia
2002Azizam Man Kook NistamI'm not windedMohammad Reza HonarmandHafez Award Best Actor
Divanei Az Ghafas ParidOne Flew Over the Cukoo's NestAhmadreza Motamedi
2003My LadyBanooye ManYadollah Samadi
2004DuelDuelAhmad Reza Darvish
MarmoulakThe LizardKamal TabriziSpecial Jury Prize Seattle International Film Festival
Special Jury Award Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival
Statue Best Actor Celebration House of Cinema
Hafez Award Best Actor
2005Café TransitBorder CaféKambuzia PartoviSpecial Jury Award International Film Festival of Kerala
The Willow TreeBeed-e MajnoonMajid MajidiCrystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival
2006Be Name PedarIn the Name of the FatherEbrahim HatamikiaCrystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival
Hafez Award Best Actor
Zire Tigh (TV series)Under the PilloryMohammad Reza HonarmandBest Actor Award International TV Programs Rome Festival
FansFansMohammad RahmanianBest Actor Award Theatre Critics Society
2007Padashe SokootReward of SilenceMaziar Miri
Sad Sal Be in Sal-haMiss IranSaman Moghaddam
2008The Book of LawKetabe GhanoonMaziar Miri
2008BistTwentyAbdolreza KahaniBest Actor Award Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
2010Sizdah 59Thirteen 59Saman Salur
2010KhersBearKhosro Masumi
2011Man-o ZbiaZiba and IFereydoun HassanpourBest Actor Award Iranian Film Festival in Canada
2013Mehman DarimWe GuestsMohammad Mehdi Asgarpour
2014TodayEmroozReza MirkarimiBest Actor Award Rabat International Film Festival
Nominated Crystal Simorgh Fajr International Film Festival
Best Actor Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco
Best Actor Jaipur International Film Festival
2014Wake for Three DaysBidari Baraye Se RoozMasoud Amini
2014BofalouBuffaloKaveh Sajjadi
2015DouTwoSoheila Golestani
2015BodyguardBodyguardEbrahim HatamikiaCrystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival

Awards

Musical activities
Parastui in Kiarostami Funeral

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 his second album Im Parviz Parastui (Persian: من پرویز پرستویی‎) was released in 2013. Parastui's most recent album, I'm an Actor (Persian: من یک بازیگرم‎), was released in 2014.

See also

References
  1. زندگینامه: پرویز پرستویی (۱۳۳۴-) . Hamshahri. Retrieved on 11 November 2015.
  2. An Iranian Actor Won the Best Actor of TV Programs Award International Rome TV Programs Festival.19 July 2007
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