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Omid Djalili (born September 30, 1965) is a British stand-up comedian, born to Iranian parents. He attended the University of Ulster in Coleraine, studying English and Theatre studies and is an active member of the Bahá'í Faith.
He has appeared in a number of films, most notably Gladiator, The Mummy, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Probably the most well-known appearance of his is as Nasim in the US sitcom Whoopi, alongside actress Whoopi Goldberg.
In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
His latest movie, Alien Autopsy, is currently in production and is slated for release in the UK in the first quarter of 2006.
Filmography
Cinema:
The Mummy (1999)
Notting Hill (1999) (Uncredited)
Mad Cows (1999)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
Spy Game (2001)
Mean Machine (2001)
Anita and Me (2002)
Cross My Heart (2003)
Deadlines (2004)
The Calcium Kid (2004)
Modigliani (2004)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Casanova (2005)
Television:
Barking (1998)
The Lake of Darkness (1999)
Cleopatra (1999)
Coming Soon (1999)
Small Potatoes (1999)
Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
Lenny Henry in Pieces (2000)
Dinotopia: The Series (2002)
Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003)
Whoopi (2003)
Awards
Omid Djalili has won a vast number of awards for his comedy. These include the Emma Award, Time Out Award, and LWT Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Comedian, as well as the One World Media Award for his Channel 4 documentary, Bloody Foreigners.
Subsequently, he has also been nominated for another equally varied array of awards, such as the Perrier Award for Best Comedian, the South Bank Award for Best Comedy of 2003, the Royal Television Society Award for Best Stand-up, and the European TV Award for his Bloody Foreigners.
External links
Omid Djalili's official web site
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