Max Amini
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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. 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
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]
At the age of eight, his parents moved their family to Iran, where he lived until he was 17.
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
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
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.
Selected filmography
| 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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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Laugh Factory Profile". Retrieved 2009-04-22.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Max Amini". FOX40. 2024-04-04. Archived from the original on 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Max Amini (2011-09-03), Iranian Comedian Max Amini in FARSI – UCLA (Part 2), archived from the original on 2021-12-20, retrieved 2016-03-31
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Max Amini Channel | Laugh Factory Comedy Network". www.laughfactory.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hollywood's Best Stand Up Comedy Club | Laugh Factory". www.laughfactory.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Max Amini". FOX40 News. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Comedian Max Amini adds second show to Nov. 17 stop at Davidson Theatre". Yahoo Entertainment. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Yamato, Jen (2014-07-18). "Rob Schneider To Direct Comedy Special 'Max Amini: Authentically Absurd'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Max Amini talks "Authentically Absurd" on FOX TV's "Studio 11" LA 7.22.14. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2025-04-07 – via Fox 11.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rob Schneider's Comedy Series 'Real Rob' Coming to Netflix (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
External links
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