Parviz Parastui
پرویز پرستویی
Parastui at the press conference of The Accomplice (2020)
Born (1955-06-24) 24 June 1955
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, singer
Years active1984–present
SpouseNastaran Parastui (m. 1981)
Children2

Parviz Parastui (Persian: پرویز پرستویی; born 24 June 1955) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor–making him the only actor to have four wins in that category–four Hafez Awards, two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.

Personal life

Parastui was born in Kabudrahang, Hamadan province.[1] He served in the Iran-Iraq war.

Early life

Parviz Parastui worked in judicature before becoming an actor. He began his career by starring in the film Diar-e Asheghan. Following Diare Asheghan, Parastui began a long lasting career in films.

Career

Film

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 war films such as The Red Ribbon, The Glass Agency, and Dead Wave. 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, Marde 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

Parastui's TV works include series such as: The Apartment, The Martyr of Kufa, The Red Soil, Under the Pillory and The Chef.

He was awarded the Best Actor title in International TV Programs Rome Festival for playing in Under the Pillory.[2] He also plays the lead role in The Accomplice series.

Music

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 هستم) was released in 2013. Parastui's most recent album, I'm an Actor (Persian: من یک بازیگرم), was released in 2014.

Filmography

YearTitle RoleDirectorNotes
1983Land of Lovers Hassan Karbakhsh RavariHonorary Diploma Best Supporting Actor Fajr International Film Festival
1984Conquest Vanguards Naser Mohammadipour
1987Secret Agency Hassan Javanbakhsh
1988Hunting Majid Javanmard
1990The Adventures of that Fortunate Man Reza Heydarnejad
1991The Snake Majid Javanmard
1992Imam Ali Davoud Mirbagheri
1995The Snowman Davoud Mirbagheri
1996Leily Is with Me Kamal TabriziHonorary Diploma Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival
The voice of the Cuckoo Bahman Zarin
1997Under the Umbrella of the Sun Bahman Zarrinpour
Motherly Love Kamal Tabrizi
The Mad Dariush Farhang
The Glass Agency Ebrahim 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
The Changed Man Mohammad Reza Honarmand
1999The Red Ribbon Ebrahim Hatamikia
Joking Homayoun Assadian
2000The Glass Love Reza Heydarnejad
Mummy III Mohammad Reza Honarmand
2001The Dead Wave Ebrahim Hatamikia
Water & Fire Fereydoun Jeyrani
The Red Soil Ebrahim Hatamikia
2002I'm not winded Mohammad Reza HonarmandHafez Award Best Actor
One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest Ahmadreza Motamedi
2003Banooye Man Yadollah Samadi
2004Duel Ahmad Reza Darvish
The Lizard Kamal 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 Transit Kambuzia PartoviSpecial Jury Award International Film Festival of Kerala
The Willow Tree Majid MajidiCrystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival
2006In the Name of the Father Ebrahim HatamikiaCrystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival
Hafez Award Best Actor
Under the Pillory Mohammad Reza HonarmandBest Actor Award International TV Programs Rome Festival
Fans Mohammad RahmanianBest Actor Award Theatre Critics Society
2007Reward of Silence Maziar Miri
Miss Iran Saman Moghaddam
2008The Book of Law Maziar Miri
2008Twenty Abdolreza KahaniBest Actor Award Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
2010Thirteen 59 Saman Salur
2010Bear Khosro Masumi
2011Ziba and I Fereydoun HassanpourBest Actor Award Iranian Film Festival in Canada
2013We Guests Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour
2014Today Reza MirkarimiBest Actor Award Rabat International Film Festival
Nominated Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival
Best Actor Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco
Best Actor Jaipur International Film Festival
2014Bidari Baraye Se Rooz Masoud Amini
2014Buffalo Kaveh Sajjadi
2015Two Soheila Golestani
2015Bodyguard Heydar ZabihiEbrahim HatamikiaCrystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr Film Festival
2017 Domestic Killer Jalal Soroush Masoud Kimiai
House of Paper Amirali Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh
2018 Los Angeles Tehran Behrouz Zhian Tina Pakravan
2019 The Singer Ebrahim Khoshlahn Mostafa Kiaie
2021 Majority Amir Mohsen Gharaee Nominated - Crystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr Film Festival

Awards and nominations

he received numerous accolades throughout his career spanned, including four Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor, making him the first and only actor to have four wins in that category

References

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