Acting
Omid Djalili
- Born
- Sep 30, 1965 · Age 61
- Place of birth
- Chelsea, London, England, UK
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 64
- TV credits
- 57
- Directing credits
- 1
Biography
Omid Djalili is a British stand-up comedian, actor, television producer and writer. Djalili was born on 30 September 1965 in St Mary Abbots Hospital in Kensington, London, to Iranian Baháʼí parents Ahmad and Parvaneh Djalili. His parents emigrated from Tehran to London in 1958. He has a brother and sister. His mother was a dressmaker who at one point assisted Iranian singer Googoosh. His father was a liaison officer at the Iranian embassy in which he would provide medical assistance. He was also a photographer whose pictures ended up in the newspaper Kayhan. He attended Holland Park School…
