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Mazyar lorestani
مازیار لرستانی
Born	Shohreh Salehi Lorestani (1966-06-21) June 21, 1966 (age 58) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Occupations	Actor Screenwriter Director
Years active	1985–present

Maziar Lorestani (born October 18, 1966, Tehran) is an Iranian director and film, television, and stage actor.

Early life and education

Lorestani was born in Tehran. His father was a judge, and his mother was a teacher. The two were initially unsupportive of Lorestani's desire to pursue theatre as a career, but came to support him after seeing his theatre projects.

Lorestani graduated from Islamic Azad University, where he studied music. The performance of his thesis show, Matori, was cancelled, due to the show containing dance.

Career

In 2021, Lorestani organized the digital "coo.coo 19" festival, which exhibited creative works created by children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Acting

Lorestani began acting in the 1980s under the name Shohreh Lorestani. He debuted in the 1987 film Goldooneh Khanom. He began acting in television series in 1990.

Directing

By 2013, Lorestani was working on a documentary for the United Nations on children's education in rural Iranian villages.

In 2014, Lorestani produced and directed the children's television series Adventures of Aunt Dena and Sheplek (ماجراهای خاله دنا و شپلک). The 26-episode series had the character of Aunt Dena introducing children to various animals.

Theatre

As of 2013, Lorestani had directed 17 theatrical productions.

In 2015, Lorestani directed a production of Pinnochia at Tehran's Iranshahr Theatre Hall.

In September 2023, Lorestani directed a production of Waiting for Godot at Charsu Hall of Tehran's City Theater Complex. The play planned to run until October 22.

Filmography

Films

Television

Personal life

In 2022, Lorestani came out as a transgender man and announced he would be going by the first name Maziar.

References

1. "Shohreh Lorestani Biography". Persian Awards. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
2. ^ "Actor in Iran comes out as transgender man". The New Arab. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
3. ^ Sinjali, Hossein (2023-10-18). "لرستانی: تئاتر عشقی است که همیشه با آن رنج کشیدم/ اولین فیلم سینمایی‌ام یک کمدی دلهره‎آور است". خبرگزاری هنر ایران (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
4. ^ info@theater.ir (2016-11-07). "An Interview with Shohreh Lorestani on "Nil in Nil" / No Text for Performance". en. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
5. info@theater.ir (2021-07-05). "The call for the". en. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
6. "ماجراهای خاله دنا و شپلک" شهره لرستانی در تلویزیون. ایسنا (in Persian). 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
7. "'Pinnochia' on Stage". Financial Tribune. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
8. ""Waiting for Godot" on stage at Tehran theater". Tehran Times. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
9. Variety International Film Guide. Andre Deutsch. 1997. p. 180.
10. "شهره لرستانی بازیگر "خانمْ سادات" شد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
11. "Attaran, Ezzati in New Comedy". Financial Tribune. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
12. "دوبله گویش لری "ما فرشته نیستیم" اشتباه بود - تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
13. "مازیار لرستانی کیست و چرا "تطبیق جنسیت" او خبرساز شد؟". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-10-18.

External links

• Maziar Lorestani at IMDb

• 1966 births
• Living people
• 20th-century Iranian actors
• 21st-century Iranian male actors
• 21st-century Iranian LGBTQ people
• Male actors from Tehran
• Islamic Azad University alumni
• Iranian directors
• Iranian male film actors
• Iranian male stage actors
• Iranian male television actors
• Iranian transgender men
• Transgender male actors