Eric Etebari

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Eric Etebari
Born (1969-12-05) December 5, 1969 (age 54)
Occupation(s)Actor, model, musician
Years active1993present

Eric Etebari (born December 5, 1969) is an Iranian-American actor, model and musician. He appeared in Witchblade , 2 Fast 2 Furious and Lincoln Lawyer . He is also known for his physical portrayal of Dallas in Payday: The Web Series and the video game PAYDAY 2 ; the latter portrayal is voiced by Simon Kerr.[ citation needed ]

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Early life and education

Raised by his mother, photo/artist Jean Ferro in Hollywood, in an artist community, Etebari's first taste of acting came in seventh grade from the Francis Ford Coppola Magnet school program at Bankcroft Jr. High School. He spent the ensuing years at Santa Monica High School where he excelled in sports; playing football, baseball and basketball. He subsequently landed a volleyball scholarship to San Diego State University. While at the SDSU, he was awarded the Commendation of Honor by the San Diego Fire Department for his valor in saving two women from a burning apartment. [1]

Career

After college, he had the opportunity to work with Bruce Weber, which launched his modeling career and also landed a Versace advertising campaign. This ad campaign afforded Etebari the opportunity to also work with Richard Avedon. While in Europe, he worked with Karl Lagerfeld and Robert Fleischauer; he also worked on his own cologne campaign, “Zino” Cologne for Men by Davidoff.[ citation needed ] Additionally, he has appeared in a successful series of commercials with Director Michael Bay, including the “Bongo Jean” commercial with Liv Tyler. After attending intense acting workshops for several years, he did several guest spots and independent films before being cast to play Ian Nottingham in the Warner Brothers/TNT movie of the week, Witchblade , which led to two seasons as a series regular.[ citation needed ]

In 2003, Etebari appeared in 2 Fast 2 Furious , racing the classic 1970 Dodge Challenger. He next had a role in the September 2004 release of Cellular , directed by David R. Ellis.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Notable TV guest appearances

Producing and directing

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References

  1. "Eric Etebari | Actor, Producer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-04-05.