Max Amini

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Max Amini
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Amini in June 2021
Born
Max Amini

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Education UCLA
Comedy career
Years active2002–present
Medium Stand-up, television, film
Genres Observational comedy, Satire, Physical Comedy
Subjects Relationships, Family, Iranian culture
Website Max Amini

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.Los Angeles Times comedy critic Ford Hopkins described Amini as a “JV Andrew Schultz” and named him to the list of “Best Comedy on a Budget” in 2024. 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.

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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] 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.

Select filmography

YearTitleRoleComments
2003LuisIce-cream manTV Series
2003Shakespeare's MerchantBenicio
2006 Heroes CabbieTV series, 2 episodes
2007-2008 Mind of Mencia Ahmad, Dave Dater, Joel, Chief WizardTV series, 7 episodes
2010Beer Pong Saved My LifeEric
2012-2013Geo's PizzaThe Armenian, Masked manTV series, 5 episodes
2015Max Amini: Authentically AbsurdSelfStand-up special, DVD
2015-2017 Real Rob [13] Stalker, Stalker SteveTV series, 9 episodes
2023The Unseen Prince: Reza Pahlavi Director, Host
2024Bad AdviceDahvieTV series, 1 episode

References

  1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/73d9JLyqgE/?igsh=azNrc2lxYTIwZjEy
  2. ↑ "Laugh Factory Profile". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Spike's Car Radio: Jerry Seinfeld on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  4. 1 2 "Abstraction Media". Abstraction Media. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  5. ↑ "Max Amini". FOX40. 2024-04-04. Archived from the original on 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ "The Max Amini Channel | Laugh Factory Comedy Network". www.laughfactory.com. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  8. ↑ "Hollywood's Best Stand Up Comedy Club | Laugh Factory". www.laughfactory.com. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  9. ↑ "Max Amini". FOX40 News. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  10. ↑ "Comedian Max Amini adds second show to Nov. 17 stop at Davidson Theatre". Yahoo Entertainment. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  11. ↑ Yamato, Jen (2014-07-18). "Rob Schneider To Direct Comedy Special 'Max Amini: Authentically Absurd'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. 1 2 "Rob Schneider's Comedy Series 'Real Rob' Coming to Netflix (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
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