Kambiz Hosseini
| Kambiz Hosseini | |
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Kambiz Hosseini in 2014
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| Born |
August 1, 1975 Rasht, Iran |
| Alma mater |
Azad University Portland State University |
| Occupation | Actor, television and radio host, political satirist |
| Known for |
Parazit Five in the Afternoon Poletik |
Kambiz Hosseini (Persian: کامبیز حسینی, born 1 August 1975 in Rasht) is an Iranian political satirist, actor, television host, and radio host. He is the host of Poletik, a satirical news program that airs on Radio Farda, as well as weekly podcast on human rights in Iran, Five in the Afternoon. He created and hosted the successful and critically acclaimed TV show Parazit on Voice of America from 2009-2012.
Hosseini grew up in the Iranian cities of Rasht and Mashhad. He studied dramatic literature and acting in Iran and the US. He has written, directed and acted in many stage plays and radio and TV shows in Iran and the US. Hosseini immigrated to the United States in 2000. He eventually settled in Washington D.C. and worked for Radio Free Europe and as an art critic for Voice of America before launching Parazit.
Parazit, which means “Static” in Persian (in reference to the government jamming satellite television in Iran) gained immediate popularity both in Iran and in the Diaspora. The Washington Post dubbed Parazit “The Iranian Daily Show” and referred to him as the “Jon Stewart of Iran.”
Hosseini himself made an appearance on Stewart’s “The Daily Show” in 2011 and Jon Stewart said that Parazit is "like our show, but with real guts.”
Parazit quickly became one of the most popular shows on Voice of America. Among the high-profile guests Hosseini interviewed was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Parazit also has an extensive social media reach, with over 1,000,000 fans on Facebook and its videos posted online have over 1,000,000 hits.
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