Morteza Ahmadi

Morteza Ahmadi مرتضی احمدی
Ahmadi in his 89th birthday in 2013
Born	Morteza Haj Seyed Ahmadi (1924-11-01)1 November 1924 Tehran, Iran
Died	21 December 2014(2014-12-21) (aged 90) Tehran, Iran
Citizenship	Iranian
Occupation	Actor, singer, radio announcer, writer
Years active	1942–2006
Spouse(s)	Zahra Javanshir (1955–1971, her death)
Children	Azita (b. 1958) Maziar (b. 1961)

Morteza Haj Seyed Ahmadi (Persian: مرتضی حاج سید احمدی‎‎, 1 November 1924 – 21 December 2014) was an Iranian actor, singer and writer.

Ahmadi, who is known for nearly five decades of memorable performances, was born in 1924 in a neighborhood in the south of the capital Tehran. In addition to being one of the most successful figures in the Iranian cinema, Ahmadi was famous for his dubbing career. He was also known for singing different songs, including innovative types. Among Ahmadi’s works are Autobus, Madrak-e Jorm (exhibit piece) and Khane-kharab (homeless). He died on 21 December 2014.

Morteza Ahmadi was born on 1 November 1924 in south Tehran. He grew up in a working class part of Maktab and later attended Manouchehri school at first and later to Roushan and Sharaf high schools. At age 16, Ahmadi started playing football and joined to his school's football team. Later, he joined to Rah Ahan and played for the club's amateur team until 1944. He then employed at Iranian Railways as repairman.

After several amateur theaters, he and his friends established the Tamashakhaneye Mah theater near Bagh-e Ferdows in 1942. He then began Pardeh Khani for the first time in 1942. In the same year, he signed Golpari Joon and became famous after the track. After that, he was invited to Radio Tehran. He then being banned for six months from his work after he signed a track criticizing Iran's Democratic Party, naming Pirhan Zarde (The yellow shirts) that was same with the party's colour. Later the ruling was cancelled by Supreme Court and he returns to radio.

After 1953 Iranian coup d'état, Ahmadi left Tehran and began living in Ahvaz. After seven years, he returns to Tehran and acted in a TV-series naming Tak Mezrab. He then acted in Hassan Kachal and Soltan-e Sahebgharan.