Shahab Hosseini
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Shahab Hosseini at The Salesman's Press Conference 2016
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| Born |
Seyed Shahabedin Hosseini Tonekaboni February 4, 1974 Tehran, Iran |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Parichehr Ghanbari (m. 1996) |
| Children | Mohammad Amin (b. 2004) Amir Ali (b. 2011) |
| Awards |
Crystal Simorgh Fajr Film Festival for Best Actor Silver Bear for Best Actor Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award |
| Website | Official website |
Shahab Hosseini (Persian: شهاب حسینی, born 4 February 1974 in Tehran Originality Tonekabon) is an Iranian actor and director. A popular actor in Iran, internationally he is known for collaborations with Iranian writer and director Asghar Farhadi in About Elly (2008), A Separation (2011), and The Salesman (2016). He has won Silver Bear for Best Actor for A Separation together with the male cast in 61st Berlin International Film Festival, and Best Actor Award in 2016 Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Salesman. Shahab Hosseini for the first time won Crystal Simorgh for Superstar movie in (2009) year. In 2013, he made his movie directing debut.
Shahab Hosseini was born on 3 February 1974 in Tehran. He earned his high school diploma in Biology. Once a psychology student at the University of Tehran, he dropped out to emigrate to Canada. Instead, he ended up as a radio host in Iran. This was followed by hosting a TV show for the youth audience and some small acting roles in a few TV series. Hosseini cinematic debut was in Rokhsareh 2002, His serious career took off with his performance in Tahmineh Milani movie The Fifth Reaction. On June 2011, he announced that he would be taking a break but would return to cinema in 2013.
Shahab Hosseini married Parichehr Ghanbari in 1996. They have two sons, Mohammad Amin, born on 3 February 2004 and Amir Ali, born on 11 August 2011.
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