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Parviz Fannizadeh

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Parviz Fannizadeh
پرویز فنی‌زاده
Fannizadeh in 1970s
Born
Parviz Fannizadeh

(1938-01-27)January 27, 1938
DiedFebruary 24, 1980(1980-02-24) (aged 42)
OccupationActor
Years active1960–1980
ChildrenDonya (1967–2016) and Hasti

Parviz Fannizadeh (Persian: پرویز فنی‌زاده; January 27, 1938 – February 24, 1980) was an Iranian film and television actor. He was one of Iran's first method actors. Fannizadeh is best known for his roles as "Mash Ghaasem" in My Uncle Napoleon (aka Daii jan Napelon and "Hekmati" in Downpour.

Career

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Fannizadeh was born and raised in Tehran. He had a passion for acting and started his career at an early age. He graduated from the Iranian Academy of the Dramatic Arts in 1961. In 1966 he played his first role. He won the best actor prize at the Fifth Iranian National Film Festival "Sepas" in 1973 for portraying Mr. Hekmati in Bahram Bayzai's film Downpour (Ragbar) (1972). He acted in several plays on theatre stage including plays directed by Hamid Samandarian.

Death

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In 1980 he was found dead at the age of 42 at his home in Tehran.[citation needed]

Family

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He had two daughters, Donya and Hasti. Donya Fannizadeh died of cancer on December 28, 2016 at the age of 49 at Day Hospital in Tehran.[1][2][3][4][5]

Filmography

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Theatre

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Few of his works as an actor on theatre stage:

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References

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  1. ^ دنیا فنی‌زاده درگذشت, خبرگزاری ایسنا
  2. ^ دنیا فنی‌زاده، عروسک‌گردان کلاه قرمزی، درگذشت, BBC Persian
  3. ^ دنیا فنی‌زاده عروسک‌گردان «کلاه قرمزی» درگذشت, رادیو فردا
  4. ^ دنیا فنی‌زاده، عروسک‌گردان کلاه قرمزی، درگذشت, Vocie of America
  5. ^ "Donya Fannizadeh, "mother" of Iran's most popular puppet, Kolah-Qermezi, dies at 49". payvand.com. December 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Webshots - Millaa Millaa Falls, Atherton Table, Queensland, Australia". Inlinethumb08.webshots.com. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  7. ^ "Webshots - Millaa Millaa Falls, Atherton Table, Queensland, Australia". Inlinethumb63.webshots.com. Retrieved 2016-12-10.