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'''Ali Pourtash''' is an actor and comedian of Iranian cinema. Having worked in numerous plays, films, TV shows and stage productions in Tehran and in Los Angeles Pourtash was most recently seen in the 2008 film The Stoning of Soraya M. directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Official Movie Site The Stoning of Soraya M. |url=http://www.thestoning.com/flash.php#/cast/ |work=Sony |date=31 August 2008 |accessdate=17 March 2010 |archive-date=1 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101144501/http://www.thestoning.com/flash.php#/cast/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other notable roles include the role of Haji firouz, the comedic side-kick to Amoo norooz in the classic holiday special Babak and Friends - A First Norooz.<ref>{{cite news |title=Babak and Friends A First Norooz DVD Cast & Crew |url=http://www.persianmirror.com/community/kids.cfm |work=PersianMirror Article |date=16 August 2005 |accessdate=17 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420062308/http://www.persianmirror.com/community/kids.cfm |archive-date=2010-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Filmography== === Actor === *''Checkpoint (film)'' (1987) * ''Gohar-e shab cheragh'' (1998) *''Babak and Friends- A First Norooz'' (2005) * ''Futbaal: The Price of Dreams'' (2007) *''The Stoning of Soraya M.'' (2008)

==Other work== In 2009, Pourtash served as an official festival judge for the Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles.

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1335373}}

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