# Parviz Parastui

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Iranian actor

Parviz Parastui پرویز پرستویی Parastui in 2020 Born (1955-06-24) 24 June 1955 (age 71) Kabudrahang, Hamedan, Imperial Iran Occupation Actor Years active 1984–present Spouse Nastaran Parastui (m. 1981) Children 2

**Parviz Parastui** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): پرویز پرستویی; born 24 June 1955) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including four [Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor](/source/Crystal_Simorgh_for_Best_Actor)–making him the only actor to have four wins in that category–four [Hafez Awards](/source/Hafez_Awards), two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.

## Early life

Parviz Parastui was born in [Kabudrahang](/source/Kabudrahang), Hamadan province.[1] He served in the [Iran-Iraq war](/source/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War). He worked in [judicature](/source/Judiciary) before becoming an actor. He began his career by starring in the film *Diar-e Asheghan*. Following *Diare Asheghan*, Parastui began a long lasting career in films.

## Career

### Film

After starring in films such as *Pishtazan-e Fath*, *Hunting*, etc., Parviz Parastui acted as "Sadeq Meshkini", a comedy role in the highly acclaimed yet controversial movie *[Leily Is with Me](/source/Leily_Is_with_Me)* directed by [Kamal Tabrizi](/source/Kamal_Tabrizi). The war film *Leily Is with Me* brought a new perspective to the [Iran–Iraq War](/source/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War) which up to then was viewed as taboo material. The movie tells the comical story of a war-fearing employee of [Iranian Television Broadcasting](/source/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Broadcasting) unknowingly advancing straight to enemy lines, while actually trying to flee the war when he is assigned to accompany a director to a city close to enemy lines to film a documentary piece. Since then, Parastui has expanded his presence as a comedy film actor by starring in other revolutionary comedy films.

Parviz Parastui also starred in war films such as *The Red Ribbon*, *[The Glass Agency](/source/The_Glass_Agency)*, and *Dead Wave*. [Ebrahim Hatamikia](/source/Ebrahim_Hatamikia) directed most of Parastui's war films. Parviz Parastui had been known as a comedian with playing roles in *The Snowman*, *The Glass Love*, *Marde Avazi* before he played a role in the satire film *[The Lizard](/source/Marmoulak)*, another work by Kamal Tabrizi. He gained major popularity and fame after playing in *Marmoulak* as "Reza Marmoulak". Parastui in *[The Willow Tree](/source/The_Willow_Tree_(2005_film))*, [Majid Majidi](/source/Majid_Majidi) the role of "Joseph", Performance was brilliant. *[Today](/source/Today_(2014_film))*, [Reza Mirkarimi](/source/Reza_Mirkarimi) latest Movie of *Important He is*.

### Television

Parastui's TV works include series such as: *[The Apartment](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Apartment_(Iranian_TV_series)&action=edit&redlink=1)*, *[The Martyr of Kufa](/source/The_Martyr_of_Kufa)*, *[The Red Soil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Red_Soil&action=edit&redlink=1)*, *[Under the Pillory](/source/Zire_Tigh)* and *[The Chef](/source/The_Chef_(TV_series)).*

He was awarded the Best Actor title in International TV Programs Rome Festival for playing in *Under the Pillory.*[2] He also plays the lead role in *[The Accomplice](/source/The_Accomplice_(TV_series))* series.

### Music

Parastui in Kiarostami Funeral

Besides acting in movies and on stage, Parastui is a singer and so far has recorded three albums. His first album called *Daddy* ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): بابایی) was released in 2006 and his second album *Im Parviz Parastui* ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): من پرویز پرستویی هستم) was released in 2013. Parastui's most recent album, *I'm an Actor* ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): من یک بازیگرم), was released in 2014.

## Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes 1983 Land of Lovers Hassan Karbakhsh Ravari Honorary Diploma Best Supporting Actor Fajr International Film Festival 1984 Conquest Vanguards Naser Mohammadipour 1987 Secret Agency Hassan Javanbakhsh 1988 Hunting Majid Javanmard 1990 The Adventures of that Fortunate Man Reza Heydarnejad 1991 The Snake Majid Javanmard 1992 Imam Ali Davoud Mirbagheri 1995 The Snowman Davoud Mirbagheri 1996 Leily Is with Me Kamal Tabrizi Honorary Diploma Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival The voice of the Cuckoo Bahman Zarin 1997 Under the Umbrella of the Sun Bahman Zarrinpour Motherly Love Kamal Tabrizi The Mad Dariush Farhang The Glass Agency Ebrahim Hatamikia Crystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival Statue Best Actor Celebration House of Cinema Best Actor International Festival of Ethnological Film Best Actor Moqavemat Film Festival Hafez Award Best Actor The Changed Man Mohammad Reza Honarmand 1999 The Red Ribbon Ebrahim Hatamikia Joking Homayoun Assadian 2000 The Glass Love Reza Heydarnejad Mummy III Mohammad Reza Honarmand 2001 The Dead Wave Ebrahim Hatamikia Water & Fire Fereydoun Jeyrani The Red Soil Ebrahim Hatamikia 2002 I'm not winded Mohammad Reza Honarmand Hafez Award Best Actor One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest Ahmadreza Motamedi 2003 Banooye Man Yadollah Samadi 2004 Duel Ahmad Reza Darvish 2005 Café Transit Kambuzia Partovi Special Jury Award International Film Festival of Kerala The Willow Tree Majid Majidi Crystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival 2006 In the Name of the Father Ebrahim Hatamikia Crystal Simorgh Best Actor Fajr International Film Festival Hafez Award Best Actor Under the Pillory Mohammad Reza Honarmand Best Actor Award International TV Programs Rome Festival Fans Mohammad Rahmanian Best Actor Award Theatre Critics Society 2007 Reward of Silence Maziar Miri Miss Iran Saman Moghaddam 2008 The Book of Law Maziar Miri 2008 Twenty Abdolreza Kahani Best Actor Award Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2010 Thirteen 59 Saman Salur 2010 Bear Khosro Masumi 2011 Ziba and I Fereydoun Hassanpour Best Actor Award Iranian Film Festival in Canada 2013 We Guests Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour 2014 Bidari Baraye Se Rooz Masoud Amini 2014 Buffalo Kaveh Sajjadi 2015 Two Soheila Golestani 2017 House of Paper Amirali Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh

### Film

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s) 2004 The Lizard Reza Mesghali Kamal Tabrizi [3] 2014 Today Younes Reza Mirkarimi [4] 2016 Bodyguard Heidar Zabihi Ebrahim Hatamikia [5] 2017 Domestic Killer Jalal Soroush Masoud Kimiaee [6] 2018 Los Angeles, Tehran Behrouz Tina Pakravan [7] 2019 The Singer Ebrahim Khoshlahn Mostafa Kiaee [8] 2021 Majority Amir Mohsen Gharaee [9]

### Web

Year Title Role Director Platform Notes Ref(s) 2020 The Accomplice Fariborz Sabouri Mostafa Kiaee Filimo, Namava Main role [10] TBA The Hunting Ground Nima Javidi Main role

## Awards and nominations

he received numerous accolades throughout his career spanned, including four [Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor](/source/Crystal_Simorgh_for_Best_Actor), making him the first and only actor to have four wins in that category

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [زندگینامه: پرویز پرستویی (۱۳۳۴-)](http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/65485). [Hamshahri](/source/Hamshahri). Retrieved on 11 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [An Iranian Actor Won the Best Actor of TV Programs Award](http://www.aftab.ir/news/2007/jul/19/c5c1184845615_art_culture_media_zire_tigh.php) International Rome TV Programs Festival.19 July 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["حضور پرويز پرستويي در "مارمولك" تبريزي قطعي شد"](https://www.isna.ir/news/8205-02343/%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D8%AF). *ایسنا* (in Persian). 28 July 2003. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["پوستر و تصاویر جدید از «امروز» میرکریمی - تسنیم"](https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1393/03/31/407730/%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C). *خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim* (in Persian). Retrieved 23 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["پرویز پرستویی هنگام تمرین «بادیگارد» آسیب دید"](https://www.mehrnews.com/news/2777841/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF). *خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency* (in Persian). 13 June 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["پوستر قاتل اهلی رونمایی شد - تسنیم"](https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/07/22/1544971/%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF). *خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim* (in Persian). Retrieved 23 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["خبرها و عکس‌های جدید از فیلمی با بازی پرویز پرستویی"](https://www.isna.ir/news/96071105622/%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C). *ایسنا* (in Persian). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["رونمایی از پوستر جدید «مطرب» با تصویری از الناز شاکردوست"](https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1352275/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA). *www.khabaronline.ir* (in Persian). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["عصبانیت پرویز پرستویی از حوزه هنری: به همه خصوصیات بدتان، ترسو بودن را هم بیفزایید"](https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/402697/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%87%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88). *www.khabaronline.ir* (in Persian). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["پرویز پرستویی با «هم‌گناه» به شبکه نمایش خانگی می‌آید"](https://www.mehrnews.com/news/4689485/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%85-%DA%AF%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AF). *خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency* (in Persian). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

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- [TIFF.net | Toronto International Film Festival – Today](https://web.archive.org/web/20141104015137/http://www.tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/programmes/contemporary-world-cinema/today)

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v t e Crystal Simorgh Best Actor None (1983) Hossein Parvaresh (1984) Jamshid Mashayekhi (1985) Hadi Eslami (1986) Dariush Arjmand (1987) Faramarz Gharibian (1988) Ezzatolah Entezami (1989) Khosrow Shakibai (1990) Mehdi Hashemi (1991) Faramarz Sedighi (1992) Faramarz Gharibian (1993) Ezzatolah Entezami (1994) Khosrow Shakibai (1995) Mohamad Kasebi (1996) Abolfazl Poorarab (1997) Parviz Parastui (1998) Mohammad Reza Foroutan (1999) Faramarz Gharibian (2000) Hossein Abedini (2001) Reza Kianian (2002) Hashem Ghaffari (2003) Bahram Radan (2004) Parviz Parastui (2005) Parviz Parastui (2006) Bahram Radan (2007) Amin Hayai (2008) Shahab Hosseini (2009) Mohsen Tanabandeh (2010) Mehdi Hashemi (2011) Farhad Aslani (2012) Hamid Farrokhnezhad (2013) Reza Attaran (2014) Saeed Aghakhani (2015) Parviz Parastui (2016) Mohsen Tanabandeh (2017) Amir Jadidi (2018) Hootan Shakiba (2019) Payman Maadi (2020) Reza Attaran (2021) Amin Hayai (2022) Majid Salehi / Ali Nassirian (2023) Arastou Khoshrazm (2024) Mostafa Zamani (2025)

v t e Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor No Winner 1983 Parviz Parastui (1984) No Winner 1985 Esmaeil Mohammadi (1986) Saeed Poursamimi (1987) Saeed Poursamimi (1988) Mahmoud Jafari (1989) Akbar Abdi (1990) Saeed Poursamimi (1991) Majid Mozaffari (1992) Jahanbakhsh Soltani (1993) Jafar Dehghan (1994) Ali Mosaffa (1995) Hossein Yari (1996) Amin Tarokh (1997) Reza Kianian (1998) Hossein Mahjoub (1999) Hamid Farrokhnezhad (2000) Dariush Arjmand (2001) Ezzatolah Entezami (2002) Not Awarded 2003 Kambiz Dirbaz (2004) Khosrow Shakibai (2005) Hamid Lolayi (2006) Afshin Hashemi (2007) Mohsen Tanabandeh (2008) Alireza Khamseh (2009) Mehdi Faghih (2010) Hamed Behdad (2011) Akbar Abdi (2012) Rambod Javan (2013) Babak Hamidian (2014) Houman Seyyedi (2015) Navid Mohammadzadeh (2016) Navid Mohammadzadeh (2017) Jamshid Hashempour (2018) Ali Nassirian (2019) Amir Aghaei (2020) Pouria Rahimi Sam (2021) Nader Soleimani (2022) Sajjad Babaee (2023) Behzad Khalaj (2024) Farhad Aish (2025)

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