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- Height1.65 m
- An actor and stand up comedian, born in London to Iranian parents of the Baha'i faith. He studied English and Theatre Studies. He recently starred in the Netflix Global drama L'Écuyer du Roi (2020) as Sir Fantumar and the HBO/BBC series His Dark Materials : À la croisée des mondes (2019). A Perrier Award nominee in 2002 and Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize winner in 2016, Omid has starred in films such as the smash hits Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), the Oscar nominated Shaun le mouton, le film (2015), Oscar winning Gladiator (2000), Sex and The City 2, The Mummy and The Infidel. Other films include Mr Nice, Grown Your Own, Over the Hedge, Casanova, Modigliani, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Calcium Kid, Anita & Me, Mean Machine and Spy Game. Other notable TV credits include two series of his own BBC One show, The Omid Djalili Show (2007), and a co-starring role in Whoopi Goldberg's NBC sitcom Whoopi. Omid was also part of the 2018 line-up for ITV's We Are Most Amused and Amazed, a televised celebration for The Prince of Wales' 70th birthday. Omid executive produced the acclaimed 2015 documentary We Are Many (2014) about the global anti-war demonstrations that took place in 800 cities on 15th February 2003.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseAnnabel Knight(1992 - present) (3 children)
- Raised as the son of Iranian parents, a reporter and a dress maker, his interest in comedy sparked at a young age. He attended The University of Ulster, Coleraine in Northern Ireland and earned a degree in English and theatre studies.
- In his free time, he enjoys football, backgammon and tennis.
- Representing Chelsea in Sky One's Premier League Allstars
- [on Oliver Reed] Ollie died a few weeks later. Everyone said he went the way he wanted, but that's not true. It was very tragic. He was in an Irish bar in Malta and was pressured into a drinking competition. He should have just left, but he didn't.
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