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name: "Maz Jobrani"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maz-jobrani"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 February 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T00:27:02.511318+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Maz Jobrani

Actor. Born 26 February 1972 in Tehran, Iran.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 February 1972, Tehran, Iran
- **Also known as:** Maziyar Jobrani

## Biography

Maz Jobrani is an Iranian-American comedian and actor. Born Maziyar Jobrani in Tehran, Iran, he moved to California at the age of six and was raised in the San Francisco Bay area. He earned a B.A. in political science and Italian from the University of California, Berkeley, before leaving a Ph.D. programme at UCLA to pursue performing.

Jobrani is a founding member of the Axis of Evil comedy group, whose Comedy Central special aired in 2007. He has appeared in numerous television series, including as Dr. Bhamba in *Better Off Ted* (2009), and guest roles in *Grey's Anatomy*, *Shameless*, *Curb Your Enthusiasm* and *Superior Donuts*. His film credits include *13 Going on 30* (2004), *The Interpreter* (2005), *Friday After Next* (2002) and *Descendants* (2015), in which he played Jafar. He co-wrote and starred in the 2016 comedy *Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Better Off Ted* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Dr. Bhamba — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)

## Also known for

- *13 Going on 30* (2004), Glenn
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), Robber
- *Descendants* (2015), Jafar
- *24* (2001), Marko Khatami
- *The Interpreter* (2005), Mo
- *Law & Order* (1990), Asher Koutal
- *Friday After Next* (2002), Moly
- *Last Man Standing* (2011), Jerry

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