Mohammad Reza Golzar
محمدرضا گلزار
Golzar in July 2017
Born (1977-03-21) 21 March 1977 (age 47)
EducationIslamic Azad University
Occupation(s)Actor, singer

Mohammad Reza Golzar (Persian: محمدرضا گلزار, born March 21, 1977) is an Iranian actor.[1]

Early life

Mohammad Reza Golzar was born on 21 March 1977 in Tehran in a family of Iranian Azerbaijanis origin.[2] His close friend Aria Sajadi helped him with his acting skills.[2]

Career

Before starting his acting career with Sam and Narges, he gained fame as the guitarist of the Iranian music band, Arian Band. He is now a singer of the Rezzar Band led by Hamed Baradaran.[3]

In 2000, he was invited to act in Sam and Narges by Iranian director, Iraj Ghaderi. He started to gain popularity after acting in more films such as Shaam-e Akhar, Zahr-e Asal, and Boutique.

Golzar gained media attention when it was revealed that he was paid £55,000 for 3 days work while shooting Democracy in Bright Daylight in 2009, a relatively high fee for the country.[4]

He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Islamic Azad University. Golzar started his music career in 1998 as a guitarist with one of his close friends Arian Sajadi. He has played guitar, organ and percussion with Arian Sajadi.  

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Iran threatens tax crackdown on 'overpaid' actors". The Daily Telegraph. London. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2010. Mohammad Reza Golzar, one of Iran's most revered stars, received the sum for playing an angel in the film Democracy in Bright Daylight.
  2. ^ a b "5- گلزار: من با افتخار ترک هستم". asriran+video. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Concert Rezzar Band led by Hamed Baradaran".
  4. ^ Tait, Robert (8 November 2009). "Iran names and shames well-paid actors". The Guardian. London.