Dan Ahdoot

Dan Ahdoot
Dan Ahdoot performing on the Orange Carpet at Cornell College.
Birth name Dan Kamyar Ahdoot[1]
Born Great Neck, New York, United States
Nationality American
Alma mater Johns Hopkins University

Dan Ahdoot is a stand-up comedian who primarily performs in New York City. He is well known for being a contestant on season two of NBC's reality TV show Last Comic Standing and for performing on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He now stars on the Seeso series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$.

Early life

Dan is a part Afghan, part Iranian Jew [2] from Great Neck, New York.[3] "I grew up in Great Neck, N.Y., which is actually a hotbed of Iranian Jewry, so I didn't really know that I was very different until I went to college." He completed pre-med studies at Johns Hopkins University but did not continue to medical school. He studied cinematography at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Career

Moving to New York City, Ahdoot helped found an improv comedy troupe, wrote freelance for Crank Yankers, and opened for such headlining comedians as Lewis Black, Jay Mohr, and Dave Chappelle. Ahdoot has made many guest appearances, including ABC's 20/20 and Jim Breuer's Sirius Satellite Radio program. On January 10, 2011, Ahdoot appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[4]

He is also a recurring character, as the falafel restaurant owner Phil from Khakhmakhistan, in the show Kickin' It on Disney XD. Ahdoot was in an episode of Workaholics playing a worker at a computer store.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Twisted FortuneHrundi Bakshi, Jr.
2015Woke Up FamousCoffee Shop WaiterShort
2016Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan HeroStoner Dan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006AV ClubSaddamTV movie
2011–2015Kickin' ItFalafel Phil23 episodes
2011WorkaholicsGeniusEpisode: "Model Kombat"
2012Friend MeFarhadUnaired series
2012Virgin Produced: Comedy VaultComedianTV movie
2013–2016Your Pretty Face Is Going to HellKamal4 episodes
2013Wendell & VinnieRandall2 episodes
2013Ghost GhirlsYung SkeevyEpisode: "Spirits of '76: Part 1"
2013–2014Super Fun NightRuby7 episodes
2015Why? with Hannibal BuressFrench ZombieEpisode #1.8
2016–presentBajillion Dollar Propertie$Amir Yaghoob26 episodes
2016Mary + JaneRobbieEpisode: "Pilot"
2016WTH: Welcome to HowlerDean Hopper3 episodes
2016Comedy Bang! Bang!DoctorEpisode: "Kaley Cuoco Wears a Black Blazer and Slip on Sneakers"
2017AtypicalSmooth GuyEpisode: "Antarctica"
2017GhostedTerryEpisode: "Sam"
2018 Cobra Kai Anoush Recurring role

References

  1. ↑ Dan Ahdoot (March 29, 2014). "Dan Ahdoot on Twitter: "@chrisdelia happy bday bro. It's mine as well!!"". Twitter.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Having found success in U.S., Iranian Jews turn to show biz". JewishLight. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
  3. ↑ Miller, David Ian. "Finding My Religion: Dan Ahdoot, Jewish Iranian American comic, on holidays and life in America", San Francisco Chronicle, December 11, 2006. Accessed November 12, 2008.
  4. ↑ "TV Junkie: Weekend Highlights; 'Men of a Certain Age' Mid-Season Finale". Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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