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Dan Ahdoot

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Dan Ahdoot
Born
Dan Kamyar Ahdoot

EducationJohns Hopkins University (BS)
Occupation(s)Comedian
Actor
Writer
Producer

Dan Kamyar Ahdoot (Persian: دن احدوت; Hebrew: דן אחדות) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is known for his TV appearances on Netflix's Cobra Kai, Disney's Kickin' It, Showtime's Shameless, and the Seeso series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$. He has also developed TV shows for CBS, Fox, Hulu, Freeform, and Pop.

Early life

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Ahdoot was born to an observant Iranian Jewish family [1][2] in Great Neck, New York.[3] His family comes from Isfahan, with his father coming to the US via Israel. [4] Speaking on his upbringing, he said: "I grew up in Great Neck, New York, which is actually a hotbed of Iranian Jewry, so I didn't really know that I was very different until I went to college." His family kept kosher at home and attended synagogue on Saturdays for Shabbat which his family got together. Although he described his beliefs as agnostic, he identifies as culturally Jewish. He completed pre-med studies at Johns Hopkins University, and was accepted into medical school, but ultimately decided to pursue stand-up comedy instead.

Career

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Ahdoot has developed television shows for CBS, FOX, Hulu, Freeform, and Pop! He has also written for various Comedy Central Roasts.

Ahdoot is best known for his work on the series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ where he played the ruthless real estate agent Amir Yaghoob. He has also acted on Showtime's Shameless, ABC's Super Fun Night, and Falafel Phil on the Disney XD show Kickin' It. Ahdoot was also in an episode of Workaholics playing a worker at a computer store.

Ahdoot performs regularly at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, and is a national headlining comedian. He has performed on The Tonight Show, NBC's Last Comic Standing, Last Call with Carson Daly, and Comedy Central's Premium Blend.

Ahdoot is the host of the food podcast Green Eggs and Dan. He has been a guest on Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins and Comedy Bang! Bang! with Scott Aukerman.

Discography

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  • hate me, or HATE ME (2006)

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Twisted Fortune Hrundi Bakshi Jr.
2015 Woke Up Famous Coffee Shop Waiter Short
2016 Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero Stoner Dan
2023 The Donor Party MJ

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 AV Club Saddam TV movie
2011 Workaholics Genius Episode: "Model Kombat"
2011–2015 Kickin' It Falafel Phil 23 episodes
2012 Friend Me Farhad Unaired series
Virgin Produced: Comedy Vault Comedian TV movie
2013 Wendell & Vinnie Randall 2 episodes
Ghost Ghirls Yung Skeevy Episode: "Spirits of '76: Part 1"
2013–2014 Super Fun Night Ruby 7 episodes
2013–2016 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Kamal 4 episodes
2015 Why? with Hannibal Buress French Zombie Episode #1.8
2016 Mary + Jane Robbie Episode: "Pilot"
WTH: Welcome to Howler Dean Hopper 3 episodes
Comedy Bang! Bang! Doctor Episode: "Kaley Cuoco Wears a Black Blazer and Slip on Sneakers"
2016–2019 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Amir Yaghoob 34 episodes
2017 Atypical Smooth Guy Episode: "Antarctica"
Ghosted Terry Episode: "Sam"
2018–2019, 2021-2022,

2024

Cobra Kai Anoush Recurring role; 12 episodes
2019 Shameless Realtor Episode: "The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Alibi"
2021 The Crew Amir Lajani[5] Main role
2022 Raid The Fridge Self Host
Is It Cake? Judge Netflix

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Amazon's Woke Smokescreen". June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  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. ^ HOROVITZ, DAVID (June 4, 2023). "Comedy for Koby's Dan Ahdoot: Why Falafel Phil and over-tipping hold the keys to peace". The Times of Israel.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (December 17, 2019). "'The Crew': Kevin James' Netflix NASCAR Comedy Series Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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