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Ali Ghorbanzadeh

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Ali Ghorbanzadeh was born on October 22, 1978 in Abadan, Iran by the Persian Gulf. He became interested in acting at the age of 15. He started working in entertainment in animation, and directed his first animated film at the age of 16. At the age of 19 he started acting in live action, and directed yet another animation short film called Dokhtaram (My Daughter) at the age of 21, starring Iranian veteran actor Reza Kianian. Though Ghorbanzadeh has not academically studied acting, but his vast resume and his wide spectrum of roles he has played makes him a recognizable name and face amongst Iranian audiences. Ghorbanzadeh is a much sought after actor among Iranian directors, though in recent years he has worked mainly with leading director Saman Moghadam (Maxx, Ghalbe Yakhi). Together, Moghadam and Ghorbanzadeh have produced three features film like "Sperm Whale (2015)" and "Sperm Whale: Roya's Selection (2017)" which was the Box Office Hit of IRAN in 2017...
- IMDb mini biography by: Tandees Tanavoli

Started making short animated films from the age of 16.
At the age of 21, he directed a short animated film starring veteran actor Reza Kianian.
Ali Ghorbanzadeh is also a professional photographer. He is the only Iranian photographer who has attended and exhibited at IPA, International Photo Award in New York (2010).
Ali was actually born on October 22, 1978. However, in Iran there is a law for school-age children where any child born after October will have to start school in the next school year. So many parents with children born in October opt to get birth certificates for their children prior to October.
At the age of 21 directed a short animated film starring veteran actor Reza Kianian.

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