Dan Ahdoot

Dan Ahdoot
Dan Ahdoot
Born	Dan Kamyar Ahdoot; Great Neck, New York, U.S.
Education	Johns 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

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

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

hate me, or HATE ME (2006)

Filmography

Films

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

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
2012	Virgin Produced: Comedy Vault	Comedian	TV movie
2013	Wendell & Vinnie	Randall	2 episodes
2013	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"
2017	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
2022	Is It Cake?	Judge	Netflix

References

^ "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.
^ "Amazon's Woke Smokescreen". June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Petski, Denise (December 17, 2019). "'The Crew': Kevin James' Netflix NASCAR Comedy Series Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

External links

Official website
Dan Ahdoot at IMDb

[JewishLight-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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