Nov 4, 2019
Maz Jobrani is an Iranian- American comedian, podcaster, writer,
film maker, philanthropist, speaker and actor. He was most recently
seen playing the loveable “Fawz” on the CBS comedy SUPERIOR DONUTS
as a series regular. He can often be seen on television’s most
popular shows such as GREY’S ANATOMY, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, THE
DETOUR, LAST MAN STANDING, and SHAMELESS. Maz starred as the title
character in the award-winning indie comedy, JIMMY VESTVOOD:
AMERIKAN HERO, a feature which he co-wrote and co-produced . He has
also co-starred in many films, including Sydney Pollack’s THE
INTERPRETER, Disney’s DESCENDANTS and Ice Cube’s FRIDAY AFTER NEXT.
Maz has an original NETFLIX standup special called IMMIGRANT and
has released 3 additional solo specials on SHOWTIME.
He was a founding member of THE AXIS OF EVIL comedy tour, is
regular panelist on NPR’s WAIT WAIT DONT TELL ME and has given not
one but two TED talks! In 2016, he performed at the WHITE HOUSE
where given the honour of introducing the first lady, Michelle
Obama. He has an LA Times Best Selling Book, I’M NOT A TERRORIST
BUT I’VE PLAYED ONE ON TV and hosts his own podcast BACK TO SCHOOL
with Maz Jobrani. As executive producer, he was involved in a
documentary called EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE, which is about his
sister’s battle with breast cancer which is currently available on
iTunes.
In this podcast we talk about baldness, upbringing, parental
influences, rejection, grief, confidence, risks, nerves and
invincibility.
To find out more check him out on: Twitter/ FB/ Insta : MazJobran
Website: www.mazjobrani.com EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/everything-must-change/id1292170591
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