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'''Mehran Modiri''' ({{lang-fa| مهران مدیری }}, (born January 8, 1962) in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]) is a prolific Iranian actor, television director,comedian and musician. His artistic career began in his teenage years as he was acting in local [[Play (theatre)|plays]]. He then entered the world of radio and television in the early 1990s, actively writing scripts for and participating in various comedy skits during the annual [[Norooz]] comedy television shows broadcasted by the [[IRIB]].

He continued appearing in television comedies, however, he achieved real stardom with his creation of ''[[Pavarchin]]'' (''tiptoeingTiptoeing''), in which he won numerous awards for directing and starring in the picture. He tasted success again when he directed and starred in ''[[Noghtechin]]'' (''ellipsesEllipsis''), and ''[[Jayezeye Bozorg]]'' (''Great Prize''), which became major hits on television in Iran{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}.

Afterwards, he followed ''Pavarchin'''s storyline with the making of ''[[Shabhaye Barareh]]'' which became his most popular television program yet; the show remained incomplete after it was criticized for offending rural people, which resulted in an abrupt end to the show after 92 episodes, without completely explaining the [[Barareh]] history.