Omid Djalili Biography

Fast Facts

• Took home the Emma Award for Best Stand Up Comedian
• Won the Edinburgh Festival's Spirit of the Fringe Award
• Studied English and Theatre studies at the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Northern Ireland
• His stand-up comedy has found audiences all over the world, and he has performed in Australia, Austria, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, The Czech Republic and Slovakia
• Voiced Yusuf Amir in a number of installments of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series
• In 2010, he narrated a tone poem called "Rubaiyat of Mar Khayyam" by classical composer Alan Hovhaness performed by the Piharmonia Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall
• His hobbies include football, backgammon and tennis