When first meeting Omid Abtahi, you cannot help but to notice his infectious smile and kind eyes. He may be soft spoken but is direct and clear with the message he sends as an actor. For someone with so much talent, Omid is quite humble about where his career has been and where it is going. His gratitude hangs onto every statement he makes as well as his excitement and love for what he does. Abtahi was born on July 12, 1979 in Tehran. At the age of five, he moved to Paris with his family, before again relocating to the United States, to Irvine, Orange County, California, when he was 10. " In 1984, our family immigrated to the US from Iran. Leaving our homeland was hard (especially for my parents) but I would not be who I am, I would not be where I am without their sacrifice." Abtahi voiced the character Mahmoud in the Family Guy episode "Turban Cowboy". In this episode, Mahmoud befriends Peter Griffin in the hospital, introduces him to Islam, and is later reveale...
The university team was much more convenient for me as I was already there and most players were my own age. In spite of the lack of regular competition, Vatankhah ran a very disciplined practice and expected maximum effort from us. We mainly played against other universities although during my time with the team we did play once against a first division team, Bonyad Shahid, that ended in a 2-2 tie. Most of the team had played with each other for some time and knew each other well while I was trying to fit in with them. One day while in the locker room after practice one of the players announced that someone had passed away and that he was collecting money for their wake. He jokingly added that he would not let anyone leave before collecting 100 tomans from them. Once I changed I approached the player and handed him a 100-toman bill. “No, no,” he said. “You don’t have to. You didn’t know the guy.” I insisted that he take it as it would be going to a good cause and he finally reluctan...