Nasim Pedrad (Persian: نسیم پدراد‎; born November 18, 1981)
is an American actress and comedian best known for her five seasons as
a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2009 to 2014. She has since
gone on to co-star in sitcoms such as Mulaney, People of Earth, and
New Girl, and the live-action remake of Aladdin. She also starred in
the slasher series Scream Queens.Pedrad was born in Tehran, Iran. Her
parents are Arasteh Amani and Parviz Pedrad. Although her father was
able to migrate to the United States, Pedrad and her mother had to
stay in Germany, reuniting with her father when she was 3 years old.
Her younger sister, Nina, is a comedy writer. They are both fluent in
Persian, were raised in Irvine, California, and graduated from
University High School. Nasim graduated from UCLA School of Theater,
Film and Television in 2003. She was a member of the UCLA Spring Sing
Company.Pedrad was a performer with the Sunday Company at The
Groundlings. She frequently performed her one-woman show Me, Myself &
Iran at the Los Angeles divisions of ImprovOlympic and the Upright
Citizens Brigade Theater. The show was selected for the 2007 HBO
Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. She received an LA Weekly Best Comedic
Performance of the Year Award as the lead in the comedic spoof After
School Special.
is an American actress and comedian best known for her five seasons as
a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2009 to 2014. She has since
gone on to co-star in sitcoms such as Mulaney, People of Earth, and
New Girl, and the live-action remake of Aladdin. She also starred in
the slasher series Scream Queens.Pedrad was born in Tehran, Iran. Her
parents are Arasteh Amani and Parviz Pedrad. Although her father was
able to migrate to the United States, Pedrad and her mother had to
stay in Germany, reuniting with her father when she was 3 years old.
Her younger sister, Nina, is a comedy writer. They are both fluent in
Persian, were raised in Irvine, California, and graduated from
University High School. Nasim graduated from UCLA School of Theater,
Film and Television in 2003. She was a member of the UCLA Spring Sing
Company.Pedrad was a performer with the Sunday Company at The
Groundlings. She frequently performed her one-woman show Me, Myself &
Iran at the Los Angeles divisions of ImprovOlympic and the Upright
Citizens Brigade Theater. The show was selected for the 2007 HBO
Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. She received an LA Weekly Best Comedic
Performance of the Year Award as the lead in the comedic spoof After
School Special.
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