Reza Rashidpour (Persian: رضا رشیدپور; born 10 August 1978 in Tabriz) is an Iranian TV presenter, film producer and director, actor, pilot, and poet.

Reza Rashidpour
رضا رشیدپور
Rashidpour at 36th Fajr Film Festival, February 2018
Born (1978-08-10) August 10, 1978 (age 46)
Tabriz, Iran
NationalityIranian
EducationBachelor's degree in civil engineering and directing from the University of Tabriz
Occupation(s)TV presenter, Producer, Director, Actor, Poet
Years active1993–present
SpouseNaghmeh Mehrpak (m. 2003)
ChildrenHelen
FatherAkbar Rashidpour

Personal life

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Rashidpour was born on August 10, 1978. He has only one younger sister who is an architect. His mother was a housewife and his father was an electrical and electronics engineer, and when he was sent to Dezful to collect equipment for the Ashura Division, he had his spinal cord amputated while on duty and died in 1997. During his school years, he studied as a graduate in mathematics and physics with a grade point average of 19.86 and at the same time graduated from two universities in two fields of civil engineering and directing. And in recent years, he has been working as a lecturer in the news school.[citation needed]

Artistic life

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In addition to acting, Rashidpour also directs and constructs. He has starred in Superstar, Penniless, Six and Besh, Along the city and Domestic killer.

He has hosted several television programs on IRIB TV5, some of which have been banned.[1][2][3]

In 2012, he made critical videos and posted them on Facebook or YouTube. On June 22, 2013, Mohammad Royanian, CEO of Persepolis, announced that Persepolis World Television, hosted by Reza Rashidpour, would be inaugurated. He is the director of the Tehran Multimedia Center.

His "Night Vision" program was released through the Aparat system. Night Vision was a talk-based program in which Rashidpour, by inviting celebrities, asked a challenging conversation about the important aspects of their lives. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Akbar Abdi, Shila Khodadad, Amir Tataloo, Hamid Rasaee, Shahram Jazayeri, Reza Kianian, Mostafa Kavakebian, Hossein Pakdel, Sadegh Kharazi, Sahar Ghoreishi, Bahareh Afshari, Sirvan Khosravi were among the guests of this program. Ali Akbar Javanfekr, Ahmadinejad's adviser, was also among the guests of the program, but the video of the program was not allowed to be released due to the opposition of the relevant authorities.

Iranian Network

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He was the host of the program "Good Night" on the Iranian satellite network.[4] At the same time, news sites claimed that he intended to cause unrest by abusing the art of a 70-year-old artist and that he had been arrested, which was later denied.[5]

Attending Hassan Rouhani's election campaign

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Reza Rashidpour during Hassan Rouhani's election trip to Mashhad on June 12, 2013

Until June 2013, he appeared less as a presenter in programs, until on June 8, 2013, he attended Hassan Rouhani's election conference and took over the program. More than 50,000 people attended the conference. Rashidpour also accompanied Hassan Rouhani during his trip to Mashhad and Isfahan and performed the ceremony.

Presence in IRIB

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On May 4, 2008, a program called "Glass Triangle" was performed by Rashidpour on the IRIB TV5. While the last 35 episodes of the Glass Triangle program was on the air, the program suddenly stopped broadcasting, at the same time the reason for this was considered to be the symbol of the Glass Triangle program and its resemblance to the symbol of the Freemasons.[citation needed] Of course, a series of conversations between the guests of the program on the live antenna caused more and caused him to say goodbye to the IRIB. After a five-year ban on IRIB, in June 2013, he took over the programs of Hassan Rouhani, the then presidential candidate. After the victory of Hassan Rouhani, on April 30, 2014, Rashidpour officially entered the IRIB and started the sunglasses comedy program on IRIB Nasim.[6] His return provoked reactions. In May 2014, the pro-government Kayhan newspaper wrote: The program "Sunglasses", which has been aired by a marginal presenter on IRIB Nasim since last week, has tried to promote the culture and character of millionaires in a thought-provoking move contrary to the custom of society![7] In the fall of 2014, the production of this program was stopped. In early May 2016, Rashidpour officially re-entered the IRIB and began broadcasting the program "Hala Khorshid" on IRIB TV3. On June 16, 2016, he appeared as a guest in the "Dorehami" program performed by Mehran Modiri. In response to Mehran Modiri's question about not working in the previous government, he said: "I have no will and will not have any will for the previous government, but I am proud to have spent part of my life in the current government in the media."[citation needed]

Censorship

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Interview

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Sirous Gorjestani was recounting a memory from one of the clips of American singer Michael Jackson, which was interrupted by host Rashidpour, who said: "We will put an end to this memory and use your presence in future programs."[8]

Anesthesia in the live program

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On the morning of Wednesday, January 25, 2017, while performing the live program "Hala Khorshid", he lost consciousness and fell to the ground.[9] He was not in a good mood from the beginning of the program.[9] رضا رشیدپور برای مداوا به بیمارستان بقیةالله منتقل شد.[10] According to the doctors, the nervous attack resulting from work activity was the main cause of anesthesia. Also, the public relations of Hala Khorshid program said:[9]

Rashidpour's anesthesia was due to hypotension and now we have transferred him to Baqiyatallah Hospital. He is awake now.

Interview with Hassan Rouhani

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Reza Rashidpour's interview with Hassan Rouhani in January 2018 was considered a deconstruction of television, given that the television gave most of the important and live interviews to presenters who had been performing political programs for years. This conversation was met with many positive and negative criticisms.[11]

Seven cinema program

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After a lot of margins on choosing the host of the seven program[12] Reza Rashidpour became the host of the most important cinema program in the country during the 36th Fajr International Film Festival, which aired every night for 10 nights on the IRIB TV3.[13] The show received some critical acclaim in the early days, but in the midst of a positive wave of support from critics and major film writers.[14]

Entering the field of cinema producer

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Reza Rashidpour announced his entry into the field of film production in June 2019 with a film called Stay on the Radar. Rashidpour said of the film, "It tells the story of the pilot of a passenger plane who is forced to tell his passengers the terrible news that happened on the ground at an altitude of 33,000 feet." Pre-production of this project will start after Eid al-Fitr. Many of the actors in this film are young and the director of this film is young and the first film. "The role of the pilot, which is one of the most important roles in the story, is entrusted to a foreign actor."[15]

Awards

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In March 2019, Rashidpour, along with Ehsan Alikhani, Mohammad Delavari and Rambod Javan, were selected as the top presenters of Jaame Jam.[16][17][18]

Activities

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Presenter

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Actor

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Cinema

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Television

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Director

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Producer

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  • Did Dar Shab (Night vision)
  • Hala Khorshid (Now the sun)
  • Shab Aram (Calm night)
  • Atseh (Sneezing)

Home video

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References

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  1. ^ مردان حاشیه ساز صفحه نخست:: سالنامه:: تلویزیون، دوشنبه، ۲۶ اسفند ۱۳۸۷ - شماره ۱۹۱۱۳
  2. ^ مثلث شیشه‌ای، مشق شب در هاله توقیف؟! Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine وبگاه بازیاب، از روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد
  3. ^ "نبود مجری بومی یا سخنان ملیکا شریفی‌نیا". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. ^ "واکنش رضا رشیدپور به ادعای درآمد عادل فردوسی پور در برنامه "نود"" (in Persian). Aftab. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  5. ^ رشیدپور: خبر بازداشتم صحت ندارد، اما..
  6. ^ "Kayhan criticizes the reappearance of Reza Rashidpour and his program on Nasim Network".
  7. ^ ""Sunglasses" comedy series directed by Reza Rashidpour from Nasim Network". 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020.
  8. ^ "(ویدیو) خاطره ناتمام سیروس گرجستانی از مایکل جکسون!".
  9. ^ a b c "رضا رشیدپور در برنامه زنده از هوش رفت/ آخرین وضعیت سلامت وی". Mehr. 25 January 2017.
  10. ^ "حال رضا رشیدپور خوب است". Tasnim.
  11. ^ "رشیدپور با روحانی گفت‌وگو می‌کند". Isna (in Persian). 22 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Will Mehran become the director of "Haft"?". KhabarOnline (in Persian). 17 January 2018.
  13. ^ ""رشیدپور" مجری برنامه "هفت" شد". Fars (in Persian). 30 January 2018.
  14. ^ "نگاهی به روز و روزگار رضا رشیدپور در "هفت" پرحاشیه امسال". KhabarOnline (in Persian). 10 February 2018.
  15. ^ "رشیدپور فیلم سینمایی می‌سازد". Tasnim (in Persian). 28 May 2019.
  16. ^ "@newsTitle". Shabestan (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  17. ^ "معرفی جوان موفق سال ۹۷ در ویژه برنامه پایش". snn.ir. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  18. ^ "برگزیدگان پنجمین جشنواره جام جم معرفی شدند". iqna.ir (in Persian). December 3, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
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