Mohammad Reza Golzar
Mohammad Reza Golzar | |
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![]() Golzar in July 2017 | |
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Education | Islamic Azad University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Mohammad Reza Golzar (Persian: محمدرضا گلزار, born March 31, 1977) is an Iranian actor, television host, and singer. In 2006, he was the highest-paid actor in Iran[1] and has since been one of the most expensive actors in the country.[2]
Golzar began his career in 1998 as a guitarist with the Arian music band. He later ventured into acting, making his debut in the film Sam and Narges (2000), directed by Iraj Ghaderi. Golzar has appeared in several commercially successful Iranian films, including Hello Mumbai (2015), Side Mirror (2017), Rahman 1400 (2018), and We Are All Together (2019). In addition to his cinematic work, he has acted in several television projects, such as Romantic (2016–2017), Made in Iran 2 (2018), and Gisoo (2020–2021).
Early life
[edit]Mohammadreza Golzar was born on 22 March 1977 in Tehran. He is of Azerbaijani descent.[3][4][5] As a volleyball player, he played as a libero for teams including Tehran Province, Pars Khodro, Shisheh va Gaz, and Diheim. In the 2008 Iranian Volleyball Super League, he served as a fitness coach for the Sanat vibrations team.[6][7][8] He had no artistic activities until the end of high school. His father opposed his playing the guitar, though he occasionally played the organ. Golzar studied mathematics until his third year of high school and was accepted into the mechanical engineering program at the Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, through the entrance exam, which he reserved. In his final year, he switched to the experimental sciences track, aiming to pursue dentistry but was not accepted and instead continued with mechanical engineering. He is a graduate of mechanical engineering from the Islamic Azad University.
Golzar began his music career in 1998 as a guitarist with the Arian band, where he also played the organ and percussion.[9] He later co-founded the Darkoob music group with Homayoun Nasiri and others and established the Rezzar band (short for Reza Golzar), which remains active.[9] Despite being invited to act in films by directors Mosoud Kimiai, Bahram Beyzai, and Dariush Mehrjui, Golzar was unable to participate for various reasons.[10]
In June 2023, Golzar married Aisan Aghakhani, a model.[11]
Career
[edit]Before starting his acting career with Sam and Narges, he gained fame as the guitarist of the Iranian music band, Arian Band. He is now a singer of the Rezzar Band led by Hamed Baradaran.[12]
In 2000, he was invited to act in Sam and Narges by Iranian director, Iraj Ghaderi. He started to gain popularity after acting in more films such as Shaam-e Akhar, Zahr-e Asal, and Boutique.
Golzar gained media attention when it was revealed that he was paid £55,000 for 3 days of work while shooting Democracy in Bright Daylight in 2009, a relatively high fee for the country.[13]
He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Islamic Azad University. Golzar started his music career in 1998 as a guitarist with one of his close friends Arian Sajadi. He has played guitar, organ and percussion with Arash Rahimi.
Filmography
[edit]Cinema
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
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2019 | We Are All Together | Kamal Tabrizi | Mohammadreza Golzar | |
2018 | Rahman 1400 | Manouchehr Hadi | Ashkan Jalousi | Release halted after three weeks due to distribution of an unedited version. |
2017 | Side Mirror | Manouchehr Hadi | Shahrokh | |
2016 | Hello Bombay | Ghorban Mohammadpour | Ali | First joint production of Iranian cinema and Bollywood; Mohammadreza Golzar's first film released after a four-year hiatus. |
2015 | Drought and Lie | Pedram Alizadeh | Arash | |
2014 | Atomic Heart Mother | Ali Ahmadzadeh | Toofan | |
2014 | I Want To | Bahman Farmanara | Nima Farzaneh | Produced in 2013, received a permit after five years. Full title: I Want to Dance. |
2011 | Lady from the Moon | Elham Gharekhani, Amirmehrtash Mahdavi | Dr. Hamid Derakhshan | Live-action animation |
2011 | You and Me | Mohammad Banki | Ali | Second collaboration between Banki brothers and Mohammadreza Golzar |
2010 | Along the City | Ali Atshani | Mohammadreza Golzar | Third time Mohammadreza Golzar played himself; renamed from Six People Under the Rain |
2010 | Six and Five | Bahman Goudarzi | Sami | Renamed from Cold Sandwich |
2010 | Democracy in Broad Daylight | Ali Atshani | Angel of Death | |
2008 | Two Sisters | Mohammad Banki | Amir and Afshin | Adapted from the foreign film Two Is Too Many starring Antonio Banderas |
2008 | Like That Night | Shahram Mirab Aghdam | Siavash | |
2007 | Mad for Leyli | Ghasem Jafari | Farhad | |
2007 | Forced Success | Mohammad Hossein Latifi | Mohammadreza Golzar | |
2007 | Crow Feather | Shahram Shah Hosseini | Reza | |
2005 | Trap | Siroos Alvand | Farshad | |
2005 | Ceasefire | Tahmineh Milani | Yousef | |
2005 | Wedding Dinner | Ebrahim Vahidzadeh | Mohammadreza Golzar | Cameo appearance |
2004 | Ice Flower | Kiumars Pourahmad | Abbas | Remake of the old Iranian film Sultan of Hearts |
2003 | Boutique | Hamid Nematollah | Jahangir | |
2002 | Thirteen Cats on the Roof | Ali Abdolalizadeh | Ramo | |
2002 | Coma | Arash Moayerian | Amir | |
2002 | Black Eyes | Iraj Ghaderi | Sorena | |
2002 | Honey Poison | Ebrahim Sheibani | Sina | |
2001 | Uptown, Downtown | Akbar Khamin | Davood | |
2001 | Time | Hamidreza Salahmand | Saeed | |
2001 | Last Supper | Fereydoun Jirani | Mani | |
2000 | Sam and Narges | Iraj Ghaderi | Sam |
Web
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Director | Episode Count | First Broadcast | Last Broadcast | Character Name |
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2020 | Gisoo | Actor | Manouchehr Hadi | 22 episodes | March 3, 2020 | July 28, 2020 | Soheil Baghaei |
2018 | Made in Iran 2 | Actor, Singer | Borzoo Niknejad | 22 episodes | April 25, 2018 | October 24, 2018 | Jamshid (Jimi) |
2016 | Passionate | Actor | Manouchehr Hadi | 17 episodes | February 14, 2016 | 2016 | Soheil Baghaei |
2014 | Love Is Not on Holiday | Actor | Bijan Birang | 26 episodes | February 26, 2014 | April 29, 2014 | Raha |
2011 | Made in Iran | Actor | Mohammad Hossein Latifi | 18 episodes | March 7, 2011 | August 26, 2011 | Jamshid (Jimi Hendrix) |
Hosting
[edit]Year | Title | Type | Producer | Network | Notes |
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2023–present | Pantoleague | Competition | Javad Farhani | Network 3 | Golzar's second television hosting role |
2021 | Seven Challenges | Competition | Mehdi Maniri | Namava Website | This competition was funded by Namava. |
2018 | Be a Winner | Competition | Hamid Rahimi Nadi, Hashem Rezaei | Network 3 | Mohammadreza Golzar's first appearance as a host on Iranian television; renamed from Millionaire Show |
Discography
[edit]Year | Song Title | Composer | Lyricist | Arranger | Mixing and Mastering | Release Date | Notes |
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2025 | You Changed | Asef Aria | Asef Aria | Moein Habibi | Mohammad Fallahi | May 13 | |
2024 | Like Everyone Else | Mahdad Homayounpour | Mahdad Homayounpour | Mahdad Homayounpour | Milad Akbari | February 12 | |
2024 | It Didn't Work Out in the End | Mahdad Homayounpour | Mahdad Homayounpour | Soheil Shams | December 8 | ||
2024 | Poor Me | Mahdad Homayounpour | Mahdad Homayounpour | Siemens | Siemens | November 6 | |
2024 | You Messed It Up | Mehrad Jam | Mehrad Jam | Mehrad Jam | October 5 | ||
2021 | My Life | Milad Babaei | Ali Ilia | Mohammadreza Rahmana | Milad Farhoodi | July 1 | |
2020 | Can You Come Back | Arsha Radin | Sepideh Soori | Ehsan Abdollahi | Ehsan Abdollahi | March 9 | |
2020 | Save Me | Ravi | Ravi | Amirmilad Nikzad | February 2020 | Theme song for the series Gisoo | |
2019 | Beach | Kiarash | Kiarash | Puzzle Band | Puzzle Band | March 2019 | |
2019 | You Played Me | Arn | Arn | Branush | 2019 | ||
2018 | Old Love | Mohammad Abedini | Mohsen Hagh Nazari | Saeed Zamani | 2018 | ||
2018 | Rain | Mohammad Abedini | Mohsen Hagh Nazari | Hossein Ghamgin | October 7 | ||
2018 | Where Should I Go | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran, Saeed Mirzaei | Hamed Baradaran | 2018 | Performed with Sina Sarlak for the end credits of the series Made in Iran 2 | |
2018 | Pity | Ali Yasini | Ali Yasini | Farbod Faroughi | |||
2017 | Don't Say Anything | Mohammad Abedini | Mohsen Hagh Nazari | Hamed Baradaran | |||
2017 | You Hurt Me Badly | Ali Yasini | Ali Yasini | Nader Kouhestani | Hamed Baradaran | ||
2017 | Everyone's Gone | Ardaln Hooshmand | Ardaln Hooshmand | Masoud Jahani | Masoud Jahani | ||
2017 | You Didn't Even See Me | Ali Yasini | Ali Yasini | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran | July 6, 2017 | |
2017 | You're Not Here | Hamed Baradaran | Kasra Bakhtiarian | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran | ||
2017 | You Weren't in Love | Saha | Farjam Kheyrallahi | Farbod Faroughi | Farbod Faroughi | ||
2016 | What's There to Hide | Milad Baran | Amin Bamshad | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran | ||
2016 | What's Wrong, Crazy | Arash AP | Arash AP | Masoud Jahani | Masoud Jahani | ||
2016 | What Happened | Hamed Baradaran | Atefeh Habibi | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran | ||
2016 | Damn | Hamed Baradaran | Atefeh Habibi | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran | ||
2016 | Say Yes | Hamed Baradaran | Atefeh Habibi | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran | ||
2016 | Don't Say No | Hamed Baradaran | Atefeh Habibi | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran | August 1, 2016 | |
2016 | I Got Used to You | Hamed Baradaran | Atefeh Habibi | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran | July 7, 2016 | Performed with Hamed Baradaran |
2016 | My Heart Broke | Ardaln Hooshmand | Ardaln Hooshmand | Hamed Baradaran | Hamed Baradaran | June 18, 2016 | |
2015 | Your Place Is Empty | Naser Zeynali | Pouria Motabean | Farbod Faroughi | Farbod Faroughi | November 2, 2015 | |
2015 | How Nice Is Our World | Naser Zeynali | Ali Aria | Amir Arshia | Mohammad Fallahi | September 17, 2015 | |
2014 | I Miss You | Naser Zeynali | Pouria Motabean | Hossein Salari Moghadam | November 20, 2014 | Dedicated to Morteza Pashaei | |
2013 | Snowy Day | Morteza Pashaei | Mehrzad Amirkhani | Saeed Zamani | March 15, 2013 | Performed with Morteza Pashaei | |
2013 | Believe You're My World | Naser Zeynali | Ali Aria | Farbod Faroughi | Ahmad Saneqeh | February 13, 2013 | |
2013 | You Brought It to This | Naser Zeynali | Pouria Motabean | Farbod Faroughi | January 25, 2013 |
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