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Born | Farazaneh Arastoo فرزانه ارسطو 5 June 1967
Shahrud, Iran |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Saman Arastoo [1] ( Persian: سامان ارسطو; born Farzaneh Arastoo (فرزانه ارسطو) on 5 June 1967 in Shahrud, Iran) is an Iranian actor [2] and director. He starred in the 2003 drama Abadan prior to gender transition, and directs plays regarding the acceptance of transgender people in Iranian society. [3]
Following wide publicity around his gender transition, Arastoo has been a public figure for the Iranian transgender community, including holding drama therapy workshops such as "Self Cognition". [4] [5] His play Khodkar-é-Bikar (Useless Pen) features transgender characters played by transgender actors. [6]
Arastoo founded the Avaye Divanegan Theatre Group in 1983. [7] [8] The name translates to "Music of the Crazed." [9]
Year | Title | Role |
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2003 | Abadan [10] | Actor |
2004 | Friday's Soldiers [11] | Actor |
2008 | Tigh-zan [12] | Actor |
Arastoo describes his first marriage in 1991 as a "forced marriage" for which the divorce lasted one and a half years. He underwent sex reassignment surgeries at age 42 in 2008. He married again in 2015. [3] [13]
Saman Arastoo | |
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Born | Farazaneh Arastoo فرزانه ارسطو 5 June 1967
Shahrud, Iran |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Saman Arastoo [1] ( Persian: سامان ارسطو; born Farzaneh Arastoo (فرزانه ارسطو) on 5 June 1967 in Shahrud, Iran) is an Iranian actor [2] and director. He starred in the 2003 drama Abadan prior to gender transition, and directs plays regarding the acceptance of transgender people in Iranian society. [3]
Following wide publicity around his gender transition, Arastoo has been a public figure for the Iranian transgender community, including holding drama therapy workshops such as "Self Cognition". [4] [5] His play Khodkar-é-Bikar (Useless Pen) features transgender characters played by transgender actors. [6]
Arastoo founded the Avaye Divanegan Theatre Group in 1983. [7] [8] The name translates to "Music of the Crazed." [9]
Year | Title | Role |
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2003 | Abadan [10] | Actor |
2004 | Friday's Soldiers [11] | Actor |
2008 | Tigh-zan [12] | Actor |
Arastoo describes his first marriage in 1991 as a "forced marriage" for which the divorce lasted one and a half years. He underwent sex reassignment surgeries at age 42 in 2008. He married again in 2015. [3] [13]