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Tehran Von Ghasri

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Tehran Von Ghasri, or simply Tehran Ghasri (Persian: تهران قصری, Persian pronunciation: [tehrɑːn ɢæsriː]), professionally known as Tehran formerly Tehran SoParvaz, is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, television, radio, and podcast personality. Born of African-American and Persian ethnic descent, Tehran was born and raised in Washington D.C. and surrounding Washington Metropolitan Area, beginning his career hosting events and presenting on local television stations. Tehran is multilingual, performing stand-up comedy primarily in English for US audiences but also Persian, conversational Hebrew, and Arabic internationally.

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