Ahmed Ahmed (Arabic: أحمد أحمد) is an Egyptian American comedian. He was born in Helwan, Egypt on June 27, 1970. His family came to the United States when he was one month old and he grew up in Riverside, California.

Ahmed Ahmed moved to Hollywood when he was 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand-up comedian, and has been working there ever since.

He has appeared in several films and television shows such as Executive Decision, Swingers, Tracey Takes On, Roseanne, JAG, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central, and MTV's Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher. He has also appeared on CNN, The View, and NPR and was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal in December of 2001 and featured in Newsweek Magazine.

Ahmed Ahmed is a regular performer at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and tours all across the US and Europe. He was the winner of the first annual Richard Pryor Award for ethnic comedy at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland in the summer of 2004. Ahmed is currently with the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour.

Ahmed says his role models include his parents, Mohammad Ali, Mitzi Shore, and Vince Vaughn.^[1]

Filmography

Actor

• Knight Fever (2008) (in production)
• The Untitled Onion Movie (2007) (in production) .... Ahmed
• Stand Up: Muslim-American Comics Come of Age (2007) (filming)
• Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005) .... Escort
• "JAG" .... Jalal Sharif (1 episode, 2005)
• All In (2005/I) .... Amir
• "Girlfriends" (1 episode, 2001) - Bad Timing (2001)
• "Roseanne" .... Hakeem (1 episode, 1996) - Roseambo (1996) .... Hakeem
• Swingers (1996) .... Party Mystery Guy
• Executive Decision (1996) .... Terrorist
• Steel Sharks (1996) .... Lt. Noussavi
• Virtuosity (1995) .... Cameraman

Self

• The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour (2007) (V) .... Himself
• I Am Ahmed Ahmed (2006) (TV)
• Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2006) .... Himself
• "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
• National Lampoon Live: The International Show (2004) (TV) .... Himself
• "Punk'd" (2003) TV Series .... Field Agent (unknown episodes, 2003)
• "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
• "The View" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2001)

References

1. ^ Cultural Connect Magazine

External links

• Ahmed Ahmed Official Web Site
• Time magazine article about Ahmed Ahmed and his comedy act
• BBC article on Ahmed Ahmed as winner of Richard Pryor award
• Ahmed Ahmed featured in the Cultural Connect

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