ATILA PESIANI IRANIAN ACTOR AND THEATER DIRECTOR PASSED AWAY

ATILA PESIANI IRANIAN ACTOR AND THEATER DIRECTOR PASSED AWAY

ATILA PESIANI, THEATER AND CINEMA ACTOR AND DIRECTOR, PASSED AWAY IN FRANCE AT THE AGE OF 66 DUE TO CANCER

Following the passing of this renowned artist, the Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds issued a statement. The statement reads: With a sorrowful and painful heart and faltering words, we announce with great regret that the esteemed and unparalleled artist of Iranian cinema, theater, and television, dear Atila Pesiani, passed away after a long and difficult period of illness, away from his homeland, and joined eternal peace

The Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds expresses its deepest condolences on this great loss to his respected and artistic family, Mrs. Fatemeh Naghavi, Ms. Setareh Pesiani, and Mr. Khosrow Pesiani, as well as to his dear colleagues, the country’s theatrical community, and all his admirers

Furthermore, with the coordination carried out, we are awaiting the transfer of the artist’s body to Iran, and subsequently, the time and place of the funeral will be announced

Atila Pesiani was born on May 10, 1957, in Tehran. He graduated with a degree in acting and theater directing from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. He was the son of Jamileh Sheikhi and the husband of Fatemeh Naghavi, both cinema, television, and theater actors

His mother, the late Jamileh Sheikhi, was a cinema and television actress. He has two children, a son and a daughter; his daughter Setareh is also an actress

Atila Pesiani began his acting career in theater in 1977 and made his on-screen debut in 1978 with the short film “Silence and Greetings,” directed by Shahrokh Ghiasi. He also started his film acting career in 1981 with “Afrit,” directed by Farshid Falak-Nāzi

IIMDB website expresses its condolences to the artistic community and the family of the deceased on the passing of this esteemed artist