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My Take
Earning a seat on Saturday Night Live is brutally competitive, and Pedrad did it as an Iranian-born immigrant who came up through UCLA. What draws me to her is the range: she acts, voices, and writes, meaning she builds the stories rather than just performing them. That writer's instinct, paired with comic timing, is a rarer combination than it looks. I admire performers who control their own material, and Pedrad strikes me as someone whose seriousness underneath the comedy is the real engine of a long career.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nasim Pedrad
- Name (Japanese)
- ナシム・ペドラド
- Reading
- なしむ・ぺどらど
- Born
- November 18, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rooster
- Origin
- Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / screenwriter / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Nasim Pedrad born?
Born November 18, 1981 (age 44).
Where is Nasim Pedrad from?
Nasim Pedrad is from Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran.
What does Nasim Pedrad do?
Nasim Pedrad works as actor, voice actor, screenwriter, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.