Reza Sixo Safai grew up in Palo Alto, CA and later attended UCLA where he was awarded the National Actor’s Theatre Fellowship Award for acting. On stage both in LA and NY, he has worked with such diverse talents as Peter Sellars, John C. Reilly, Ann Magnusson, David Schweizer, Martin Sherman, Heather Woodbury and Susan Tyrell. His many credits include Louis in Angels in America, Sahtin in The Lower Depths, Yasha in The Cherry Orchard, Patrick in The Kentucky Cycle and Lee in True West. Reza also wrote and starred in Transplant, a critically acclaimed one person show about the Iranian James Bond. In addition to being a board member of the non-profit multi-disciplinary arts organization Trade City, he is currently co producing with the Tony award-winning producers of A Raisin in the Sun, Broadway world premiere of Tennessee Williams’ last unpublished play.
He continues to be a key actor in indie films as well, including Push, Dean Quixote, Amp and FStops. His short film The Mario Valdez Story, which he wrote, directed and starred in won 2nd prize at Cannes. Safai's debut feature, Sabotage, inspired by The Beastie Boys and Spike Jonze music video for "Sabotage" is the first ever action comedy/music-documentary and features DJ Assault ("Ass n' Titties”) and Kennedy ("Lovin' Your Mama"). On the small screen, Reza was last seen on “Undercovers” and “The Mentalist.”
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