Born in Tehran, Iran in November 1981, Nasim Pedrad might just be our favorite export in that country’s history! Nasim emigrated to the US with her family when she was three and she began her long journey to stardom after graduating from UCLA in 2003. Thanks to her work with The Groundlings, ImprovOlympic, and Upright Citizens Brigade, Nasim soon landed a coveted spot as a cast member on Saturday Night Live in 2009 and her star has been steadily on the rise ever since! She made the transition to movie stardom soon after with killer supporting roles in flicks like No Strings Attached (2011), The Dictator (2012), Despicable Me 2 (2013), and a scene stealing turn in Disney’s live action adaptation of Aladdin (2019)! TV seems to be where Nasim is most comfortable, however, as she is probably best known for her work on the small screen on such shows as New Girl, John Mulaney’s short-lived sitcom Mulaney, and the Ryan Murphy-produced horror comedy Scream Queens. In 2020, she combined her love of the boob tube with her love of the movies by starring in the outrageous Netflix Original comedy film Desperados (2020). In her first proper leading role in a film, Nasim kills it as a woman on a desperate quest to salvage a relationship with a guy by going to extraordinary lengths to delete a rogue email before he reads it! Though she doesn’t go nude in the flick, Nasim does show some incredible cleavage in a series of sexy swimsuits! We hope to Nasim a lot more of Ms. Pedrad in the future!
