Ahmed Ahmed 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. Egyptian Americans are Americans of Egyptian ancestry, first-generation Egyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who immigrated to the U.S. One large community of Egyptian Americans is located in northeastern Virginia, in the Washington DC metropolitan area. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Helwan, also spelled Hilwan or Hulwan is a city in Egypt on the bank of the Nile river, opposite the ruins of Memphis, with a population of about 230,000 (1989). ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: Location in the state of California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Riverside Government  - Mayor Ron Loveridge Area  - City  78. ...

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. Executive Decision is a 1996 action film released on Friday, March 15, 1996. ... Swingers is a film released in 1996 about the lives of single, unemployed actors living in Los Angeles, California. ... Tracey Takes On. ... Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, writer, talk-show host, and comedian. ... JAG (the American Military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is a popular American adventure and drama television show, that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television. ... Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn was a comedic talk show on Comedy Central which attempted to be a more vulgar or working-class version of a previous Comedy Central production, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... Punkd was an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... Christopher Ashton Kutcher, (born February 7, 1978) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is an American actor. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... The View is a multiple Emmy award winning American daytime talk show that airs on the ABC network. ... NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... Newsweek Logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and Canada. ...

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. This article is about the club in the United States; there is also a Comedy Store in London. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. ... There is no one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English (de facto)1; Gaelic[1]2 and Scots3 (recognised minority...

Ahmed says his mentors include his parents, Mohammad Ali, Mitzi Shore, and Vince Vaughn.^[1] Other people with this name: Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehemet Ali (Turkey) Muhammad Ali-Haj (born January 17, 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. ... Mitzi Shore is a comedian, perhaps best known for being the mother of Pauly Shore. ... Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. ...

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 Prypor award
• Ahmed Ahmed featured in the Cultural Connect