Nozar Azadi (Persian: نوذر آزادی; 26 February 2021)[1] was an Iranian comedian and actor who was famous in Iran in the 1970s, mostly because of his role in TV series such as Italia, Italia, Kaf show, and Okhtapus.[2][3][4]
Azadi starred in many films of Samad and Leila, the Kaf Show directed by Parviz Sayad, and his own television seriesItalia Italia, playing the character Ghatebeh.[4] Ghatebeh played in many shows where he impersonated a Kermanshahi man who was a con man by nature, very slick and a great communicator/womanizer. Ghatebeh had a distinguished Kermanshahi accent that to this day, 40 years later, people of Iran still remember with amusement.[5]
Azadi fled from Iran to Germany, where he lived in Bremen for 20 years, and then moved to the United States. He made no more films, but took up painting.[5][8]