English - Actor | November 23, 1978 -
I'm Iranian, which means I feel that I have more right to take off other races and religions, being an 'ethnic' myself. But it's a mythical character, the Fonejacker, and it's all tongue in cheek.
Kayvan Novak
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You don't read many positive things about Iran in the press, which is depressing, but when I go back to my grandparents' house in the hills, and I'm sitting by the pool, sipping a bootleg Turkish beer, watching a pirate DVD, eating my grandma's cooking... you realise there is a real bridge between politics and country and people.
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I was born in London. In a lot of ways I'm English, but I have this Iranianness, this culture instilled by my parents, by my family.
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Why did Barry Humphries play Dame Edna for so many years? Why is Steve Coogan still doing Alan Partridge? Because there are just one or two characters they love doing. I'm lucky enough to have six that I'm crazy about.
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I had a niche. And my niche was that I was brown. So it's like, 'Great, I get to go up for all these 'brown parts.'' I call them 'brown parts' because that's what they are. That's not to be resentful, because I loved playing those parts - I got to meet so many cool actors.
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'MasterChef' is pretty good.
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There's a really geeky YouTube channel which I love. It's a guy called Oliver Harper. He makes documentaries about films. He's a real movie buff - there's loads of trivia and detail.
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My signature dish is a khoresht fesenjan. It's a stew with pomegranate and walnuts.
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I miss watching TV and thinking they were all real. I used to feel like that about 'Neighbours.'
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I met the Gallagher brothers, and Noel was quoting my 'Fonejacker' catchphrases. Hearing your heroes quote you is incredible.
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Getting expelled from secondary school and going to a more arty-farty college gave me the incentive to perform and opened some doors.
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Comedy is in my bones.
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