Ahmed Ahmed

Ahmed Ahmed (, ) is an Egyptian-American actor and comedian.

Early life Ahmed Ahmed was born in Helwan, Egypt. His family moved to the United States when he was one month old. He was raised in Riverside, California.

Career Ahmed Ahmed moved to Hollywood when he was 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand-up comedian, and he 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 would later joke about his part in Executive Decision in his standup routine for the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He has also appeared on CNN, The View, and National Public Radio, and was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in December 2001, as well as in Newsweek. He was featured in the PBS television documentary America at a Crossroads series in "STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age", an episode about Muslim American comedians.

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. Ahmed was a member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He was also a notable guest for Axis of Justice which is a rock and heavy metal concert which fights for social justice.

He had a regular role in the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son.

In 2019, Ahmed received media attention after an audience member called 911 in response to his stand-up set.

Personal life Ahmed says his role models include his parents, Muhammad Ali, Mitzi Shore, and friend Vince Vaughn.

Following 9/11, and through 2004, Ahmed Ahmed and the comedian Rabbi Bob Alper toured the United States with their avant-garde show "One Arab, One Jew, One Stage" about interfaith harmony and essential human dignity.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 Virtuosity Camera man 1996 Executive Decision Terrorist #4 1996 Swingers Party Mystery Guy 1996 Steel Sharks Lt. Noussavi 2005 All In Amir independent film 2005 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Escort 2006 Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland Himself Documentary about comedians 2007 Axis of Evil Comedy Tour Himself special DVD release 2008 The Onion Movie Ahmed 2008 Iron Man Ahmed 2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Waleed 2008 Immigrants: L.A. Dolce Vita Nazam English version, voice actor 2008 The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Slick Slave Trader 2009 City of Life Nasser

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Roseanne Hakeem Episode: "Roseambo" 2001 Girlfriends Fred Episode: "Bad Timing" 2001 The View Himself 2 episodes 2004 National Lampoon Live: The International Show Himself 2005 JAG Jalal Sharif Episode: "Bridging the Gulf" 2005 Last Call with Carson Daly Himself 2006 I Am Ahmed Ahmed Himself TV short documentary 2009 America at a Crossroads Himself Episode: "Stand Up: Muslim-American Comics Come of Age" 2010 Hey Hey it's Saturday Himself 2012–2014 Sullivan & Son Ahmed Nassar Series regular