Biography
Actor Ahmed Ahmed lit up the silver screen many times with his sidesplitting comedic genius. Ahmed's early roles were in action films like "Virtuosity" (1995) with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, "Executive Decision" (1996) with Kurt Russell and Steven Seagal and "Steel Sharks" (1998) with Gary Busey and Billy Dee Williams. He worked in television in his early acting career as well, including parts on "Roseanne" (1988-1997), "Tracey Takes On..." (HBO, 1995-99) and "Girlfriends" (2000-08). He also appeared in the TV special "The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour" (Comedy Central, 2006-07). He also played parts in television during these years, including roles in "Weeds" (Showtime, 2004-2012) and "Comics Without Borders" (Showtime, 2008-09). He also had roles in film during these years, including roles in "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" (2006) with Albert Brooks and the Robert Downey Jr. box office smash action movie "Iron Man" (2008). Ahmed focused on film in more recent years, appearing in the comedy "The Onion Movie" (2008) with Brendan Fletcher, "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights--Hollywood to the Heartland" (2008) and the Adam Sandler smash hit action-packed comedy "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" (2008). He also appeared in "Just Like Us" (2011). He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "Sullivan & Son" (TBS, 2011-14). Ahmed most recently acted in "National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus" (2012) with Will Sasso.
