Amir Talai

About

Amir Talai (born June 24, 1977, in San Francisco, California) is an Iranian-American actor, singer, voice artist, writer, and activist, 5′ 7″ (170 cm) tall. The first child of Iranian immigrants Mohammad and Sima Talai, he grew up in a Muslim household, attended a French immersion school through 8th grade, then Lowell High School, and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Dramatic Arts. He speaks English, Persian, and French, and is married to Nina Manni (since 2011). He serves on the boards of The Story of Stuff and Healing Justice, and volunteers for Campaign Zero and SAG-AFTRA. He is best known for voicing Alastor in Hazbin Hotel (2024–2025, Amazon Prime), Crane in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011–2016, Nickelodeon), and Skidmark in Turbo Fast (2013–2016, Netflix). His most notable film credits include an Associate in Legally...

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NCISSeries • 2003Family GuySeries • 1999American Dad!Series • 2005BonesSeries • 2005American Horror StorySeries • 2011Modern FamilySeries • 2009CastleSeries • 2009Gilmore GirlsSeries • 2000How I Met Your MotherSeries • 2005Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Series • 20132 Broke GirlsSeries • 2011High PotentialSeries • 2024Hazbin HotelSeries • 2024GhostsSeries • 2021ScorpionSeries • 2014Cold CaseSeries • 2003BoschSeries • 2015Nip/TuckSeries • 2003Fresh Off the BoatSeries • 2015Major CrimesSeries • 2012Nash BridgesSeries • 1996Hannah MontanaSeries • 2006Wizards of Waverly PlaceSeries • 2007