Background
Fannizadeh was born and raised in Tehran.
Fannizadeh was born and raised in Tehran.
He graduated from the Iranian Academy of the Dramatic Arts in 1961.
He was one of Iran"s first method actors. Fanizadeh is best known for his roles as Mash Ghaasem in My Uncle Napoleon aka Daii jan Napelon and Hekmati in Ragbaar. He had a passion for acting and started his career at an early age.
In 1966 he played his first role.
He acted in several plays on theatre stage including plays directed by Hamid Samandarian. By the mid 1970s Fannizadeh had become a heroin addict.
Although his drug use never affected his work it was known very publicly that he had a drug problem. In 1979 he was found dead at the age of 42 in his house in Tehran.