Saman Arastoo[1] (Persian: سامان ارسطو; born Farzaneh Arastoo (فرزانه ارسطو) on 5 June 1967 in Shahrud, Iran) is an Iranian actor[2] and director. He starred in the 2003 drama Abadan prior to gender transition, and directs plays regarding the acceptance of transgender people in Iranian society.[3] His play Khodkar-é-Bikar (Useless Pen) features transgender characters played by transgender actors.[4]
Arastoo describes his first marriage in 1991 as a "forced marriage" for which the divorce lasted one and a half years. He underwent sex reassignment surgeries at age 42 in 2008. He married again in 2015.[3][5] Following wide publicity around his gender transition, Arastoo has been a public figure for the Iranian transgender community, including holding drama therapy workshops such as "Self Cognition".[6][7]
Career
He founded the Avaye Divanegan Theatre Group in 1983.[8][9]
^"فیلم | روایت زندگی بازیگری که تغییر جنسیت داد از زبان خودش" [Movie | The narrative of the actress who gave sex change from his own language] (in Persian). 5 February 1396.
^"Nazra: Facing Mirrors". Eyes Wide Open Cinema. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
^"نادیا باوند on Instagram: "Dear recipient, We are Avaye Divanegan Theater Group from Tehran/Iran and are pleased to invite you to watch "Be who you're not"…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
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