Jeff Mirza
Biography
Jeff Mirza is a British stand-up comedian who has also worked as an actor. Born in East London in 1964, he began performing comedy as a teenager before turning professional. He won the Hackney Empire East West Quest in 1993, then worked as a solo stand-up, and was a finalist for the BBC Open Mic Award in 1995. He later left structural engineering to perform full time. His Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Walking With Muslims, staged in 2003, gained worldwide acclaim. On screen he has appeared in Blinded by the Light (2019), Mogul Mowgli (2020), Desi Boyz (2011) and What's Love Got to Do With It? (2022). His television work includes Doctors, White Teeth, Chuckle Vision and Murder in Mind. He won Best Comedian at the BT Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy Awards in 2001, an Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy comedy award in 2003, and a BEFFTA Legends Award in 2018.
62years old
Turns 63 on February 3in 113 days
- Born East London
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Jeffrey Mirza
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 18 years2005 to 2023
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Big break
In 1993, Mirza won the Hackney Empire East West Quest. After that he performed stand-up on his own, and he has not looked back since.
A change of course
After finding early success on the comedy circuit, Mirza quit his structural engineering job and started working as a full-time stand-up comedian.
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