What is Amir Talai?
{{refimprove|date=January 2012}} {{NPOV|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox actor | name = Amir Talai | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1977|6|24}} | birth_place = [[San Francisco]], [[California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | occupation = Actor, singer, voice artist, writer, activist | spouse = Nina Manni (married 2011-present) }} '''Amir Talai''' (born June 24, 1977) is an American [[actor]], [[singer]], [[Voice acting|voice artist]], [[writer]], and [[Activism|activist]]. He is known for playing a variety of characters in [[Musical theater|musicals]], [[movies]] and [[television]] shows.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://movies.nytimes.com/person/382225/Amir-Talai/biography |title=Amir Talai - Biography |work=movies.nytimes.com |date=21 January 2012|access-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> == Early Life and Education == Talai was born and raised in [[San Francisco|San Francisco, CA]] and is the first child of Iranian immigrants, Mohammad and Sima Talai. He grew up in a Muslim family. <ref>https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/online/role-race-race-roles-amir-talai-octoroon/</ref>Talai attended a French immersion school through 8th grade, after which he attended Lowell High School. He received a degree from [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]] with a major in Mass Communications<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Emily|date=July 26, 2017|title=The Role of Race in Race Roles: Amir Talai in An Octoroon|url=https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/online/role-race-race-roles-amir-talai-octoroon/|website=Cal Alumni Association}}</ref> and a minor in Dramatic Arts. == Personal Life == Talai lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife Nina Manni, who he married in 2011. == Acting Career == Talai began working as an actor in [[San Francisco]] after graduating from [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]]. He later moved to [[Los Angeles]], whe