Ahmed Ahmed

Ahmed Ahmed (أحمد أحمد) is an Egyptian-American actor and comedian. He was born in Helwan, Egypt, and his family moved to the US when he was one month old. Ahmed grew up in Riverside, California. At the age of 19, he relocated to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting and stand-up comedy. Ahmed has appeared in various films and TV shows, including Executive Decision, Swingers, Tracey Takes On..., Roseanne, JAG, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and MTV's Punk'd. He has also made appearances on CNN, The View, and National Public Radio. Ahmed was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. He was also part of the PBS documentary series America at a Crossroads in the episode titled 'STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age'.