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With the dust finally settling after last year’s devastating fallout, Reza finds himself feeling ready to dip his toe in the water of reconciliation with his best friend of over 30 years, MJ.
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This series premiere introduces six Persian-American friends...
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Reza invites the group to Las Vegas for his over the top...
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With the dust finally settling after last year’s devastating...
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Reza Farahan
Born in Tehran, Iran in 1973, raised in Beverly Hills, Reza Farahan is a real estate agent in Los Angeles. Married to Adam Neely, Farahan is openly gay and often struggles with gossip and prejudice regarding his sexuality. He wanted to participate in the show after seeing news reports of the suicides of teenagers who were bullied because they were gay, and he wanted to help by portraying a positive image of both gay people and Middle Easterners. Reza's husband Adam, a former fashion model, wo...
Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi
Gharachedaghi is an entrepreneur who begins the show unemployed and financially dependent on her father. She comes from a wealthy, nominally Muslim family. She lunches with her friends during the day and socializes at night. She has eight tattoos, including one on the inside of her lip. With a fiery, combative personality, she claims to have been kicked out of a number of schools while growing up due to fighting. Growing up she attended Jewish daycare, Catholic preschool and Loyola Marymount...
Mike Shouhed
Shouhed is real estate agent in Los Angeles. He is a graduate of UCLA. After losing some money in the Las Vegascommercial real estate market, he has moved back home to rebuild. He and his family are Persian Jews. Shouhed married Jessica Parido on March 29, 2015 at the Biltmore Hotel in L.A. According to the documents, the couple separated on August 1, 2015, and less than eight months after they tied the knot, Parido filed for divorce from Shouhed on November 20, 2015 citing irreconcilable dif...
Community reaction
Before the show debuted, there was concern among the Iranian-American diaspora that Shahs of Sunset would promote an unwelcome image at a particularly tense historical moment. Firoozeh Dumas, author of Funny in Farsi, worried that "Americans have a chance to see a slice of materialistic, shallow and downright embarrassing Iranian culture. I just want to shout, 'We are not all like that!'" Two-time Mayor of Beverly Hills, Jimmy Delshad, voiced concerns that instead of showcasing the profession...
Critical reaction
The show holds a 45 out of 100 score from Metacritic. Mike Hale's review in The New York Times commented that the show's characters "are a more diverting bunch than the high school football coaches and community activists of the well-meaning, admirable but prosaic All-American Muslim on TLC", but the "one really unfortunate thing about Shahs of Sunset is the way it exploits, and will in turn amplify, a previously localized phenomenon: the longstanding stereotyping of Los Angeles's Iranian-Ame...
Kathy Salem
Los Angeles resident Kathy Salem alleged she was subjected to "demeaning and humiliating" situations while filming in Shahs of Sunset. Salem has settled her lawsuit against Ryan SeacrestProductions. Per the settlement, she will be removed from the episode. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Labor dispute
On September 10, 2014, after receiving no response from Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP) in reference to their pursuit of a union contract, the 16 post-production crew members of the series walked off of the job site. The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) called a strike against the show until it met the demands of its editors and assistant editors. On September 26, Bravo took control of the production away from RSP and fired the entire editorial staff. Firing employees who are engaged in "p...
Kiara Belen
Kiara Belen, a former America's Next Top Model contestant, is suing Bravo, Ryan Seacrest Productions and other defendants over a scene in which she appeared "nearly fully nude" while changing in a dressing room in a 2017 episode of Shahs of Sunset. She filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Ryan Seacrest Productions, Ryan Seacrest Enterprises, Bravo Media, Truly Originals, and 50 unnamed defendants.
Glendale Life, an Armenian-Americanreality television series with a similar concept, which has received backlash from the Armenian community for stereotypingShahs of Sunset at IMDbApr 26, 2024 · April 26, 2024. 12. John Tsiavis/Bravo. The Shahs of Sunset cast has been keeping busy since the show wrapped. The series premiered on Bravo in 2012 and followed a group of Persian-Americans...
Shahs of Sunset: Created by Ryan Seacrest. With Reza Farahan, Mercedes Javid, Golnesa Gharachedaghi, Mike Shouhed. Follows a group of affluent young Persian-American friends who juggle their flamboyant, fast-paced L.A. lifestyles with the demands of their families and traditions.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Preview. What Does Mike Shouhed Think About GG and MJ Being Friends with His Ex-Wife? Preview. What's the Real Reason Paulina Didn't Show up for Friendsgiving? Digital Original. The Shahs of...
Find Shahs of Sunset on NBC.com and the NBC App. Lifelong Persian-American friends juggle the demands of family and tradition.
