hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚ, sˈæmæd ɔːɹ sˈæmæd ˈæɡhə, æz hiː dᵻmˈændᵻd ˈʌðɚz kˈɔːl hˌɪm, wʌzɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt kəmˈiːdɪk ˈaɪkɑːn ʌv ɪɹˈæn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.
His character, Samad (or Samad Agha, as he demanded others call him), was a prominent comedic icon of Iran during the 1970s.