Iran Melo

Iran is a Brazilian multi talented artist based in Los Angeles. He began his career when he was seventeen years old. Since then he has acted in several musical theater productions, commercials, soap operas, short and feature films and TV host. In the music field, Iran has written many songs, musical theater plays, singing and band leader in "Decalco Mana" and "Iran e os Contras", both Rock & Roll bands, which released two albums. During 20 years, he was the founder and director of "Time de Teatro", a Theater School and Repertory Company, which has produced more than 220 plays. Currently living in Los Angele, Iran has participated in several short and features movies and TV shows, in special "Unimundo 45", produced by HBO and "Grace and Grit", directed by Sebastian Siegel, among others. Iran is also part of the 5th Dementia Band, which plays with the Music Mends Mind Choir, a project that helps to heal mental diseases using the music. Iran stars also in the Show "The Bossa Nova Social Club - from Tom Jobim to Sinatra", performing as guitar player, singing and telling the history of the Brazilian Bossa Nova rhythm. For his future projects, he is finalizing a movie script about the lifestyle in the Brazil countryside; a music album and producing a play about Khalil Gibran, in which he will play a Lebanese author.