Age: 63
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Shaun Toub is an Iranian-American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Farhad in the 2004 movie Crash, as Rahim Khan in the movie The Kite Runner, and as Yinsen in the film adaptation of the Iron Man comic book series. Toub, who is of Persian Jewish background, was born in Tehran, Iran and raised in Manchester, England (his family left Iran before the 1979 revolution). At the age of fourteen, he moved to Switzerland and after a two year stay, he crossed the Atlantic to Nashua, New Hampshire to finish his last year of high school. His high school yearbook notes: "The funniest guy in school and the most likely to succeed in the entertainment world." After two years of college in Massachusetts, Shaun transferred to USC. Shaun is active in the Iranian Jewish community. Through various charity events and public speaking engagements, he inspires the community to embrace the arts, as the arts enhance everyday life. He has been a recipient of the Sephard award at the Los Angeles Sephardic Film Festival. Toub currently resides in Los Angeles.
Tony Stark, a brilliant inventor and billionaire playboy, is kidnapped by the terrorist group Ten Rings while showcasing weapons in Afghanistan. Forced to build a weapon of mass destruction, Tony instead constructs a high-tech suit of armor and escapes. Upon returning to the U.S., he refines the suit and vows to halt his company’s weapons production, causing tension with his business partner, Obadiah Stane, who secretly profits from the weapons trade. Tony discovers that his work on robotics and artificial intelligence unintentionally aided Dr. Otto Octavius, a scientist who has been developing robotic tentacles for medical purposes, but still remains unaware of their potential danger. Meanwhile, Stane, using the Iron Monger suit, confronts Tony in a final battle. Though Stane is defeated, he survives the fight and escapes, setting the stage for his return. Tony publicly declares, “I am Iron Man,” revealing his identity to the world. Post-Credit Scene: Nick Fury sits in a dark room, reviewing a file labeled “Avengers Initiative.” He sighs in frustration: Nick Fury: “As if gamma accidents, radioactive bug bites, and assorted mutants weren’t enough… I have to deal with a spoiled brat that doesn’t play well with others and keeps all the toys to himself.”
