TEHRAN – Naqi Seif-Jamali, the actor of director Kamal Tabrizi’s acclaimed comedy “Lizard”, died of a heart attack on Monday at the age of 59.

“Seif-Jamali was taken to the hospital several times over the past week and he died of a heart attack at Tehran’s Shahid Rajai Hospital,” stage director Behzad Farahani said in a statement.

He was rehearsing with Farahani’s troupe these days to perform “Love Performer” in Tehran in the upcoming weeks.

He played the role of Fazli, the caretaker of the mosque in “Lizard”. 

Among his credits are also “I, Taraneh, Am 15” by Rasul Sadr-Ameli, “Unfinished Tales” by Purya Azarbaijani, and “Canaan” and “Modest Reception” by Mani Haqiqi. 

He had also played in several plays, including “Terror” and “Socrates” by Hamidreza Naeimi and “The Suitcase” by Farhad Aiish.

His funeral procession will begin at Vahdat Hall on Thursday and he will be buried in the Artists Section of Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery.

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