Iranian-born cinematographer Afshin Shahidi captived the heart of audiences with the photographs of late superstar Prince who has won several Grammy awards for his hit song Purple Rain. His books elaborating the lifestyle of Prince has become one of the best selling books.
Apart from cinematography, Afshin has also broader talent in commercial works, advertising campaigns, music videos, and feature films. Afshin became lauded as a father of Black-ish actress Yaya Shahidi.
Find out, as we reveal more on his wiki, net worth, and his beautiful wife below!
Wiki(Age)- Nationality
Born in 1969, Afshin Shahidi is a native of Iran. The cinematographer lights the birthday candle every year on the 7th of September. He grew up outside of Mashhad in Iran. At the age of eight, Afshin left Iran and moved to the United States. His nationality is American. Currently, he is 49 years old.
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Hailing from Iran, Afshin probably follows the Muslim faith, but his religion is not known, but he possesses the Iranian Azerbaijanis ethnicity. The photographer stands taller than his daughter Yara Shahidi, who has a height of 1.6 m (5 feet 3 inch).
Married/ Wife
Afshin Shahidi is married to Keri Shahidi, but the details of their weddings are still under the radar. They are proud parents of children, a son named Sayeed Shahidi and a daughter Yara Shahidi.
It was 10th of February in 2000 when the couple gave birth to first kid, a daughter Yara, and by the time of her delivery, they had a little knowledge that one day, their daughter would become a Hollywood star. Later, the family of three were blessed with Sayeed who was born on 14 February 2003. Both of the siblings found a platform in acting and swiftly rose in the Hollywood industry.
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Afshin Shahidi celebrates Christmas with his family in December 2018 (Photo: Instagram)
Afshin and his wife Keri always has been supportive of their daughter's career interest as an actress. Until she was 16, they supervised her on the set of ABC's Black-ish. The Shahidi family invested Yara to join in the Black-ish family and even motivated her for the college career in the prestigious Havard University.
As for their son Sayeed, he was seven when he launched an acting career and has starred in The First Family, Black-ish, and Uncle Buck.
Net Worth
The work of Afshin's in diverse projects including feature films, advertisements, campaigns, music videos, and moreover as a photographer of Prince, has probably served him to earn the considerable amount of net worth. The cinematographer also gave a rare glimpse of Prince's life in his book Prince: A Private View.
Afshin first met Prince at Paisley Park when he agreed his friend to help on film loading. Although Prince is no more (he died in 2016 due to accidental drug overdose), the photographer provides the moment of the rockstar onstage tours and his trademark deadpan. Having indulged in the field of cinematography, the 49 years old man probably is satisfied by the income she earned entire his career.
As for his daughter Yara Shahidi, she is an American actress with an estimated net worth of $1 million.
