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Reza Farahan

Biography

Reza Farahan

Reza Farahan is the star of Bravo’s hit reality show, "Shahs of Sunset" --- chronicling the lives of Iranian American socialites in Beverly Hills --- and a prominent player in the LA real estate world. Persian and openly gay, his decision to join Bravo was largely due to his desire to portray a positive image of both gay people and Middle Easterners.

Reza Farahan

Books by Reza Farahan

Memoirs of a Gay Shah: My Story of Family, Fame, and Becoming a King
by Reza Farahan - Memoir, Nonfiction

At just four years old, Reza Farahan left Iran for what was supposed to be a quick family trip to Los Angeles. But while he was soaking up the California sun, revolution erupted back home, and Reza's short stay turned into permanent exile. Caught between cultures, identities and expectations, Reza was an outsider in every sense of the word. He was a half-Muslim, half-Jewish, gay Persian kid just trying to survive 1980s America --- a place that saw him as a threat, even when all he wanted was to belong. Reza eventually became the larger-than-life, fan-favorite star of Bravo's “Shahs of Sunset,” where he served looks, shade and cultural pride in equal measure. And now Reza is opening up about the journey that took him from closeted teen to reality TV royalty, from hiding his truth to owning every inch of his spotlight.