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Sayeed Shahidi
American child actor and model (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sayeed Shahidi (born February 14, 2003) is an American actor and model.[1]
Early life
Shahidi was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and is of Iranian, African-American and Choctaw heritage.[2] His mother Keri Salter Shahidi is African-American, whereas his father Afshin Shahidi is Iranian.[2][3] He lived in St. Paul, Minnesota until age two, then moved to Glendale, California.[4] Sayeed is an Iranian name meaning "Blessing"[5] or "Blessed"; Shahidi is also a common surname in Iran meaning "witness" in Persian. He is the middle child in the family and is the younger brother of actress Yara Shahidi. He also has a younger brother, Ehsan.[5]
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Career
Shahidi starred as the character Miles Russell in the 2016 television series Uncle Buck.[4] He also had a recurring role as the character Will in ABC's television series, Switched at Birth.[6] Shahidi was in a few projects with his sister Yara Shahidi, including the crime thriller movie Alex Cross as Damon Cross, the television series The First Family, and the comedy television series Black-ish as Adonis Culpepper (season 2, episode 17).[7][8]
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Personal life
In February 2017, Shahidi was in a relationship with actress Storm Reid.[9][10][11]
Filmography
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References
External links
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