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Name: Yara Shahidi
Date of Birth: February 10, 2000
Place of Birth: Minneapolis
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Group: Commercial Model and Actress
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• She’s half Persian and half Black
• She speaks English and she’s learning Farsi (Persian Language)
• She started her career at just 6 weeks old
• She wants to be a historian and an inventor
• She says she loves doing science projects
• She likes to write poetry
• Yara’s dad is from Mashhad, Iran and he’s a famous photographer
• Yara’s mother is a model/actress and has done many commercials with her
• Yara has two brothers who are also both working actors and models
• She does karate, she’s currently a yellow belt with green tip
• Her favorite pancakes are chocolate chip pancakes
• She made up this cool word “Fabtabulous”
• Yara’s mother is the first cousin to Rapper Nas
• She has a special blanket called “Lovey” that she’s had since she was a baby
• She loves to travel.
• She’s been to Italy and New Zealand; she wants to go to Greece. She loves Greek Mythology
• She likes learning recipes and cooking with her Baba (It means dad in Farsi)
• She’s been featured in a number of commercials and print ads including those for GAP, Guess, Crew Cuts, HTG81 Kids, Disney, Target, Macy’s, KFC, McDonalds, Tide and more.
• Favorite Books: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson and the Encyclopedia Brown books
• Favorite Foods: Persian food, Indian food, and homemade organic cheese pizza
• Favorite Colors: Amethyst, Emerald and Aqua
• Favorite Sports: Jump Roping and Basketball
• Favorite Cartoon: Time Warp Trio
• Favorite Movie: Kirikou
• Favorite Actors: Queen Latifah, Chris Rock and Mr. Eddie Murphy

CREDITS: Information: Yara, IMDb