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Early life and education Shireesh Kumar Sharma was born on December 5th in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India to Late Professor Dev Sharma and Mrs. Rama Sharma. He is the middle son of the Sharma family, having elder brother Satish Sharma and younger brother Ashish Sharma. His early childhood was spent in the remote parts of Rajasthan, mainly in Sri Ganganagar while his father was away in England studying at the London School of Economics. With primary education in Hindi medium schools, Shireesh only began learning English at a much later stage while studying at the St. Mary’s Convent in Varanasi where his father was posted at the Gandhian Institute of Studies. He has a passion for flying and uniforms and made unsuccessful attempts at joining the Indian Navy and Police Force. He comes from a family of academicians and celebrated educationists. His grandmother was a Headmistress during the British rule in India, a rare feat indeed, while his aunt and uncle taught Sanskrit at colleges in Rajasthan. He is probably the first to leave the field of academics and carve his niche in the global tourism industry. He completed his Masters in Political Science, where he wrote his dissertation titled “Behaviouralism – A Study in American Political Thought”, at the University of Udaipur in Rajasthan, India. Shireesh has an MBA from Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon and remains a candidate for his Ph.D. for his yet to complete thesis “Roots of Strategic Marketing in Mythologies”.

Tourism career

He began his career in the tourism industry as a tour guide in Udaipur, Rajasthan and later joined in an executive position with the British company Cox & Kings, followed by working in hospitality marketing with Welcomgroup, a leading international hotel chain. In 1983, Shireesh moved to the United States where for three decades he has marketed global destinations to American travellers. Shireesh Sharma is responsible for the inception of the first tourism department in a county government in Washington State. He is currently the Managing Director and CEO of Celebrations!, a World Tourism Consultancy firm, specializing in destination marketing, strategic planning, providing counseling and representation services to countries around the world. Awards and nominations He has received awards for "Excellence in Tourism," and was appointed to the United States White House Conference on Travel & Tourism and Washington State Tourism Advisory Council. He has served on various Boards and Committees at local, state and international levels, such as Economic Development Councils and the International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureau (IACVB). He has lived in Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States, and has travelled to more than 121 countries spanning Orient, Asia, Pacific-Rim, North Africa, Europe and the Americas. Besides his publications in the Reader's Digest, Essentially America (a U.K. consumer publication) and Consultants Report International, he is referred in the Los Angeles Times, Recommend, Conde Nast Traveler, International Travel News, The Daily News and The Oregonian.

Filmography 1970s Shireesh worked in theater as an actor performing lead roles in reputed plays such as Khamosh Adalat Jari Hai, Abu Hassan, Itehaas Chakra, Baki Itehaas, Aashaadh Ka Ek Din, Oedipus, Chalte Phirte Butt with acclaimed directors such as Shail Choyal and Bhanu Bharati, finally directed his debut in Shatranj Ke Mohre. 1980s While living in Los Angeles he pursued his hobby for acting in Hollywood Television in sitcoms like In Living Color that bagged him the AFTRA membership 2000s In 2005 Shireesh accidentally landed the lead role in a crossover film Carry On Papa directed by Shirish Patel. In 2009 Shireesh arrived in India to explore and enhance his theatrical talent in Indian cinema. He immediately landed roles in leading Hindi and Tamil feature films and went on to work as character artist in I Hate Luv Storys, Noone Killed Jessica, Carry On Papa, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Satyagraha, Kya Super Cool Hain Hum, Rowdy Rathore, Main Tera Hero, Creature 3D, Heropanti, Thalivaa, Arambam

Shireesh is currently shooting his next feature film Dil Dhadakne Do directed by Zoya Akhtar, Dil Ek Pal directed by Soketu Parikh and Sautan 2 directed by Saawan Kumar Tak. His Television work has seen him in CID, Crime Patrol, Piya Ka Aangan, Aahat and he is cuurently shooting his next full time TV role in Uff Re Uff for Disny India. Hobbies and Passion Shireesh is an avid tennis player, gourmet cook, a theater artist, painter, writer, motorcycle rider and an explorer. References https://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/a-new-age-father-india.html

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