# @esquire on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db-qhB6G8Le
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69046061-esquire-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T11:46:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Esquire (@esquire) — https://gondola.cc/esquire

## Caption

When #RizAhmed became a father, his idea of celebrity changed. Before, he shied away from his burgeoning fame—now, he’s making a real effort to be in the public eye again.

The recent death of his own father inspired his new approach to life. “His work meant that he’d often have to be away. I saw him navigate that balance—fighting versus being present,” Ahmed recalls. Still, he adds, “he was a content guy. It shifted my idea of what success is and what it looks like.”

In our 2026 Mavericks of Hollywood issue, Ahmed weighs the balance between privacy for his family and openness as his example. Swipe to see more.

Story by Brady Langmann brady_langmann2
Photographed by Chantal Anderson chantalaanderson
Styled by Alfonso Fernandez Navas alfonsofn
Grooming by Michael Dueñas michaelduenas
Tailoring by Neli Abrahamyan 
Production by Hyperion hyperion.la
Directors of Video: kriceee amandakabbabe
Supervising Producer: bmurrayreal
Director of Photography: darrenkho
Senior Editor: sampxmiller
Esquire Executive Design Director: Martin Hoops mhoopsdesign
Esquire Visual Director: James Morris j_alexander_photo
Esquire Senior Entertainment Director: Andrea Cuttler angcutt
Esquire Editor-in-chief: Michael Sebastian michaeljsebastian

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