Remy Munasifi
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Remy Munasifi is an Arab American
stand-up comedian
, parody musician and video artist who made it internet famous after his production of comedic sketches based on Arabs under the name "GoRemy" on YouTube
and has gained over 70 million views.
and later grew up in Virginia
to an Iraqi
father, a doctor
and a Lebanese
mother, a Pilates instructor.
He has been to Lebanon numerous times where he now has a lot of family there from Iraq since the 2003 war.
In 2009 he signed with the Gersh Agency, and later landed a Comedy Central Records
deal. Munasifi has since been the opening act for rapper Wale
and comedian Brian Posehn
and others.
Remy is also notable for a question concerning taxation that he set to music and posted on YouTube that was played during a televised 2008 United States Democratic Presidential Candidates debate.
He has performed several times in the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.
His debut production album entitled The Falafel Album is now available on iTunes
, which is highly influenced by his Iraqi and Lebanese heritage in regards to culture and food.
Remy's 2011 political spoof video entitled "Raise the Debt Ceiling" had over 195,000 hits on YouTube within four days of its release. He was interviewed on Fox News about the content of the song as well as his views about the debt ceiling. He also has a famous song "Saudis in Audis" which is a parody song about rich Saudi men in Audi A8s.
On October 8, the Youtube channel ReasonTV uploaded a music video, in which Remy pokes fun at the Occupy Wall Street
protesters to the tune of The Times They Are a-Changin'
.
Arab American
An Arab American is a United States citizen or resident of Arab ethnic, cultural and linguistic heritage or identity, who identifies themselves as Arab. Arab Americans trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants of the countries comprising the Arab World...
stand-up comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, parody musician and video artist who made it internet famous after his production of comedic sketches based on Arabs under the name "GoRemy" on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and has gained over 70 million views.
Personal life
Munasifi was born in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and later grew up in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
to an Iraqi
Iraqi people
The Iraqi people or Mesopotamian people are natives or inhabitants of the country of Iraq, known since antiquity as Mesopotamia , with a large diaspora throughout the Arab World, Europe, the Americas, and...
father, a doctor
and a Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
mother, a Pilates instructor.
He has been to Lebanon numerous times where he now has a lot of family there from Iraq since the 2003 war.
Career
Munasifi's comedic alter-ego "Habib Abdul Habib" received much popularity for joking about matters such as US security screening. While rapping most of his acts he first began with a video titled "Arlington: The Rap" which received 300,000 in less than a day.In 2009 he signed with the Gersh Agency, and later landed a Comedy Central Records
Comedy Central Records
Comedy Central Records is a record label founded by Jack Vaughn and Comedy Central that puts out comedy albums by comedians that have appeared on their network....
deal. Munasifi has since been the opening act for rapper Wale
Wale (rapper)
Wale Victor Folarin , better known by his stage name Wale , is an American rapper from Washington, D.C. Wale was born to Nigerian parents. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug " became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the...
and comedian Brian Posehn
Brian Posehn
Brian Edmund Posehn is an American actor, voice actor, musician and comedian, known for his roles as mail clerk Kevin Liotta on NBC's Just Shoot Me!, a cast member and writer on HBO's Mr. Show, and most recently as Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program.-Early life:Posehn...
and others.
Remy is also notable for a question concerning taxation that he set to music and posted on YouTube that was played during a televised 2008 United States Democratic Presidential Candidates debate.
He has performed several times in the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.
His debut production album entitled The Falafel Album is now available on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, which is highly influenced by his Iraqi and Lebanese heritage in regards to culture and food.
Remy's 2011 political spoof video entitled "Raise the Debt Ceiling" had over 195,000 hits on YouTube within four days of its release. He was interviewed on Fox News about the content of the song as well as his views about the debt ceiling. He also has a famous song "Saudis in Audis" which is a parody song about rich Saudi men in Audi A8s.
On October 8, the Youtube channel ReasonTV uploaded a music video, in which Remy pokes fun at the Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters which began September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district...
protesters to the tune of The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin opens with the title track, one of Dylan's most famous songs. Dylan's friend, Tony Glover, recalls visiting Dylan's apartment in September 1963, where he saw a number of song manuscripts and poems lying on a table. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" had yet to be recorded,...
.
External links
- Official website
- GoRemy at YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Remy Munasifi at the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival