Yasser al-Azma
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Yasser al-Azma (May 16, 1942) is a prominent Syrian writer
and actor
of television
, film
, and stage
. Azmeh was born in the Syrian capital of Damascus
. The Syrian actor started his career acting on stage. Azmeh later acted in his first film
s. Azmeh achieved stardom when he started work on the Maraya
(Arabic for Mirrors) sitcom, one of the longest-running Arabic television comedy series, in the mid-1980s. Azmeh played the leading role in Maraya and took part in the writing of the series. Azma has often satirized Arab societies and regimes with their anti-American attitudes in the series. Although Azmeh has had several other television roles, he is best remembered for his role in Maraya. Azmeh won three awards in three different occasions in the Cairo International Film Festival
for his role in Maraya, in addition to an honorary award from the Arab Actor's Guild.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, and stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. Azmeh was born in the Syrian capital of Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
. The Syrian actor started his career acting on stage. Azmeh later acted in his first film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s. Azmeh achieved stardom when he started work on the Maraya
Maraya
Maraya is a well known satiric multi-season Syrian television series, created by the comedian Yasser al-Azmeh....
(Arabic for Mirrors) sitcom, one of the longest-running Arabic television comedy series, in the mid-1980s. Azmeh played the leading role in Maraya and took part in the writing of the series. Azma has often satirized Arab societies and regimes with their anti-American attitudes in the series. Although Azmeh has had several other television roles, he is best remembered for his role in Maraya. Azmeh won three awards in three different occasions in the Cairo International Film Festival
Cairo International Film Festival
The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cairo, Egypt. It was established in 1976 and was the first international film festival held in the Arab world...
for his role in Maraya, in addition to an honorary award from the Arab Actor's Guild.