RIP Shaggy. Her most recognisable movie role is probably the. He also acted in other films, such as The Pony Express in 1925 and The Three Musketeers in 1935. He has been acting in theater as well as some TV productions.In 2012, Mr. Fares started his Hollywood career co-starring with Denzel Washington in the movie "Safe Nick Emad Tarabay is a Lebanese-American actor. Doueiri Mika was born on August 18, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. Ahead of this weekend's OUTShine film festival, actor Haaz Sleiman discusses his life and career with Out. After several roles, he landed a spot in the ensemble drama Syriana (2005), earning him the Special Award for Arabs in The International Cinema at the Cairo International Film Festival. Casey Kasem was actually the voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo! Wehbe is also the 2nd richest celebrity in the Arab world, with a reported estimated wealth of over $57 million.In 1991, at the age of eighteen, she was chosen as Miss South Lebanon, and the holder of the title of Miss Lebanon for the year 1992, but the title was withdrawn from her because of her violation of the laws of the competition, as she was married and a mother. Time Winters was born on February 3, 1956 in Lebanon, Oregon, USA. Opportunity knocked on his door while he was visiting one of his brothers who was living in Montreal. OLJ / By Pauline M. KARROUM, in Washington, 10 October 2019 14:08, Lackteen in the role of an Indian. These qualities are what make him so ingratiating on and offscreen and part of the reason why the actor will be honored at OUTShine, Fort Lauderdale's LGBTQ+ film festival, on October 20. Michael performed in children's Jade Hassoun was born on February 18, 1991 in Lebanon. The most famous deceased actors include Delphine Seyrig. She is a Lebanese American pornographic actress and adult model. Her biggest break yet was when she starred in the first of the Step Up series, Step Up (2006) as Nora Clark. Welcome to Kempinski Summerland Hotel & Resort Beirut, where luxury unfolds in the heart of a historic city. In addition, a number of Arab American actors have made their mark in television, such as Marlo Thomas, Wendie Malick, and Tony Shalhoub. Encouraged by the Ziad Doueiri (born in 1963) is a Lebanese-born cinematographer, film director and writer. Arab Actors in Hollywood. The creativity of Moustapha Akkad came in such movies as The Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (1976), where he directed and showed some really creative amazing view on the history of Islam. ), Danielle Arbid's first two features, Dans les champs de bataille and Un homme perdu, were Nicole Saba was born on June 26, 1974 in Beirut, Lebanon. At age 16 while war was going on he fled and came to the USA. Razane Jammal is British-Lebanese actress and model. 1. Outcaught up with the actor prior to OUTShine to talk about his life, career, and being a gay Arab role model, as well as his famous coming out video. If I have a queer niece or nephew, I want to be there for them. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Mulholland Drive (2001), The Menu (2022) and The Good Lord Bird (2020). Lebanese-American actor Haaz Sleiman is sensitive and candid. You played gay roles before you came out publicly. She is an actress, known for Moonbase 3 (1973), War & Peace (1972) and A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (1973). His biography has been translated into 98 different languages on wikipedia. He is best known for playing the role of Enzo in the series The Vampire Diaries. Golshifteh Farahani
She started her career in her mid-teens in advertising, eventually moving onto feature films. Keanu's father was born in Hawaii, of British, Michael Malarkey was born on June 21, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. Amy Yasbeck Born on the 12th of September 1962 in Ohio to John Anthony Yasbeck, a Lebanese Maronite, and Dorothy Louise Mary, an Irish homemaker. They have two children. He was also raised by Lebanese immigrant parents and grew up in a home where Arabic and English were spoken. Perhaps the most well known and renowned of Egyptian actors, Omar Sharif has starred in many notable roles of classic Hollywood films. Lebanese male actors (4 C, 42 P) B Actors from Beirut (2 C) Pages in category "Lebanese actors" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. He is an actor and writer, known for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023) and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016). Hamed Sinno & Freddie Mercury He has been married to Angela Madatyan since June 10, 2012. He enjoyed the experience and decided to pursue acting when he returned to the United States, first starting out in New York and then moving to California. That's why I did Jack Ryan. 1. He died on July 19, 2021 in Alta Gracia, Argentina. A daughter of Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, Mia Tyler is a paternal sister of Liv Tyler, Chelsea Tallarico, and Taj Tallarico are again from a different mother but same father. He is best known for portraying Ashur on the Starz TV series Spartacus. James Philbrook was born on October 22, 1924 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. Once civil war broke out in Lebanon, Saab started working on documentary films. There are so many things we're ashamed about. Times are changing for everyone -- gay marriage, women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and trans people's rights. He has been married to Diana Fronfield since February 23, 1980. Keanu's father was born in Hawaii, of British, Michael Malarkey was born on June 21, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. I am also in a feature called Breaking Fast. Robot. Her father is from Baghdad, Iraq, and her mother has Irish, Italian, and Norwegian ancestry. British citizen, Anthony Waller, was born in October 1959 in Beirut, Lebanon to English parents. He portrays 'Wally' who joins a road trip with his partner 'Frank' (Bettany) and his niece ' Kida Khodr Ramadan was born on October 8, 1976 in Beirut, Lebanon. The major star of the hit series Prison Break (2005-2017), Wenworth Miller was born to an Afro-Jamaicanfather and a mother with Syrian/Lebanese roots. Sleiman's best-known characters -- Tarek, the drummer in, Of course, I want to be a role model and inspire gay kids. He was married twice, and in both cases to women outside of his community, Mouallem said. She was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. I had empathy and compassion from a young age. Walid Riachy (born 26 September 1990) is a Lebanese actor and model, who mostly appears in Mollywood and Hollywood films as well as international commercials. Her biography has been translated into 35 different languages. Here are 10 celebrities you didn't know had a Middle Eastern background. 6-Ralph NaderThis guy ran for President of the United States 7 TIMES and will be running for the 8th time in 2016 for the Green party, as usual. I need to humanize them. He is an actor and writer, known for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and The 100 (2014). 2. She died on October 26, 1965 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Criminal Minds (2005), As the World Turns (1956) and How I Met Your Mother (2005). I had no role models, no gay family members. People were killing gay people and trans people in 2017, and it was that and my frustration [at] feeling [that] I disrespected myself. Raised in a well-to-do Catholic home, Hayek attended a . Vincent Heneine has also played in pieces from the classical repertoire to the theater. Hollywood is filled with actors of all races and genders, but it can sometimes be a challenge to find Middle Eastern actors in leading and supporting roles. Lebanese Americans Total population 504,000 (ancestry unknown) 0.16% of total population (2007) [1] Regions with significant populations Michigan, California, New York, Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Jersey, Washington Languages American English, Arabic, Aramaic, French, and Armenian Religion Tony Shalhoub
She was previously married to Franco Interlenghi. She has been married to Khaled Mouzanar since October 2007. He has been married to Tracy Winters since January 5, 2002. Speaking of beautiful Lebanese women, here is one who actually won the Miss America Pageant in 2010. 20 celebrities happen to be originally Lebanese, and we here by list their names! Funny enough, he says the biggest exposure he got from any project was when he guest starred in a Mariah Carey's music videosIt's Like Thatand We Belong Together as her lover. where his dream to become an Actor Started. She appeared in many Italian and French films in the 1950s and 1960s, notably in Claude Autant-Lara's film, Frank Lackteen (born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen August 29, 1897 July 8, 1968) was a Lebanese-born American film actor best known for his antagonistic roles. I didn't mean it to be funny or abrasive; I was expressing what I thought. He gained praise for playing a hustler in the independent drama My Own Private Idaho (1991) and established himself as an action hero with leading roles in Point Break (1991) and Speed (1994). Her feature debut came in 2010, when she landed a role alongside actor Edgar Ramirez in Olivier Assayas' Golden Globe-winning 'Carlos', which premiered Howard Hesseman was a leading counter-culture figure since the late 1960s. The pantheon dataset contains 9,996 Actors, 9 of which were born in Lebanon. His father, Joseph Shalhoub, who owned a grocery chain, emigrated from Lebanon to the United States as an orphan at age ten, later marrying Shalhoub's mother, Helen (Seroogy), who herself was born in Wisconsin, to Lebanese parents. She is an actress, known for Demons (1985), La piovra (1984) and Compagni di scuola (1988). Michael Malarkey Actor | Project Blue Book Michael Malarkey was born on June 21, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. YA MAMA TA3E!!! That is important, especially that I can do something in my work for others that I needed in my life growing up. He has played bass guitar for the band Dogstar and pursued other endeavours such as writing and philanthropy. A mesm Lebanon - a colorful Mediterranean country with a magnificent climate, full of unexpected contrasts. He is a director and writer, known for Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991), W.E. Following several box office failures, Reeves's performance in the horror film The Devil's Advocate (1997) was well received. Winter Jones is an Assyrian-American and Chicago's Lincoln Square native. He has been married to Nadine Lewington since June 6, 2009. I'm not going to just play a terrorist. I get frustrated if work is slow, but I don't think about it so much. Fifty years after his death, what do we know about the first actor deliberately cast as the on screen villain? When the government is not protecting you, it becomes more challenging. I didn't know who to talk to. Tony had roles in major motion pictures likeMen in Black(1997) andMen in Black II(2002). I did them because I was happy to play gay. After having seen Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) in a local movie theater, she decided she wanted to become an actress. I'm glad to be the Middle Eastern actor who played [him]. It's my guide and focus and in my work. That is a story of Arabs in the world that needs to be told so I get to take responsibility for it, and I was excited about that challenge. He even traveled back to his hometown with Hayek to promote her movie, The Prophet. Lee Majdoub was born on May 31, 1982 in Tripoli, Lebanon. Hit films include 'The Break Up' and 'The Wedding Crashers'. She is an actress, known for The Swimmers (2022), My Favorite Fabric (2018) and Unforgettable Memory of a Friend (2018). Born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, Reeves began acting in theatre productions and in television films before making his feature film debut in Youngblood (1986). He is a composer and actor, known for Hardcore Henry (2015), Body of Lies (2008) and Bug (2006). He continues to be spotted in supporting roles with Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) and Lucy (2014), as well as in the upcoming disaster epic Geostorm (2017). As an Arabic Muslim it was really hard for him to make it in Hollywood but no one could deny his Ali Suliman was born 1977, in Nazareth. Sleiman's best-known characters -- Tarek, the drummer in The Visitor; Nurse Jackie's "Mo-Mo," TV's first gay Muslim character; and Tim, the gay, Lebanese pianist in Those People -- all showcase him as a character actor in a leading man's body. He completed a bachelor's degree program in business management at the American University of Beirut and worked as a business manager in Dubai before deciding to pursue an acting career. He is best known for his award winning film West Beirut. . Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. 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