Sami Khayat Explained

Sami Khayat (ar|سامي خياط; 2 December 1943 – 26 April 2023) was a Lebanese francophone^[1] theatre comic actor, director, and writer.^[2] He is considered one of the pioneers of comic theatre in Lebanon^{[3] [4]} .

Biography

Khayat was born on 2 December 1943.^[5] He began his artistic career with a play he presented in 1960, entitled Molière Hugo and Sofocole. His plays were classified as satirical lyric theater,^{[6] [7]} known as the chansonnier. He duetted with Pierre Chamassian from 1973 until 1986, and once again in 2013.^[8]

In 2020, he was awarded the French Medal of Arts and Literature with the rank of officer, in recognition of his 60 years of theatrical work in the French and Franco-Lebanese languages. which did not stop even in the midst of the Civil war.^[9] He was honored on several occasions in Lebanon by The Gebran Tueni Foundation and Fakhruddin Foundation.^{[6] [10]}

Sami Khayat died of bone cancer on 26 April 2023, at the age of 79.^[11]

Work

His works include:^[6]

• Super-Choir (1978)^[12]
• Yes for Elias يس فور لياس
• Abu Clips أبو كليبس (1980)
• Baabda Boom بعبدا بوم (1981)
• Finito (1982-1983)
• Star Epidemi ستار إيبيديميو, in Kulturzentrum (Jounieh) (2007)^[13]
• Mine Dir Rien مين دريان
• Kuma Sava كوما سافا
• Taisez Vous - 2^[14]
• Karafe قرف ^[7]

See also

• Pierre Chamasian
• Théâtre de Dix-Heures
• Mario Bassil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Décès du comédien Samy Khayath . lorientlejour.
2. Web site: Sami Khayat: Lebanon's Culture Comic - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East. 20 February 2021. www.al-monitor.com.
3. Web site: رحيل سامي خيّاط... رائد المسرح الفكاهي . المدن.
4. Web site: سامي خياط في ذمة الله . Lebanese Forces.
5. News: وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط عن 79 عاماً . 27 April 2023 . Euronews . 26 April 2023.
6. Web site: فرنسا تمنح سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط. 20 February 2021. الشرق الأوسط. ar.
7. Web site: سامي خياط : "علقنا بالقنينة". 20 February 2021. الأخبار. ar.
8. Web site: سامي خياط وبيار شماسيان... معاً من جديد. 20 February 2021. annahar.com. en.
9. Web site: للإعلام. الوكالة الوطنية. فرنسا منحت سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط. 20 February 2021. الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام. ar.
10. Web site: بين تكريم فرنسا لـ سامي خياط وهجرة عايدة صبرا..لبنان غارق في عتمته وفساده. 20 February 2021. Elfann News. ar.
11. https://www.alaraby.co.uk/entertainment_media/وفاة-المسرحي-اللبناني-سامي-خياط وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط
12. Web site: خمس مسرحيات من أرشيف سامي خياط: أعمال الماضي تتحدث عن الحاضر. 20 February 2021. annahar.com. en.
13. Web site: 3 February 2007. SPECTACLE Samy Khayat et sa "Star Epidemy" au Kulturzentrum (Jounieh). 20 February 2021. L'Orient-Le Jour.
14. Web site: سامي خيّاط لـ 'النهار': 'Taisez Vous - 2' تودّعكم السبت. 20 February 2021. annahar.com. en.