Yasser Al Azmeh | |
Birth Date: | 16 May 1942 |
Birth Place: | Damascus, Syria |
Nationality: | Syrian Emarati |
Othername: | None |
Occupation: | Actor, screenwriter |
Years Active: | 1963–present |
Spouse: | Sabah Khattab |
Children: | 4 |
Yasser al-Azmeh (Arabic: ياسر العظمة; born 16 May 1942) is a prominent Syrian writer and actor of television and theater from Damascus. He is a member of the highly notable Al-Azmeh Damascene family. Al-Azmeh is best known for the popular comedy series Maraya which was filmed from 1982–2013 for a total of 20 seasons.
Al-Azmeh achieved stardom when he started work on (Arabic: مرايا|Maraya|lit=Mirrors), one of the longest-running Arabic television comedy series, in early 1980s. al-Azmeh starred and played leading roles in Maraya and took part in the writing of the series.[1] [2] Although al-Azmeh has had several other television roles, he is best remembered for his roles in Maraya. al-Azmeh won three awards on three occasions in the Cairo International Film Festival for his roles in Maraya, in addition to an honorary award from the Arab Actor's Guild.[3]