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Syrian writer and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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, romanized: 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]
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