Nicholas Kadi

Nicholas Kadi
Born	Nameer El-Kadi September 22, 1952 (1952-09-22) (age 59) Istanbul, Turkey

Nicholas Kadi (born Nameer El-Kadi; September 22, 1952) is a Turkish-born Iraqi American actor.

Kadi was born in Istanbul, Turkey of Iraqi descent.^[1] His father, Nizar el Kadi, was an Iraqi ambassador.^[2]

Kadi has appeared in numerous television sitcoms and series, such as JAG, Sleeper Cell, Alias, 24, ER, The Young and the Restless and The Wayans Bros. He is fluent in Arabic and French.

According to commentary by Rae Dawn Chong and Ron Perlman on La Guerre du Feu (1981) DVD, Kadi met his wife on the set of the film (she was an on-set nurse in Scotland) and Ron is the godfather to their daughter.

He is twin brother of Naseer El-Kadi.

Filmography

• Oranges (2008)
• Clear Cut, Simple (2007)
• Soldier of God (2005)
• Cold Winter (2005)
• Muhammad: The Last Prophet (2002)
• Freedom Strike (1998)
• Ballad of the Nightingale (1998)
• George of the Jungle (1997)
• Congo (1995)
• Me, Myself and I (1992)
• Navy SEALS (1990)
• La Guerre du Feu (Quest for Fire) (1981)

References

1. ^ Nicholas Kadi, actor with Iraqi roots
2. ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7C49869BBBB17&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM

External links

• Nicholas Kadi at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Kadi, Nicholas
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Date of birth	September 22, 1952
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
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