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Makram J. Khoury Born Makram Jamil Khoury
30 May 1945
Jerusalem, British Mandate of PalestineOccupation Actor - Director Years active 1970–present Spouse Wadia Khoury (m. 1976–present) Makram J. Khoury (in Hebrew: מכרם ח'ורי ; in Arabic: مكرم خوري ) is an Israeli Arab, born May 30, 1945 in Jerusalem. He was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the Israel Prize, the highest civic honor in Israel. He is one of the most accomplished and well-known Israeli Arab actors.
Today, Makram is active in films,[1] on the stage, and on television.
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Life
Makram J. Khoury was born in 1945, into a Palestinian Christian family, in the al-Sheikh Jarrah section of Jerusalem to his father, who was a judge, and his mother, a teacher. The Khoury family fled to Lebanon during 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A year later, they returned to what had become the new State of Israel. The family took up residence in the port city of Acre, near Haifa. Educated there and in the nearby village of Kufr Yasif, Khoury finished high school in 1963. He then entered the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A talented young man, he dropped out and pursued a career as an actor.
Khoury trained in Israel and from 1970 to 1973 he studied for three years at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, England. He later became involved with the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv and the Haifa Municipal Theater, continuing as a member of the latter for twenty years.
Makram has recently returned to Haifa following a year long tour playing Tierno Bokar in Peter Brook's 11 and 12.[2]
Filmography
Actor
- 2010 : Miral by Julian Schnabel
- 2009 : Italians by Giovanni Veronesi
- 2008 : Etz Limon by Eran Riklis
- 2006 : Djihad!
- 2006 : Forgiveness by Udi Aloni
- 2005 : Munich by Steven Spielberg
- 2005 : Free Zone by Amos Gitai
- 2004 : The Syrian Bride by Eran Riklis
- 2003 : Ha-Mangalistim by Yossi (Joseph) Madmoni, David Ofek
- 2001 : The Body by Jonas McCord
- 1997 : Shvil Hahalav by Ali Nasser
- 1995 : The Tale of the Three Lost Jewels by Michel Khleifi
- 1994 : Les Patriotes by Eric Rochant
- 1992 : Lahav Hatzui by Amos Kollek
- 1990 : Le Cantique des Pierres by Michel Khleifi
- 1989 : Esh Tzolevet by Gideon Ganani
- 1986 : Hiuch HaGdi by Shimon Dotan
- 1985 : Gesher Tzar Me'od by Nissim Dayan
- 1984 : Kasach by Haim Gil
- 1983 : Michel Ezra Safra U'vanav by Nissim Dayan
- 1982 : Mitahat La'af by Jacob Goldwasser
- 1979 : Imi Hageneralit by Joel Silberg
Theater
Actor
- 2010 : Tierno Bokar in11 and 12 director by Peter Brook
Television
Actor
- 2006 : House of Saddam - HBO
- 2004 : The West Wing created by Aaron Sorkin
Awards
- 1987 : Khoury was awarded the Israel Prize for acting.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Makram Khoury IMDB (1945-)". IMDB.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451902/. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Strolling Players review". strollingplayers.com. http://strollingplayer.com/peter-brook-11-and-12/. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1987 (in Hebrew)". http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashmag/Tashnab_Tashmag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashmaz. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
Family
His eldest daughter, Clara Khoury, is a rising actress in Israel and Palestine, having recently appeared in three films that garnered international attention, Rana’s Wedding (2002), The Syrian Bride (she played the daughter of the character played by Makram) (2004) and Lipstikka (2011). His son Jameel Khoury is also an actor, recently appearing in Ridley Scott's Body of Lies.
External links
- review of Peter Brook's: 11 and 12
- review of Peter Brook's: 11 and 12
- Syrian Bride Official Site
- Forgiveness Official Site
- Barbican Theater
- Clara Khoury
Categories:- 1945 births
- Israel Prize in theatre recipients
- Israeli actors
- Palestinian actors
- Israeli Arab Christians
- Living people
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