Yasser al-Azma

Yasser Azmeh ( _ar. ياسر العظمة) (born May 16) is a prominent Syrian writer and actor of television, film, and stage. Azmeh was born in the Syrian capital of Damascus. The Syrian actor started his career acting on stage. Azmeh later acted in his first films. Azmeh achieved stardom when he started work on the "Maraya" (Arabic for "Mirrors") sitcom, one of the longest-running Arabic television comedy series, in the mid-1980s. Azmeh played the leading role in "Maraya" and took part in the writing of the series. [cite web | url =http://www.syrialive.net/Entertainment/archives/2003/music_news_mar03.htm | title =Yasser Al-Azmeh, Where Does He Het His Scripts From?| accessdate =2007-05-26 | publisher =Syrialive.net|date= 2003-03-17] Azma has often satirized Arab societies and regimes with their anti-american attitudes in the series. [cite web | url =http://www.reason.com/news/show/29293.html | title =Talk Like an Egyptian| accessdate =2007-06-22 | publisher =Reason Magazine| |author=Paul Freund, Charles] Although Azmeh has had several other television roles, he is best remembered for his role in "Maraya". Azmeh won three awards in three different occasions in the Cairo International Film Festival for his role in "Maraya", in addition to an honorary award from the Arab Actor's Guild. [cite web | url =http://www.fannanin.com/actors/yaser.htm | title =ياسر العظمة| accessdate =2007-05-26 | publisher =Fannanin.com|language=Arabic]

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