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Duraid Lahham (Arabic: دريد لحام; in Roman transliteration, sometimes spelled "Durayd Lahham") is a leading Syrian comedian and director born 1934 in Damascus, Syria. He is famous for acting the role of "Ghawwar El Toshe" in a number of movies and series. His co-star throughout his career was Nihad Qali who played the role of "Husni Al Borazani".

Duraid Lahham
دريد لحام
Born (1934-02-11) February 11, 1934 (age 88)
Damascus, Syria
Years active1958–present
SpouseHala Bitar

Life


Lahham was born in the Shi'ite Hay al-Amin neighborhood of Damascus in 1934 to a Syrian father and a Lebanese mother from Machghara. He grew up in poverty and had to work at several odd jobs to earn a living. He later would recall these difficult days, saying that he used to buy used clothes, reserved for the poor in Syria, and barely made enough money to feed himself. He enrolled at the University of Damascus and studied chemistry. During his college years, he was active in a form of folklore Levantine dance called "dabke" and became obsessed with acting. When he completed his education, Lahham became an instructor at the Chemistry Department at the University. Meanwhile, Lahham gave dancing classes and enhanced his relationship with the artistic community in Syria. When Syrian Television was launched in 1960, Lahham was hired along with his friend Nihad Qali to act a series of short episodes called Damascus Evening (Sahret Demashq).[1]

During the 1970s, Lahham acted in several political plays which gained large popularity throughout the Arab World for their critique of prevailing social and political conditions in various Arab countries.


Work


From 1960 to 1976, Lahham and Qali formed a pair, called "Duraid and Nihad," that became highly successful and famous among various Arab audiences. However, by 1976, Nihad had to retire as he suffered from an illness. From that on, Lahham started to write, act and direct his work .

Lahham's work was greatly influenced by the political events in the Arab World and this was reflected in the different plays he wrote and directed..[2] His films also carry political overtones and have been described as "deal[ing] with the artificiality and impracticality of borders between Arab states and with the abuse of human rights in the Arab world."[3]


UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador


Lahham was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to the Middle East and North Africa region in 1999. In 2004, he visited districts of Southern Lebanon which had been liberated from Israeli occupation, and gave a speech at a press conference criticizing George W. Bush and Ariel Sharon, comparing them to Hitler. This caused Tel Aviv to protest Lahham's "undiplomatic language" to the UNICEF, which resulted in the UNICEF relieving him of his duties.[4]


Recognition


Lahham received several medals in recognition of his contributions:


Filmography



Cinema



Television



References


  1. "Duraid Lahham". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  2. "Duraid Lahham". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. AbuKhalil, As’ad. “A New Arab Ideology?: The Rejuvenation of Arab Nationalism.” Middle East Journal 46, no. 1 (1992): 22–36.
  4. Archived September 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "LIFESTYLE | Arab News". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2011-11-20.



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Duraid Lahham (en árabe: دريد لحام, o Durid Laham, Damasco, 31 de enero de 1934)) es un comediante, escritor y director sirio. Interpretó el papel de "Ghawwar" en varias películas y series de televisión. Su coprotagonista a lo largo de su carrera fue Nihad Qali, quien interpretaba el papel de "Hosni Al Bordan".


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