Yasser al-Azma

Yasser al-Azmeh 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.

Biography

Al-Azmeh achieved stardom when he started work on, 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. 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.