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Sami Samir

Sami Samir is an Arab-Israeli film and stage actor and director, born in Jerusalem in 1972.

born 1972Roles in Cup Final and MunichLead role in Don JuanDirecting the Psik Theater

Occupation
actor, stage actor

Sami Samir was born in 1972 in Jerusalem

Sami Samir was born in Jerusalem in 1972 to an Arab Muslim family of Egyptian origin. His father, Joseph Samir, spoke out against Egyptian president Nasser and received political asylum in Israel. His sister is the singer Haya Samir.

He studied acting at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio and graduated in 1995. From 1999 to 2003 he took part in and taught at the Work Center France.

Samir has acted in films in Israel and abroad, including Eran Riklis's Cup Final, Uri Barbash's Beyond the Walls 2, Yellow Asphalt and Steven Spielberg's Munich. He had a supporting role in Alejandro Amenábar's Agora.

On stage he played the lead in Molière's Don Juan at the Gesher Theater in 1998, directed by Yevgeny Arye. He serves as artistic director and director of the Psik Theater in Jerusalem and as assistant director of the New Faces ensemble.

Milestones in Sami Samir's life

  1. 1972

    Born in Jerusalem.

  2. 1995

    Graduated from the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio.

  3. 1998

    Played the lead in Don Juan at the Gesher Theater.

  4. 1999

    Began taking part in and teaching at the Work Center France.

  5. 2003

    Ended his work at the Work Center France.

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