Sami Khayat
Sami Khayat | |
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| Born | سامي ألبير خيَّاط  2 December 1943 |
| Died | 26 April 2023 (aged 79) |
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Sami Khayat (Arabic: سامي خياط; 2 December 1943 – 26 April 2023) was a Lebanese francophone[1] theatre comic actor, director, and writer.[2] He is considered[by whom?] one of the pioneers of comic theatre in Lebanon[3][4].
Biography
[edit]Khayat was born on 2 December 1943.[5] He began his artistic career with a play he presented in 1960, entitled Molière Hugo and Sofocole. His plays were classified as satirical lyric theater,[6][7] known as the chansonnier.[7] He duetted with Pierre Chamassian from 1973 until 1986, and once again in 2013.[8]
In 2020, he was awarded the French Medal of Arts and Literature with the rank of officer, in recognition of his 60 years of theatrical work in the French and Franco-Lebanese languages. which did not stop even in the midst of the Civil war.[6][9] He was honored on several occasions in Lebanon by The Gebran Tueni Foundation and Fakhruddin Foundation.[6][10]
Sami Khayat died of bone cancer on 26 April 2023, at the age of 79.[11]
Work
[edit]His works include:[6]
- Super-Choir (1978)[12]
- Yes for Elias يس فور لياس
- Abu Clips أبو كليبس (1980)[12]
- Baabda Boom بعبدا بوم (1981)[12]
- Finito (1982-1983)[12]
- Star Epidemi ستار إيبيديميو, in Kulturzentrum (Jounieh) (2007)[13]
- Mine Dir Rien مين دريان
- Kuma Sava كوما سافا
- Taisez Vous - 2[14]
- Karafe قرف [7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Décès du comédien Samy Khayath". lorientlejour.
- ^ "Sami Khayat: Lebanon's Culture Comic - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "رحيل سامي خيّاط... رائد المسرح الفكاهي". المدن.
- ^ "سامي خياط في ذمة الله". Lebanese Forces.
- ^ "وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط عن 79 عاماً". Euronews. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "فرنسا تمنح سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط". الشرق الأوسط (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "سامي خياط : "علقنا بالقنينة"". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "سامي خياط وبيار شماسيان... معاً من جديد". annahar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ للإعلام, الوكالة الوطنية. "فرنسا منحت سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط". الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "بين تكريم فرنسا لـ سامي خياط وهجرة عايدة صبرا..لبنان غارق في عتمته وفساده". Elfann News (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط (in Arabic)
- ^ a b c d "خمس مسرحيات من أرشيف سامي خياط: أعمال الماضي تتحدث عن الحاضر". annahar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "SPECTACLE Samy Khayat et sa "Star Epidemy" au Kulturzentrum (Jounieh)". L'Orient-Le Jour. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "سامي خيّاط لـ 'النهار': 'Taisez Vous - 2' تودّعكم السبت". annahar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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