Assaad Feddah
{{Short description|Syrian actor and stage director (born 1938)}}
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{{Infobox actor
| name = Assaad Feddah
| native_name = {{lang|ar|أسعد فضة}}
| image = Assad Fiddah.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|09|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Latakia, Syria
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Syrian
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|stage director}}
| spouse = Maha Al-Saleh
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Assaad Feddah ({{langx|ar|أسعد فضة}}; born 5 September 1938) is a Syrian actor and stage director.{{Cite web|title=أسعد فضة - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو|url=https://elcinema.com/person/1029670/|url-status=live|access-date=14 April 2021|website=elCinema.com|language=ar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716055630/http://www.elcinema.com:80/person/1029670/ |archive-date=16 July 2016 }}
Life and career
Feddah was born to an Alawite family in the village of Beksa in Latakia, and was a graduate of the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (Damascus). His works varied between television, cinema, and even on stage. He was the husband of the late artist Maha Al-Saleh, and he had a son with her.{{Cite web|date=18 June 2017|title=أسعد فضة بكى في حفل تأبين المرحومة مها الصالح - اكتشف سورية|url=http://www.discover-syria.com/news/1267|access-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618094943/http://www.discover-syria.com/news/1267|archive-date=18 June 2017}}{{Cite web|date=5 September 2020|title=أسعد فضة.. بصمة خالدة في تاريخ الفن السوري|url=https://al-ain.com/article/asaad-fadda-syrian-art|access-date=14 April 2021|website=العين الإخبارية|language=ar}}{{Cite web|date=11 July 2020|title=تزوّج مرتين وابنه الوحيد أصبح فناناً.. قصة الفنان أسعد فضة الذي أبدع كممثل ومخرج وإداري شغل العديد من المناصب الهامة (صور/ فيديو)|url=https://madapost.net/2020/07/11/أسعد-فضة/|access-date=14 April 2021|website=Mada Post - مدى بوست|language=ar}}{{Cite web |title=المورد {{!}} أسعد فضة ممثل سوري جسد دراما الحارة الشامية اكتسب شهرة واسعة مالا تعرفه عنه |url=https://nabd.com/s/110000820-b4e082/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A8-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%87 |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=موقع نبض}}
In 2019, a few media sources circulated rumors about his death, which he denied later.{{Cite web|last=الالكتروني|first=البيان|title=بالفيديو.. الفنان أسعد فضة يكذب شائعة وفاته - فكر وفن - شرق وغرب - البيان|url=https://www.albayan.ae/five-senses/east-and-west/2019-01-15-1.3461039|access-date=14 April 2021|website=www.albayan.ae|language=ar}}
Awards and achievements
- Feddah won many awards as the best actor and appreciation prizes from the Damascus International Film Festival and the Cairo Festival for Radio and Television. He was also honored in 2006 when the "National Theater Hall" in Latakia was named "The Artist Asaad Faddah Theater."{{Cite web|date=9 November 2013|title=اللاذقية تكرم الفنان المبدع : أسعد فضة .. وتطلق اسمه على مسرح اللاذقية القومي|url=http://wehda.alwehda.gov.sy/_archive.asp?FileName=82855488820060124111159|access-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109022950/http://wehda.alwehda.gov.sy/_archive.asp?FileName=82855488820060124111159|archive-date=9 November 2013}}{{Cite web|title=خاص- أسعد فضة يعتذر عن سوق الحرير والفن يكشف بديله|url=https://www.elfann.com/news/show/1285275/خاص--أسعد-فضة-يعتذر-سوق-الحرير-والفن-يكشف-بديله|access-date=14 April 2021|website=Elfann News|language=ar}}
- Best Actor Award for the role of Abu Kamel in Nights of the Jackal at the Damascus Film Festival.
- The best historical role award for his role in the series (Al-Awsaj) at the Cairo Radio and Television Festival.
- Appreciation award for his role in the series (Al-Jawareh) at the Cairo Radio and Television Festival.
- Local, Arab and international certificates of honor and appreciation from the public and private sectors in the field of radio, television, cinema and theater.
{{Cite web|title=أسعد فضة|url=https://www.layalina.com/أسعد-فضة-0.html|access-date=14 April 2021|website=ليالينا|language=ar}}{{Cite web|last=Aliqtisadi|title=من هو أسعد فضة؟ {{!}} ملف الشخصية {{!}} من هم؟|url=https://aliqtisadi.com/شخصيات/%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%b9%d8%af-%d9%81%d8%b6%d8%a9/|access-date=14 April 2021|language=ar}}{{Cite web|date=6 December 2020|title=أول من جسد الشخصية الشامية واشتهر بدور "أبو دباك" .. حكاية الفنان أسعد فضة الذي أبدع ممثلاً ومخرجاً ومديراً|url=https://awtanpost.com/post/12564/أول-من-جسد-الشخصية-الشامية-واشتهر-بدور/|access-date=14 April 2021|website=أوطان بوست|language=ar}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0270032|Assaad Feddah}}
- [http://assaad-feddah.com/home.html Official website]
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Category:Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (Damascus) alumni
Category:Syrian film directors
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