Awal Ashaari

{{Infobox person

| name = Awal Ashaari

| image = Awal Ashaari.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|08|6}}

| birth_place = Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| occupation = Actor, TV host, model

| height = 180 cm

| spouse = {{marriage|Scha Alyahya|2012}}

| children = 2

| parents =

| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|أول أشاعري}}}}

| birth_name = Ahmad Awaluddin bin Ashaari

| years_active = 2004–present

}}

Ahmad Awaluddin "Awal" bin Ashaari (born 6 August 1981) is a Malaysian actor, model and TV host.

Early life and career

Awal Ashaari was born in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[http://www.sinemamalaysia.com.my/main/index.php?mod=artist&p=info&id=5721 Artist] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722232720/http://www.sinemamalaysia.com.my/main/index.php?mod=artist&p=info&id=5721 |date=22 July 2011 }}. Sinema Malaysia. Retrieved on 12 July 2011. He holds a diploma from Universiti Teknologi MARA in mass communications.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080621104300/http://www.illyana.com.my/malay/rizal.html Awal Ashaari sebagai Rizal]

He then went on to work at Leo Burnett advertising, where its executive creative director Yasmin Ahmad is also a filmmaker, as an account executive, but felt he did not belong there. He then went on to become a newsreader for 8TV's Twenty Hundred News for eight months in 2003. It was also at that time was the first season of Malaysian Idol competition and Awal managed to reach the final 30 cut-off. Later in 2004, FCUK had a model search competition and he was selected.

Besides modelling and fashion spreads, Awal hosts Beat TV on Astro Ria. He has also been involved in numerous Malay dramas such as Impak Maksima, Noktah Erna and Cinta Medik.

Previously, he was the host of One in a Million, a Malaysian reality singing competition show. He was also the host for a reality TV show on Astro Ria, Mari Menari season 1 with Lisa Surihani.

Personal life

File:SchAwal Wedding.jpg

Awal married actress Scha Alyahya on 4 May 2012. Lara Alana is his first child with Scha, born on 22 July 2014. His second child, another daughter, was born on 12 February 2021 and bestowed the name Lyla Amina.{{cite news |last1=KARIM |first1=HARYATI |title=Lila Amina nama anak kedua Scha, Awal |url=https://www.kosmo.com.my/2021/03/11/lyla-amina-nama-anak-kedua-scha-awal/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=Kosmo |date=11 March 2021}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="2"\|2007 ! Diva \| Jay \| Debut film appearances
Impak Maksima \| Ayie \|
rowspan="2"\|2008 ! Apa Kata Hati? \| Riezman \|
I'm Not Single \| Dani \|
rowspan="2"\|2009 ! Maut \| Fendi \|
Syurga Cinta \| Irham \|
2010 ! Niyang Rapik \| Amir \|
2011 ! Seru \| Zed \| Cameo

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="2"|2007

! Diva

| Jay

| Debut film appearances

Impak Maksima

| Ayie

rowspan="2"|2008