Biographies: Duraid Lahham - Actor

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Duraid Muhammad Hassan al-Lahhaam is a Syrian actor-director born in al-Kumayreyya – Damascus to a modest family. His talent appeared in 1958 on the university stage at the faculty of Science where he studied chemistry and later taught it. He then turned to acting in cinema and TV. He became widely known for the character of “Ghawwaar” in cinema, TV as well on stage. Among his plays, as actor-director, are Your cup oh Nation, Expatriation and October Estate. Among his TV works are Dreams of Abul-Hana, My Family and Me and The Return of Ghawwaar. The Borders and The Report are among the films he directed. He is the icon of the 1960s Syrian Comedy.

• 27 June 2011
• Achraf Wassim