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Bassem Yakhour | |
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| Born | Bassem Yakhour August 16, 1971 Latakia, Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Alma mater | Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (190 cm)[1] |
| Spouse | Rana Hariri |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | bassemyakhour |
Bassem Yakhour (Arabic: باسم ياخور; born August 16, 1971 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian actor, writer and director.
Born in Latakia to a Christian family,[2] Baseem Yakhour graduated from Higher Institute of Dramatic Art in 1993 and joined the Syrian Artists Syndicate on February 16, 1999. Since 1993, Yakhour has acted in many television series, stage productions and theater. He was also a television presenter for a short time for a show called "Charisma". He also directed a series in 2004 and a play in 2000
Today, he is best known for the Spotlight series for which he co-writes and acts. The latter was an important contribution to Syrian art, although the critics were very harsh.
Syria for Arts International productions describes the series as follows: "A drama work of diverse social subjects, screened through special comedy frame based mainly on making fun of social degeneration, lying, and hot life-contradictions, and also on deep meditation over human and establishment behavior, etc".
Bassem Yakhour is married to Rana Al-Hariri and they have a son, Roy.
| Year | Name | Role Played | Description |
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| 1993 | The Storm | actor | - |
