Maxim Khalil | |
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| Born | Maxim Hani Khalil November 7, 1978 |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouses | Yara Khalil
(m. 1998; div. 2003)Sawsan Arshid (m. 2004) |
| Children | 3 |
Maxim Hani Khalil (Arabic: مكسيم هاني خليل; born on 7 November 1978 in Homs) is a Syrian actor.
After he finished high school, he began as ballet dancer, then became a basketball player in youth and professional level. In 1998, he worked as an assistant director for two years and was at this stage performing small roles. Since 2000, he began his real career and presented many works like Maraya, Ahl Algharam, Aldhaher Baibars, and Robi. He also worked as a voice actor in many anime and Turkish television series.[citation needed]
Maxim born to a Syrian Christian father and a Russian mother; he held Russian citizenship due to his mother. His father Hany Khalil was a politician and military analyst. He had many compositions and lectures; he died in 1997. His mother Stila Tomolovic is a makeup artist and fashion designer. In 2017, many fans criticized him after many newspapers published that he left his mother in a retirement home in Damascus.[1]
In 1998, he married an actress Yara Khalil then they divorced in 2003; later Maxim Khalil in 2013 admitted that he regretted cheating on her.[2] In 2004, he married another Syrian actress Sawsan Arshid who is also Russian by her mother. He has three sons: Hany from his former wife Yara, Jad and Lucas from his current wife.[3]
Khalil was known as one of biggest Syrian celebrities who stood with the Syrian Revolution 2011 against the Bashar al-Assad government. In March 2014, he announced his support of the Syrian revolution with his wife. In 2015, they were on wanted lists drawn up by the Syrian government's Political Security Directorate and General Intelligence Directorate.[4] He also criticized the Free Syrian Army; he accused them of working for foreign interests to divide Syria.[5]