Sami Khayat (Arabic: سامي خياط; 5 December 1943 – 26 April 2023) was a Lebanese francophone[1] theatre comic actor, director, and writer.[2] He is considered[by whom?] one of the pioneers of comic theatre in Lebanon.[3][4]

Biography

Khayat was born on 5 December 1943.[5] He began his artistic career with a play he presented in 1960, entitled Molière Hugo and Sofocole. His plays were classified as satirical lyric theater,[6][7] known as the chansonnier.[7] He duetted with Pierre Chamassian from 1973 until 1986, and once again in 2013.[8]

In 2020, he was awarded the French Medal of Arts and Literature with the rank of officer, in recognition of his 60 years of theatrical work in the French and Franco-Lebanese languages. which did not stop even in the midst of the Civil war.[6][9] He was honored on several occasions in Lebanon by The Gebran Tueni Foundation and Fakhruddin Foundation.[6][10]

Sami Khayat died of bone cancer on 26 April 2023, at the age of 79.[11]

Work

His works include:[6]

  • Super-Choir (1978)[12]
  • Yes for Elias يس فور لياس
  • Abu Clips أبو كليبس (1980)[12]
  • Baabda Boom بعبدا بوم (1981)[12]
  • Finito (1982-1983)[12]
  • Star Epidemi ستار إيبيديميو, in Kulturzentrum (Jounieh) (2007)[13]
  • Mine Dir Rien مين دريان
  • Kuma Sava كوما سافا
  • Taisez Vous - 2[14]
  • Karafe قرف [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Décès du comédien Samy Khayath". lorientlejour
  2. ^ "Sami Khayat: Lebanon's Culture Comic - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ "رحيل سامي خيّاط... رائد المسرح الفكاهي". المدن
  4. ^ "سامي خياط في ذمة الله". Lebanese Forces
  5. ^ "وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط عن 79 عاماً". Euronews. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ "فرنسا تمنح سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط" (in Arabic). الشرق الأوسط. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ^ "سامي خياط : "علقنا بالقنينة"" (in Arabic). الأخبار. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. ^ "سامي خياط وبيار شماسيان... معاً من جديد". annahar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  9. ^ للإعلام, الوكالة الوطنية. "فرنسا منحت سامي خياط وسام الفنون والآداب من رتبة ضابط" (in Arabic). الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام. Retrieved 20 February 2021.[dead link]
  10. ^ "بين تكريم فرنسا لـ سامي خياط وهجرة عايدة صبرا..لبنان غارق في عتمته وفساده" (in Arabic). Elfann News. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  11. ^ وفاة المسرحي اللبناني سامي خياط (in Arabic)
  12. ^ "خمس مسرحيات من أرشيف سامي خياط: أعمال الماضي تتحدث عن الحاضر". annahar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. ^ "SPECTACLE Samy Khayat et sa "Star Epidemy" au Kulturzentrum (Jounieh)". L'Orient-Le Jour. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  14. ^ "سامي خيّاط لـ 'النهار': 'Taisez Vous - 2' تودّعكم السبت". annahar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.