Aziz M. Osman (born 2 October 1962) is a Singaporean-born Malaysian

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, director,

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and producer. He is the director general of his own production company, Ace Motion Pictures.

Career

Aziz started his acting career as an infant in 1963 film, ''Ibu Ayam'' directed by Salleh Ghani. In 1976, at the age of 14, he alongside his three siblings took a role in 1976 film, ''Sayang Anakku Sayang'' directed by Jamil Sulong and is a remake of a 1970

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film, ''The Younger Generation''. The film earned Aziz won the Best Child Star at the 22nd

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. His directing career begin in 1990 when he directed his debut film, ''Fenomena'', which stars Ramona Rahman and

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. Aziz a fan of science fiction films made by

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and

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, which inspired him to write and direct Malaysia's first science fiction film, ''XX Ray''. He also took the main role as a university student named Amir. The success of ''XX Ray'' led him to directed its two sequels, which released in 1995 and 2019 respectively. The third sequel received negative reviews upon its release. Since then, he directed more commercially successful films including '' Puteri Impian'' (1997) and '' Leftenan Adnan'' (2000).

Personal life

He was born in

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and raised in

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. His father is M. Osman, a Malaysian singer in 1960s, while his mother Afida Es is an actress. His brother Zulkifli is also a film director. Aziz has been married three times and has 7 children from these marriages.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Telemovie

Awards and nominations

* Best Director (Baginda) ...

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's ''Anugerah Skrin'' 97/98, 1998 * Best Editor (Femina) ... 11th

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, 1994 * Best Art Director (Femina) ... 11th Malaysia Film Festival, 1994 * Promising New Director (Fenomena) ... 9th Malaysia Film Festival, 1990 * Best Child Actor (Sayang Anakku Sayang) ... 22nd Asia Film Festival, South Korea, 1976

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osman, Aziz M. 1962 births Living people Malaysian male actors Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian film directors Malaysian film producers People from Kuala Lumpur Malay-language film directors Singaporean emigrants to Malaysia