Elie Mitri (born 26 January 1980) (

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; ايلي متري) is a Lebanese actor, writer and stand-up comedian.

Film/TV

A graduate of the

Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts The Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA; ) was originally a stand-alone Lebanon, Lebanese institute, now one of the Faculty (university), faculties at the University of Balamand, teaching courses in fine art. It was founded in 1937, and it was the ...

in 2003, his career was launched in 2006 when he starred in

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, directed by

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. The film, which follows an overnight series of mishaps a young man lives through in Beirut, garnered a lot of attention internationally. In 2009 he took on the role of

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in the biographical film Charbel: The Movie (2009), bringing insight and realism to the life of one of Lebanon's most beloved saints. A variety of roles followed, such as the romantic Karim in Habbet Loulou and

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the drug addicted Cherif in "Horoub: Escape (2012)" and as Max in "Max w Antar (2016)", a comedy about a young man and his dog. Mitri took part in many independent and commercial projects covering socio-political issues in Lebanon, such as

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and "Mahroumin: The Deprived (2017)".

TV Show Host - Crazy Science

Although he is primarily known as an actor, Mitri has co-hosted along with Nancy Iskandar, the

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show, an hour long family show filled with chemical trials and science experiments, usually conducted on Mitri himself. In one interview, he said that the program was one of the achievements he was really proud of, when he saw the positive impact it had on children who watched the show.

Ad Films

Elie Mitri has also starred in an ad for BMW motors. He was spotted by director by Sune Sorensen and was cast in the role of a brother estranged from his sibling.

Theater

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitri, Elie 21st-century Lebanese male actors Living people 1980 births University of Balamand alumni Lebanese male film actors Place of birth missing (living people) Lebanese male actors