Sami Khayat (; 2 December 1943 – 26 April 2023) was a Lebanese

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theatre comic actor, director, and writer. He is considered one of the pioneers of comic theatre in

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Biography

Khayat was born on 2 December 1943. 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, known as the ''chansonnier''. He duetted with Pierre Chamassian from 1973 until 1986, and once again in 2013. 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

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and Franco-Lebanese languages. which did not stop even in the midst of the

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. He was honored on several occasions in Lebanon by ''The

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Foundation'' and ''Fakhruddin Foundation''. Sami Khayat died of bone cancer on 26 April 2023, at the age of 79.

Work

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khayat, Sami 1943 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Lebanese male actors Lebanese male stage actors Lebanese comedians Lebanese theatre directors Lebanese writers Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Deaths from bone cancer

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