Bassel Khaiat is a Syrian actor, working in theatre, television, and film.
17 Facts About Bassel Khaiat
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Bassel Khaiat applied for admission at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, but was rejected.
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Bassel Khaiat reapplied the following year, was accepted, and graduated in 1999, the same year as Kosai Khauli and Sulafa Memar.
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Bassel Khaiat was an athletic child and grew up in a supportive environment for the arts.
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Bassel Khaiat's father was a big fan of the movies and his mother came from a musical family.
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Bassel Khaiat had a difficult upbringing, forcing him to work from a young age.
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Bassel Khaiat has described the death of his father as one of the most difficult experiences he has had to endure.
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Bassel Khaiat has acted in France, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait and Syria.
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Bassel Khaiat is part of a group of Syrian actors who dominate Arab television series, along with Khauli, Taim Hasan, and Maxim Khalil, forming a regional rat pack.
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Bassel Khaiat's entry into television was a Syrian television show in 1992, Once Upon a Time.
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Bassel Khaiat received critical acclaim in 2004 for his role in the series Big Dreams, by Hatem Ali, followed by successful television series, such as prominent Syrian shows Spring of Cordoba, On the Brink, Abu Khalil Al-Qabbani, and Women's Love.
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Bassel Khaiat broke into Egyptian television through his series Niran Siddiq, broadcast during Ramadan, in which he portrayed Gaddaf.
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Bassel Khaiat attracted Egyptian audiences and directors through his portrayal of psychologically complex roles in other Ramadan series My Way alongside the famous Egyptian singer Sherine, who is he a fan of, Al-Mezan, 30 Days, and The Journey.
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Bassel Khaiat was profiled in GQ magazine by Nasri Atallah in 2021.
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Bassel Khaiat was engaged for over two years to Tunisian artist Hend Sabry.
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Bassel Khaiat issued a statement that his dismissal from the Syndicate was because of statements made without evidence, that he would reschedule payments to the Syndicate, and that artists have the right to know what they are paying for and what they will get in return.
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Bassel Khaiat is married to Nahed Zaidan, with whom he has a son, Shams, and a daughter, Isabelle.