He speaks Arabic, Farsi and English, which he says gives versatility to his acting career: ‘Yes, I can play both an Iranian asylum seeker and an Arab terrorist.’ He starred opposite Claudia Karvan in the In part, the movie will be based on an incident that occurred to him and fellow cast members travelling to Detroit to perform a musical-comedy called ‘It was too much for the American officials to digest that Osamah and Ali and Mustafah had come to America to do ‘I named the whole team for them – James Hird, Matthew Lloyd – but they just thought I was using it as a front to talk about my terrorist activities.’‘Some of the guys didn’t recover – still haven’t recovered,’ he says. For more information about our schools performances, visit the ‘School Bookings’ tab Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
He met his Kurdish wife, Osamah’s mother, in an Iranian refugee camp. His critically acclaimed book Good Muslim Boy, was the winner of the 2016 NSW Premier's Literary Award. ‘He could put your worries into their place: “Really? Although life can occasionally drift into absurdity for an Australian guy called Osamah living in a post-9-11 world, he has the happy ability to turn adversity into anecdote. The 34-year-old was born to an Iraqi family in Iran while the two countries were at war, his father then fighting for Iran and his uncles for Iraq.
Osamah Sami is an award-winning actor, writer, director, stand up comedian and spoken word artist. The play he’s about to rehearse, however, has a different tone. Osamah Sami (born 10 March 1983 in Qom, Iran) is an Australian stage and screen actor, writer, spoken word artist, and stand-up comedian of Iraqi origin. He met his Kurdish wife, Osamah’s mother, in an Iranian refugee camp. 11.9k Followers, 209 Following, 951 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Osamah Sami أسامه سامي (@osamah.sami) His role as Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive new posts by email.|| Award-Winning Actor, Writer, Poet and Comedian || Osamah was born in Qom and the family came to Australia in 1995 when Osamah was twelve. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. WRITER CV Osamah is the star and writer behind the smash-hit Australian film Ali's Wedding, co-written alongside Andrew Knight (Hacksaw Ridge, The Water Diviner) , shot by… Sami’s father, a Shiite cleric from Iraq, had been a political prisoner under Saddam Hussein. He was born in war torn Iran to Iraqi parents and escaped with his family to Australia as a teen.Osamah is the star and writer behind the smash-hit Australian film On screen, he has played several leading roles, including Tony Ayres’ award-winning tele-movie On stage he has performed for Belvoir St. Theatre Company, Big West, La Mama, Malthouse Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre, and over two dozen independent theatre houses.
At seven, the oldest male in the house, he had to read verses from the Koran while the shrouded, bloodied bodies of soldiers were lowered into the ground.
Sami’s story technically should have been titled Osamah’s Wedding but, not for the first time, sharing a first name with al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was problematic. He can flip almost any experience over and see the funny side. Sami’s father, a Shiite cleric from Iraq, had been a political prisoner under Saddam Hussein. Osamah Sami is an award-winning actor, writer, director, stand up comedian and spoken word artist.
osamah.sami. #tbt This is the last photo I took in Iran, the night before my father passed away. “I mean post 9/11 world what’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear or see Osamah’s Wedding,” he asks. Our conversation, which ranges across many of the problems facing the Muslim community in Australia today, is serious without becoming sombre. Given it’s the holy month of Ramadan, I’m happy to bring it to life again. Osamah was born in Qom and the family came to Australia in 1995 when Osamah was twelve. Due to Melbourne's Stage 4 restrictions, the MTC Box Office phone line is currently not active. Is that the worst that could happen?”’The production will tour to regional schools from 4-15 May, with a performance at Geelong Performing Arts Centre on 18 May. Asked why he is able to find the funny side of the experience, Osamah speaks fondly and at length about his late father, who had endured so much. We pay our respects to all of Melbourne’s First Peoples, to their ancestors and Elders, and to our shared future.