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Jay Abdo (Arabic: جهاد عبدو; born Jihad Abdo or Jihad Abdou; October 21, 1962) is a Syrian actor. He has been acting since 1988, and most recently starred in Queen of the Desert and A Hologram for the King.
Jay Abdo is a Syrian American actor based in Los Angeles. Born in 1962 in Damascus. Jay was fascinated with acting from early age. He found himself transported by films as widely ranging as Dr. Zhivago, The Godfather, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest..etc.
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Jun 17, 2022 · He now acts opposite stars like Tom Hanks, but Abdo - born in Damascus - experienced incredible hardship on his long way to Hollywood. The Syrian actor who starred in "Queen of the Desert" and ...
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Oct 12, 2022 · ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with actor and Syrian refugee Jay Abdo about starting over in the U.S. after he was forced to flee his country.ABC News Live ...
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Jan 3, 2017 · After fleeing Syria and struggling to make a living in Los Angeles, Jay Abdo is starting to land movie roles alongside Hollywood stars. Jay Abdo was threatened after criticising the Syrian...
Nov 12, 2015 · Jay Abdo was known as the Kevin Spacey of Syria, he escaped the Assad regime and now he's trying to make it in Hollywood. On the Hollywood Walk of Fame, somewhere between Jack Nicholson and The...
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Jan 20, 2017 · In November 2015, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation devoted a television report to a Syrian actor who had settled in America three years prior. Unknown in America, his name was Jay Abdo.
