Nasser Al Qasabi
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| Born | Nasser bin Qassim Al Qasabi ناصر بن قاسم القصبي November 28, 1961 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Other names | Abu Rakan |
| Alma mater | King Saud University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Notable work | Tash ma Tash |
| Spouse | Badryah El-Bishr[1] |
Nasser bin Qassim Al Qasabi (Arabic: ناصر بن قاسم القصبي, born 28 November 1961 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi Arabian actor.[2] He started his acting career in 1984 and is known for his various roles in the series Tash Ma Tash (Arabic: طاش ما طاش[3]).
He graduated from King Saud University in Riyadh. He began his acting journey in the university theater. He became famous alongside Abdullah Al-Sadhan for the comedy series Tash Ma Tash, which they both starred in for 18 seasons over two decades. The show is considered the most famous Saudi series and one of the best comedy series in the Gulf and the Arab world.
From 2012 to 2015, Nasser was a judge on the television show Arabs Got Talent, after Amro Adib withdrew from the program. Al Qasbi has featured in various shows including, a Saudi TV show satirising ISIL called Selfie during Ramadan for three seasons, from 2015 to 2017.[4]
Work
[edit]TV series
[edit]| Year | Show Title |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Eyes Awaiting time |
| 1987 | The Meddler |
| 1985 | Wadi Al-Jarf |
| 1985 | The Return of Aswad |
| 1986 | Salloum's Dreams |
| 1989 | Eyes that Await Time |
| 1990 | The Beginning of the End |
| 1990 | Valley of the Gazelles |
| 1991 | Generations Conflict |
| 1991 | Short Tales |
| 1992 | Abu Mish'ab |
| 1991 | Daily Journal of a Delusion |
| 1993 | Yellow Card |
| 1993-2023 | Tash Ma Tash |
| 1994 | Life is all about Luck (No to Wives) |
| 1994 | The Lantern |
| 1994 | Innocent Eyes |
| 1999 | The Palace |
| 2000 | Popular Legends |
| 2002 | Stay with me 7 |
| 2002 | A little Salt |
| 2003 | Father of Birds |
| 2005 | Black and White |
| 2008 | We Are All Village Kids |
| 2009 | 37°C |
| 2009 | My Neighbor Hamoudah |
| 2012 | Tish Ayal (Cartoon Series) |
| 2012 | Rising Falling |
| 2012 | Wi-Fi - Comedy Show |
| 2013 | Abu Al-Millions |
| 2013 | Wi-Fi 2 - Comedy Show |
| 2014 | Wi-Fi 3 - Comedy Show |
| 2014 | The Arabs Land |
| 2015 | Selfie (Three Seasons) |
| 2018 | Al-Asouf |
| 2019 | Al-Asouf 2 |
| 2020 | Makhraj 7 |
| 2021 | No Entry |
| 2022 | Al-Asouf 3 |
| 2023 | Tash The Comback |
| Production Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Al-Karmaniyah |
| 1984 | Dream of Life |
| 1991 | City of Fortunes |
| 1994 | The Sea Roosters |
| 1984 | Repeated Teacher |
| 1985 | Taq Taq Taqiya |
| 1987 | When the Hero Writes His Defeat |
| 1993 | The Actor's Guardian |
| 1992 | Qarmoush and Tartoush |
| 1985 | One Zero |
| 1984 | The Lost One |
| 1985 | Under the Chairs |
| 1986 | Saloom's Dreams |
| 1987 | Owais the Nineteenth |
| 1988 | The Return of Hamoud and Mohaymed |
| 1989 | The Son of the Village |
| 2019 | The Wolf in the well |
| 2022 | Regarding Some People |
Films
[edit]| Production Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Understand me |
| 1986 | Companions of the Road |
| 1987 | Homed and Mohaimeed |
| 1988 | Eqab and Shehana |
| 1990 | My brother and I |
| 1991 | The Half Million Man |
Awards
[edit]- 2005: He was honored as one of the 43 most influential personalities in the Arab world by Newsweek magazine. [6]
- 2019: Saudi Arabia - He was honored at the Entertainment Makers event in Riyadh. [7]
References
[edit]- ^ المحارب, سعد (10 September 2007). "بدرية البشر للعربية.نت: الفتوى ضد "طاش ما طاش" لم تجد صدى بالسعودية". Alarabiya.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Nasser Al Qasabi: The Master of Social Satire". deven.majalla.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "The Return of Tash 16 on MBC". Waleg. August 11, 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Saudi TV series deploys new weapon against ISIS: satire". CNN. 22 Jun 2015.
- ^ "ناصر القصبي - ﺗﻤﺜﻴﻞ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو". elCinema.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "احتفاء كبير بالسدحان والقصبي في حفل ال «News Week» التكريمي والشيخ صباح يطالبهما بمواصلة طاش". جريدة الرياض (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "الرياض.. حفل ضخم وتكريم لصناع الترفيه في العالم". العربية (in Arabic). 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
External links
[edit]- Nasser Al Qasabi on Twitter
- Nasser Al Qasabi at ElCinema.com (Arabic)
- Nasser Al Qasabi at IMDb
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