Simon Asmar

Star-Maker (صانع النجوم)
Simon Asmar
BornJanuary 2, 1943
Ghazir, Lebanon
DiedSeptember 11, 2019
CitizenshipLebanese
TelevisionStudio El-Fann, Bab al-Haz (Gate of Luck), Laylet Haz (A Lucky Night) and Ahla bi Hal Talli.
SpouseNada Kreidi
ChildrenWasim, Karim, and Bashir.
AwardsBest Television Creator (1994) Sydney Key Award in Australia (1994)

Simon Asmar (Arabic سيمون أسمر: Born in Ghazir, January 2, 1943[1] - September 11, 2019[2]) was a Lebanese television director and producer, and the creator of Studio al-Fan (Art Studio), the famous and one of the Arab world's first star-maker talent show in Lebanon, that is behind most famous Lebanese stars[3][4] like Majida El Roumi, Ragheb Alama, Nawal El Zoghbi, Wael Kfoury and Assi El Hellani.[5] Thus he was nicknamed the "Star-maker" (صانع النجوم). Asmar also produced several popular game shows, including Bab al-Haz (Gate of Luck), Laylet Haz (A Lucky Night) and Ahla bi Hal Tali (You're Welcome).[6] He was also founded the River Arts (نهر الفنون), a theatre-style river-side restaurant and cafe with a large gathering his famous artists with their orchestras, and a destination for Arab and international tourists.[7]

  1. ^ "لبنان يودع صانع النجوم سيمون أسمر". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ^ "هذه تفاصيل جنازة سيمون أسمر والتعازي". Elfann News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ Hachem, Wissam (12 September 2019). "Lebanon Bids Farewell to Legendary Star-Maker Simon Asmar". The961. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ^ "نبذة عن المخرج اللبناني الراحل سيمون أسمر "صانع النجوم"". BBC News عربي (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Television legend Simon Asmar dies at 76". www.dailystar.com.lb. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ^ "The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 26 June 2023.[dead link]
  7. ^ "النار تلتهم نهر الفنون". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.