Fareed Abdelhak

Date of Birth: 12 March 1977

Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)

Mini Biography:

Fareed Abdelhak was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He began taking acting lessons in 1996, and would then experiment with writing soon afterward. In May 1998, Fareed completed his first screenplay, “Promise.” While still maintaining his Edmonton residency, Fareed established a new one back west in the Vancouver area in August 1998. He was part of the first class to complete the Professional Film Studies Program at Capilano College, and immediately began working in the B.C. Film Industry. In June 2000, Fareed signed with Lissa Lloyd of Lloyd Talent Management, and on May 23, 2001, Fareed Abdelhak Productions Inc. was established. In January 2008, Fareed decided to temporarily walk away from acting, including leaving Lloyd Talent, to venture into a new frontier as a Producer’s Assistant in Edmonton.

Trivia:

Is Lebanese Druze.
Favourite movie of all time is Back to the Future.
Initially cast as Sayed, an Afghan weapons dealer, in Smuggler’s Run 2: Hostile Territory. However, because the original story concept dealt with WMD’s in Afghanistan, as well as the events of 9/11 that occurred soon after, the whole story had to be changed.

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