Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in washington”. Today it says “american actor”.
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Waleed Zuaiter (born 1971) is an American actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in Washington, DC , Berkeley, California , and New York City , as well as several film and television productions.1He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York . Zuaiter, a Palestinian American , was born in Sacramento, California , but grew up in Kuwait . He returned to the United States to earn his degree in Philosophy and Theatre at The George Washington University , in Washington, DC . He began his acting career with several productions in Washington, DC , before relocating to New York City . He also performed alongside Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in Mother Courage at the Public Theater . Zuaiter is also the producer of the annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival and a member of the Arab-American theater collective NIBRAS . His latest project is a film adaptation of the Ibrahim Fawal novel On The Hills of God , which recounts the expulsion of the Palestinians during the creation of the State of Israel.2
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Waleed Zuaiter (born 1971) is an American actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in Washington, DC , Berkeley, California , and New York City , as well as several film and television productions. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Zuaiter ( January 19, 1971) is an American actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in Washington, DC , Berkeley, California , and New York City , as well as several film and television productions. He lives in Los Angeles, California .He is the producer and co-star of Omar (2013), which was nominated for an Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American actor and producer (born 1971) Waleed F.Zuaiter ( ; born January 16, 1971) is an Arab-American actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in Washington, D.C. ; Berkeley, California ; and New York City , as well as several film and television productions. He lives in Los Angeles , California . He is the producer and co-star of Omar (2013), which was nominated for an Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American actor and producer (born 1971) Waleed F. Zuaiter ( Arabic : وليد زعيتر ; born January 16, 1971) is a Palestinian-American actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in Washington, D.C. ; Berkeley, California ; and New York City , as well as several film and television productions. He lives in Los Angeles , California . He is the producer and co-star of Omar (2013), which was nominated for an Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film .
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american actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in washington
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american actor
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