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Dean Obeidallah
Festival Co-Founder & Co-Executive Producer (2003-2010); Director: An Arab of Convenience (2009); Writer/Director: A Word From Our Sponsor (2009), Arab President (2008), And now another word from our sponsors... and A Few Good Arabs (short promo) (2006), And now a word from our sponsors... (2005); Writer: Love Letter (2008); Actor: An Arab of Convenience (2009); Comedian (2003-2009)
Born in the Great State of New Jersey, Dean's comedy comes in large part from his unique background of being the son of a Palestinian father and a Sicilian mother. Dean, an award winning comedian who was at one time a practicing attorney... 
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Maysoon Zayid
FESTIVAL CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (2003-2010); COMEDIAN (2003-2010); WRITER: HI JOAN! (2005); ACTOR: (2010) The Arab & the Restless; AN ARAB OF CONVENIENCE (2009), "FATIMA" IN LOVE MATCH (2008), "MIRIAM" IN "A" DATE (2005), "LINDA" IN GRENADE (2004), "EMMA" IN BEFORE WE START (2003)
Maysoon Zayid is an actress and professional standup comedian, who received her BFA in acting from Arizona State University. She is the co-founder and co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and can be...
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Ramy Youssef
Artistic Director (2011); ACTOR: (2010) Love Pill
Ramy Youssef is serving in his first year as the Artistic Director of the festival. He is too young to drink, so his selection came as a surprise to no one, as he was the only person sober enough to direct ...
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Aelxandra Ben Othman
Company Manager (2011)
Alexandra Ben Othman resides in Queens with her husband and two cats. She began attending the festival as a means of understanding her Tunisian husband’s culture. Four years later she became the festival company manager and is proud to be working ...
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