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Fahad Albutairi

Name in Native Language: "فهد البتيري" (Arabic/AR)
Television Presenter / YouTuber / Actor / Screenwriter / Television Producer | * 05/12/1985 (38) | Khobar (Saudi Arabia)
Fahad al-Butairi (Arabic: فهد البتيري Fáhád al-Butáyry; born 12 May 1985) is a Saudi stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. Albutairi became the first Saudi Arabian comedian to perform on stage professionally in Saudi Arabia and in the whole of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. He is also one of the most notable YouTube personalities from the country. In 2018, he was forcibly returned from Jordan to Saudi Arabia, due to his ex-wife Loujain al-Hathloul's activities as a women's rights activist. ()

Fahad Albutairi is the first Saudi stand-up comedian to appear on stage professionally and is an actor and a recent YouTube personality.Since his first public performance in October 2, 2008, in Manama, Bahrain, he has shared the stage with many well-known stand-up comedians such as Gabriel Iglesias and Eddie Griffin. Albutairi is also one of the founders of Saudi's "New Media" movement using YouTube as his main distribution platform. Along with a whole team of talents including director Ali Kalthami, director/photographer Alaa Yoosef, and fellow stand-up comedian/writer/actor Ibraheem Alkhairallah, they started the YouTube shows "La Yekthar," "Khambalah," "Temsa7LY" and others, and founded Telfaz11, a platform for distributing online entertainment content.In March 2013, both The Washington Post and The National named Fahad Albutairi the "Seinfeld of Saudi Arabia.".

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Mystery | Adventure

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These four tales explore trickery and deception, from tire thieves crashing a wedding to a man's frantic attempt to bury a secret for a deceased friend. ...

Alkhallat+

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2022 | 3.3/5 | 1h 58min
Mystery, Comedy
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In a postal service company in Riyadh, a group of employees go about their daily work while dealing with their clumsy, but kind-hearted boss. ...

The Office (SA)

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2022- | 2.5/5
Comedy
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A humorous view of a changing Saudi Arabia, as the Masameer gang venture into a global media war, a long-standing tribal feud, and a health craze gone too far. ...

Masameer County

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2021- | 4.2/5
Comedy, Animation
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Movies with Fahad Albutairi as Actor(2)

2022 Alkhallat+
as Yousef 'Jay'2015 From A to B

TV Shows/Series with Fahad Albutairi as Actor(3)

as أبو وائل2024 Thanaweyat Al-Nasim
as Talal2022 The Office (SA)
as Bear Grylls (Arabic) (uncredited)2005 American Dad!

Additional Information

Citizenship: Saudi Arabia
Born: Sunday, 05/12 1985 (May) in Khobar (Saudi Arabia) (current age: 38 years + 351 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Arabic (AR, native language)
Educated at: University of Texas at Austin
Spouses (current/former): Loujain al-Hathloul
Other names for Fahad Albutairi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"فهد البتيري"
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Paget Brewster (22x, Actress)
Fred Tatasciore (16x, Actor)
Jill Talley (16x, Actress)
Mike Henry (15x, Actor)
Alan Tudyk (14x, Actor)
John DiMaggio (14x, Actor)
Matt McKenna (12x, Actor)
David Herman (11x, Actor)
Andy Richter (11x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:121671, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024