Antonio Albadran
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Haithem Albadran better known as Antonio Albadran, is an Iraqi American
actor. His most notable credit is his role as Prince Tariq in the 2005 film Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story.
to Iraqi
parents. He started college in Iraq in late 1988, where he had lived through the Iran-Iraq war
and the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as well as being subjected to political abuse from the Saddam Hussein
regime as he was jailed for his political differences with the Baath party ideology during his college years. Later, Albadran was freed by the Baath party resistance and gained political asylum in the United States
as a refugee on March 28, 1991. Following this he was sent to a Saudi Arabian refugee camp in the desert under US care for four years, then he later immigrated to the US on August 18, 1994. He was a resident in San Diego until July 10, 1998 and then moved to Nashville, Tennessee
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He became a U.S. citizen on March 24, 2005.
Iraqi American
Iraqi Americans are Americans of Iraqi descent, including those who are expatriates in exile or permanent immigrants. The number of Iraqi Americans is around 140,000 according to the Arab American Institute....
actor. His most notable credit is his role as Prince Tariq in the 2005 film Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story.
Early life
Badrani was born in BasraBasra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
to Iraqi
Iraqi people
The Iraqi people or Mesopotamian people are natives or inhabitants of the country of Iraq, known since antiquity as Mesopotamia , with a large diaspora throughout the Arab World, Europe, the Americas, and...
parents. He started college in Iraq in late 1988, where he had lived through the Iran-Iraq war
Iran-Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran, lasting from September 1980 to August 1988, making it the longest conventional war of the twentieth century...
and the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as well as being subjected to political abuse from the Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
regime as he was jailed for his political differences with the Baath party ideology during his college years. Later, Albadran was freed by the Baath party resistance and gained political asylum in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as a refugee on March 28, 1991. Following this he was sent to a Saudi Arabian refugee camp in the desert under US care for four years, then he later immigrated to the US on August 18, 1994. He was a resident in San Diego until July 10, 1998 and then moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
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He became a U.S. citizen on March 24, 2005.
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Stuey | The waiter |
| 2005 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | Prince Tariq |
| 2006 | Wag On | Habib |
| Samaritan Parable of the Good Samaritan The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus and is mentioned in only one of the Canonical gospels. According to the Gospel of Luke a traveller is beaten, robbed, and left half dead along the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a... |
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