Mousa Kraish
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Mousa Kraish is an American actor and director, who has appeared in several Hollywood films including Steven Spielberg
's 2005 film "Munich
".
Kraish was born in 1975 in Brooklyn, New York to Palestinian
parents from the West Bank
city of Jericho
. Beginning in 2001, he spent two and a half years studying theater at David Mamet
's Atlantic Theater Company.
In addition to appearing in numerous independent and Hollywood films in recent years, Kraish also performed on stage at the 2004 New York Fringe Festival and the 2005 Arab-American Comedy Festival.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California
.
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
's 2005 film "Munich
Munich (film)
Munich is a 2005 historical fiction film about the Israeli government's secret retaliation attacks after the massacre of Israeli athletes by the Black September terrorist group during the 1972 Summer Olympics. The film stars Eric Bana and was produced and directed by Steven Spielberg...
".
Kraish was born in 1975 in Brooklyn, New York to Palestinian
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
parents from the West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
city of Jericho
Jericho
Jericho ; is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate and has a population of more than 20,000. Situated well below sea level on an east-west route north of the Dead Sea, Jericho is the lowest permanently...
. Beginning in 2001, he spent two and a half years studying theater at David Mamet
David Mamet
David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.Best known as a playwright, Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize and received a Tony nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross . He also received a Tony nomination for Speed-the-Plow . As a screenwriter, he received Oscar...
's Atlantic Theater Company.
In addition to appearing in numerous independent and Hollywood films in recent years, Kraish also performed on stage at the 2004 New York Fringe Festival and the 2005 Arab-American Comedy Festival.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Selected Filmography: Actor
- "Fast and Furious",2009
- "Land of the Lost",2009
- "The Day the Earth Stood Still",2008
- "You Don't Mess With The Zohan", 2008
- "Finishing the Game", 2008
- FlingFling (film)Fling, internationally titled Lie to Me, is an independent film about a couple navigating the hazards of an open relationship. It is the feature directorial debut of director John Stewart Muller and stars Brandon Routh, Steve Sandvoss, Courtney Ford, Nick Wechsler, Shoshana Bush and Ellen Hollman...
, 2008 - Superbad, 2007
- King of California, 2007
- Munich, 2005
- Man Push Cart, 2005
Filmography: Writer/Director
- How To Make A Dollar Bill in Brooklyn
- A Brother's Love
- The Fourth Estate