Hollywood Dream Maker Casting Director, Actor, & Advocate for Middle Eastern Artists with Hamzah Saman (Season 3, Episode 18)
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Hollywood Dream Maker

Casting Director, Actor, & Advocate for Middle Eastern Artists with Hamzah Saman (Season 3, Episode 18)

Podcast Episode

Advocating for minorities and challenging stereotypes is important in every industry, including Hollywood. Don't wait for someone else to make the changes you wish to see, take the action yourself. Hamzah Saman is a MENASA actor, CSA ...See moreAdvocating for minorities and challenging stereotypes is important in every industry, including Hollywood. Don't wait for someone else to make the changes you wish to see, take the action yourself. Hamzah Saman is a MENASA actor, CSA Casting Director, and owner of Arab American Casting. Hamzah was born in Lebanon and came to the U.S. when he was 15 years old. This has fueled his career in Hollywood as he is actively working to change the perception of Arab and Middle Eastern artists. Some of Hamzah's acting roles include working on General Hospital in 2019, booking 4 roles in feature films in 2019, and starring as "Inmate 093" in the The Human Centipede III. As a Casting Director he worked on Argo in 2012 in addition to over 40 feature and short films, commercials, and television shows. In this show, Hamzah shares the prominent events that have paved the way for his Hollywood career as an actor and a Casting Director. You will hear how his time working on the film, Argo, inspired his idea for Arab American Casting, what his experience has been in the industry as a Middle Eastern man, his opinion on type-casting, how actors can get connected with him for casting, and more. Tune in to Episode 61 of Hollywood Dream Maker to hear how Hamzah Saman made his Hollywood dreams come true. See less