Meena Sameh Dimian is an American broadcaster, writer, actor and international television personality of Egyptian descent. He is most widely known as a host on the #1 panel talk show in the Middle East; "Zahret El Khalieg [زهرة الخليج]" on Abu Dhabi TV. In addition, Meena was featured on an ABC News segment for their primetime news serial What Would You Do? where he played a Muslim store clerk dealing with racism. The video subsequently went viral and received over 50 million views. He has been featured on ABC, Comedy Central, CNN, TLC, and BBC.
Meena was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. His parents had immigrated from Egypt one year before. Soon after his birth, his mother Mariam opened a dental practice in Staten Island, New York, where he would eventually grow up. His father, Sameh Youssef Dimian was a published writer and poet as well as an acclaimed community theater actor, writer, and director. Meena grew up watching Egyptian film, theater, and television in tandem with his American mainstream media obsession.
Date of Birth | 29th December 1981 |
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Age | 42 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Country | United States of America |
Language | English |
Reference | IMDB |