Fajer Al-Kaisi

Fajer Al-Kaisi (Arabic: الفجر آل القيسي‎; born May 7, 1979) is an Iraqi Canadian actor and comedian from Montreal. Born in Iraq, Al-Kaisi spent much time of his childhood being raised in Kuwait and later settled in Montreal, Canada. He soon moved to the United States, where he had completed his Masters in Acting from the University of Texas at Austin. Al-Kaisi is fluent in English, French, and Arabic and speaks conversational Spanish and Italian. He currently resides in New York, where he made his debut comedic stand-up with the Arab American Comedy Festival. He is married to an American Jewish scenic artist, Leanne Meyerson.