''I said to him, I have a friend who is Egyptian -- Sayed, Sayed Badreya. Fast forward. Jobrani once refused a plum role of a terrorist mastermind on "24," saying the show was "bad for him and for America."

His film debut came by way of a small role in Mel Brook's comedy "Robin Hood: Men in Tights." You may recognize some on our list as frequent character actors who have gone beyond playing the typical "terrorist" or immigrant roles. Maybe it's his size, large enough to crush the average flight attendant. But their Hollywood roots go much deeper.All three have had roles in TV and film, from Egyptian-born Ahmed appearing on "Executive Decision," "JAG," and as a featured comedian on the PBS special, "STAND UP: Muslim Comics Come of Age," to Iranian-born Jobrani, the breakout actor of the group who has appeared in "The Interpreter," "Friday After Next" and "Dragonfly" to Kader, who was raised in Washington, D.C. and trained in sketch comedy at The Groundlings theater in Los Angeles. He laughs.' Soon he was there full time, building up a library for the little mosque. On this episode of Making It, Sayed says that American movies influence the whole world and he gives wise advice to aspiring entertainers. The Last Laugh. ''I wasn't so isolated to become a freedom fighter,'' he said. ''It's about heaven. To reflect on his Muslim faith, to be "well balanced" and to "check my intentions," Chappelle told Time Magazine in 2005.Chappelle has always charted his Hollywood career on his own terms. He ended up paying us to go write the script.” I was like, ‘Well, double-check the Koran, Mom. Though these comedians milk their culture and faith for huge laughs, they take their character choices very seriously. Or perhaps because he can successfully convince an audience he will blow your head off, Sayed Badreya has made it in Hollywood by being cast in one role after another as an Islamic terrorist. Bacon is pork! After a small riff on the story, Stewart moved on to other news. A man who said he frequented the mosque during this period confirmed Mr. Badreya's account. As the king of Muslim and Arab character roles, Badreya  has been a Hollywood mainstay for three decades. I'm talking about the comedy trio of Maz Jobrani, Ahmed Ahmed, and Aron Kader (with special guests Dean Obeidallah, Wan Ho Chung, and Nick Youssef), who made their debut on Comedy Central with a side-splitting special that showcased their particular brand of self-deprecating Middle Eastern and Muslim humor. Taghmaoui's character, Breaker, has Muslim origins and is a member of the global G.I. But they were receptive, Mr. Badreya said, when the sheiks he calls jihadis gave talks at the mosque and at others in Los Angeles and San Diego in which they preached holy war. He's funny.

He said his goal was to protect his children and his wife -- and his adopted country, which once welcomed penniless young dreamers like him from the Middle East. The reason for his choice is still being debated, but it doesn't seem to bother Chappelle, who has since maintained a low profile at his residence in Yellow Springs, Ohio. I couldn't believe my ears,'' Mr. Farrelly said. But for Badreya, his true dream is to tell the stories of real Arabs. Then, he says, he decided to ''do the De Niro thing'' and immerse himself in the world of the people he was pretending to be -- radical Islamic fundamentalists. "With the blessings of his executive producer Michael Green, Pasha went with his mother and discovered that the Prophet Muhammad's life story was "far more remarkable than any of the Hollywood epics I have written." Issawi said he and co-writer Sayed Badreya pitched Shalhoub the idea for the film in a coffee shop near his home. ''Freedom, food, water that is clean, Constitution -- these are not things I take for granted.''. What makes Tahir interesting is that he's been cast in two films as non-Muslim characters—a breakthrough for Muslim actors in Hollywood.Finally, there's Aziz Ansari, whom we debated whether to include on this list. Meet them now in Beliefnet's guide to the top Muslims in Hollywood. He says they would have come to blows if friends had not stepped in. She is a successful writer and producer of such shows as "The Jamie Foxx Show," "Moesha," and UPN's "Girlfriends," which began in 2000 and ran until 2008.

Rahman, a wildly popular, prolific, and award-winning musical composer in Bollywood, recently won an Oscar for the score he wrote for "Slumdog Millionaire.". ''Kill them. He insisted that Patricia, who had converted to Islam when they married, cover her head when she went out.

He's now working on "The Green Zone" with Matt Damon, directed by Paul Greengrass. “Roy: Yeah, sure, Thomas can raise a barn, but can he pick up a 7-10 split? Mr. Badreya said he saw the tape mesmerize listeners, particularly idealistic young Muslims, many of them new immigrants feeling isolated and alienated in America. London-bred Khalid Abdulla (of Egyptian heritage) went from a typical terrorist role in "United 93" to playing the hero in "The Kite Runner." Comedian, writer, and actor Preacher Moss imagines what it would be like if Muslims advertised to get people to join their faith: "Are you sick of eating pork? He ate on the floor with them. ''He got a little fanatical for a while,'' she said. After she completed her education, she moved to Los Angeles to continue her film and TV career. He's broken barriers in Hollywood as the first Muslim to actually play Muslim characters back in the 1980s. (Kader wrote on his website that he "would like to thank his Palestinian father and Mormon mother for giving him so many reasons to be a comedian.")

AmericanEast (14-Nov-2008). The comedic trio, which started touring in 2005, have been making people laugh all around the world. Roy: Yeah, well, he blessed you, too, and I’ll give you a clue what it is.It’s round, it has three holes, and you stick your fingers into it. Mr. Badreya asked. ''But if it was five years before and I was 22, maybe I would be in Afghanistan too.''. Watch Now. And he turned around and said, 'Sheik Sayed? It was a forceful monotone, every word echoing, and Mr. Badreya translated what he claimed were the words of Osama bin Laden.

After moving to the U.S. to attend New York University's film school, Badreya left for Hollywood and began appearing in typical "foreign" and "terrorist" roles on television and film. ''America, do something to make me love you,'' Abu-Anas said. Moss, along with comedians Azhar Usman and Mo Amer form the Allah Made Me Funny comedy trio, which has been touring the country for years. But over time, what he saw frightened him. Ansari, a hilarious comedic actor who has appeared on NBC's "Scrubs" and is starring in "Parks and Recreation." It's a beautiful, 'We are the World' thing, and it's one key to the successes of [my] shows.". He was seen recently in "The Proposal," with Sandra Bullock. He is best known for his turn as the investigating police inspector in "Slumdog." The men in the mosque were not terrorists, Mr. Badreya said. Beliefnet is a lifestyle website providing feature editorial content around the topics of inspiration, spirituality, health, wellness, love and family, news and entertainment. ''It's not about fences and laws,'' he said.

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