Simon Asmar

Simon Asmar (Arabic سيمون أسمر: Born in Ghazir, January 2, 1943 - September 11, 2019 ) was a Lebanese television director and producer, and the creator of Studio al-Fan (Art Studio), the famous and one of the Arab world's first star-maker talent show in Lebanon, that is behind most famous Lebanese stars like Majida El Roumi, Ragheb Alama, Nawal El Zoghbi, Wael Kfoury and Assi El Hellani. Thus he was nicknamed the "Star-maker" (صانع النجوم). Asmar also produced several popular game shows, including Bab al-Haz (Gate of Luck), Laylet Haz (A Lucky Night) and Ahla bi Hal Tali (You're Welcome). He was also founded the River Arts (نهر الفنون), a theatre-style river-side restaurant and cafe with a large gathering his famous artists with their orchestras, and a destination for Arab and international tourists.

Biography

Early life Born in 1943 in Ghazir, he studied many disciplines in Paris including arts and sound engineering in 1960, then studied the arts of preparing and directing television programs in 1968, as well as preparing and presenting artists. a theatre-style river-side restaurant and cafe with a large gathering of mainly his famous artists with their orchestras, and a destination for Arab and international tourists. The restaurant caught fire in 2006, for unknown reasons. and the Encyclopedia of the International Year Award in 1997, and in 2003, on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of his services in the field of art, he was honored by the two immortal committees of giants of the East and Friends of Simon Asmar.

As for the total of his work in the audiovisual field, it exceeds 100 programs. Among the most prominent stars that he made were: Abdo Yaghi, Majida Al-Roumi, Walid Tawfiq, Ghassan Saliba, Rabih Al-Khouli, Ragheb Alama, Mary Suleiman, Assi Al- Hillani, Nawal Al-Zoghbi, Wael Kfoury, Elissa, Fares Karam, Rami Ayyash Myriam Fares and Zain Al Omr, as for the media, Nidal al-Ahmadiyya, Liliane Andraos and Abdul-Ghani Tleis; In poetry, Rudi Rahmeh; In music Jean-Marie Riachi, and Nicola Saadeh Nakhla, who succeeded in the art studio in the category of playing the oud.

In 2014, Asmar presented a program to launch talents under the name "Sawtak Chaghleh" (صوتك شغلة) with the singer Amir Yazbek, but he seemed not in his place and did not ownall the rules of the game.

After that, he participated in the last two seasons of " Celebrity Duets ",

He was member of the jury in the last two seasons of MTV's Celebrity Duets when he died, when his looks and offensive comments to the participants were criticized.

Marital status He married Nada Kreidi on February 10, 1977, and they have three children: Wasim, Karim, and Bashir.

Death He was suffering from urinary tract health problems, prostate cancer, and complications affecting the kidneys, as he underwent a kidney transplant operation that necessitated his stay in the hospital to receive the necessary medical attention. He died on September 11, 2019, at the age of 76, after a struggle with kidney disease.