formatting
Okumaya devam et...
← Previous revision | Revision as of 18:06, 2 May 2024 |
| Line 20: | Line 20: |
| }} | }} |
| '''Zakaria Sherif Zaki''' ([[Arabic]]: زكريا شريف زكي; born January 18, 1990),<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 18, 2023 includes celebrities Kevin Costner, Dave Bautista|work=The Plain Dealer|date=January 18, 2023|accessdate=January 18, 2023|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertain...-celebrities-kevin-costner-dave-bautista.html}}</ref> better known as '''Zeeko Zaki''' ([[Arabic]]: زيكو زكي),<ref name=":0">{{Cite press release |url=https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/fbi/bios?id=zeeko-zaki |title=CBS Press Express {{!}} FBI |website=CBS Press Express |language=en |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=July 28, 2018 |title=Arab American stars in new CBS prime-time series |language=en-US |work=Arab American News |url=https://www.arabamericannews.com/2018/07/28/arab-american-stars-in-new-cbs-prime-time-series/ |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> is an [[Egyptian Americans|Egyptian-American]] actor best known for his role portraying Special Agent Omar Adom "OA” Zidan on [[Dick Wolf]]'s ''[[FBI (TV series)|FBI]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/...cast-in-dick-wolfs-cbs-drama-fbi|title=Connie Nielsen Cast in Dick Wolf's CBS Drama FBI|date=March 6, 2018|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=November 18, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> | '''Zakaria Sherif Zaki''' ([[Arabic]]: زكريا شريف زكي; born January 18, 1990),<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 18, 2023 includes celebrities Kevin Costner, Dave Bautista|work=The Plain Dealer|date=January 18, 2023|accessdate=January 18, 2023|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertain...-celebrities-kevin-costner-dave-bautista.html}}</ref> better known as '''Zeeko Zaki''' ([[Arabic]]: زيكو زكي),<ref name=":0">{{Cite press release |url=https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/fbi/bios?id=zeeko-zaki |title=CBS Press Express {{!}} FBI |website=CBS Press Express |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=July 28, 2018 |title=Arab American stars in new CBS prime-time series |work=Arab American News |url=https://www.arabamericannews.com/2018/07/28/arab-american-stars-in-new-cbs-prime-time-series/ |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> is an [[Egyptian Americans|Egyptian-American]] actor best known for his role portraying Special Agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan on [[Dick Wolf]]'s ''[[FBI (TV series)|FBI]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/...cast-in-dick-wolfs-cbs-drama-fbi|title=Connie Nielsen Cast in Dick Wolf's CBS Drama FBI|date=March 6, 2018|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> |
| ==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== |
| Zaki was born in [[Alexandria]], Egypt, and emigrated with his parents Emon and Sherif Zaki to the [[United States]] at one month of age. Zaki's maternal grandparents emigrated to the US before he and his parents arrived.<ref name="HelloMag">{{citation|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/...-extraordinarily-100lb-weight-loss/|title=FBI star Zeeko Zaki details extraordinary 100lb weight loss|website=hellomagazine.com|date=July 11, 2022 }}</ref> His extended family remained in Egypt. During his childhood Zaki spent summers in his hometown and his aunt has a [[villa]] in [[Agami|Agami Region]] where he and his relatives gather.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 4, 2019 |title=بطل مصري لمسلسل أمريكي.. حكاية زيكو زكي |language=English |publisher=elsaha.com |url=https://www.elsaha.com/a/518874.html}}</ref> He grew up in [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]]. His mother manages a salon in [[Wilmington, Delaware]], and his father is a stylist. Zaki has two younger siblings: a brother, Zeyad, and a sister, Zeina.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2011 |title=Delaware Today magazine Women in Business: Emon Zaki is operations manager at Sherif Zaki Salon & The Oasis Spa |url=https://delawaretoday.com/uncategor...s-manager-at-sherif-zaki-salon-the-oasis-spa/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=Delaware Today |language=en-US}}</ref> | Zaki was born in [[Alexandria]], Egypt, and emigrated with his parents Emon and Sherif Zaki to the [[United States]] at one month of age. Zaki's maternal grandparents emigrated to the US before he and his parents arrived.<ref name="HelloMag">{{citation|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/...-extraordinarily-100lb-weight-loss/|title=FBI star Zeeko Zaki details extraordinary 100lb weight loss|website=hellomagazine.com|date=July 11, 2022 }}</ref> His extended family remained in Egypt. During his childhood Zaki spent summers in his hometown and his aunt has a [[villa]] in [[Agami|Agami Region]] where he and his relatives gather.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 4, 2019 |title=بطل مصري لمسلسل أمريكي.. حكاية زيكو زكي |publisher=elsaha.com |language=ar |url=https://www.elsaha.com/a/518874.html}}</ref> He grew up in [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]]. His mother manages a salon in [[Wilmington, Delaware]], and his father is a stylist. Zaki has two younger siblings: a brother, Zeyad, and a sister, Zeina.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2011 |title=Delaware Today magazine Women in Business: Emon Zaki is operations manager at Sherif Zaki Salon & The Oasis Spa |url=https://delawaretoday.com/uncategor...s-manager-at-sherif-zaki-salon-the-oasis-spa/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |website=Delaware Today}}</ref> |
| ==Career== | ==Career== |
| Line 30: | Line 30: |
| In 2010, Zaki moved to [[North Carolina]], where he worked in theater before auditioning for television roles. He appeared in bit part roles in various films and television series before landing recurring roles in ''[[Six (TV series)|Six]]'' and ''[[24: Legacy]]'', portraying antagonists, and in ''[[Valor (TV series)|Valor]]'', in which he portrayed a door gunner of a U.S. Army special operations aviation unit. Zaki was cast in his first lead role playing Special Agent Zidan in [[Dick Wolf]]'s procedural show ''[[FBI (TV series)|FBI]]''. The role was originally written for a Latino actor but Wolf, impressed by Zaki's audition tape, changed the character's ethnicity to mirror Zaki's background.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 29, 2018 |title=Zeeko Zaki Finally Gets to Play the Good Guy |work=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a24082498/zeeko-zaki-fbi-interview/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 10, 2018 |title=Muslim 'FBI' star advocates for better TV representation |work=[[New York Post]] |url=https://nypost.com/2018/10/10/muslim-fbi-star-advocates-for-better-tv-representation/}}</ref> | In 2010, Zaki moved to [[North Carolina]], where he worked in theater before auditioning for television roles. He appeared in bit part roles in various films and television series before landing recurring roles in ''[[Six (TV series)|Six]]'' and ''[[24: Legacy]]'', portraying antagonists, and in ''[[Valor (TV series)|Valor]]'', in which he portrayed a door gunner of a U.S. Army special operations aviation unit. Zaki was cast in his first lead role playing Special Agent Zidan in [[Dick Wolf]]'s procedural show ''[[FBI (TV series)|FBI]]''. The role was originally written for a Latino actor but Wolf, impressed by Zaki's audition tape, changed the character's ethnicity to mirror Zaki's background.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 29, 2018 |title=Zeeko Zaki Finally Gets to Play the Good Guy |work=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a24082498/zeeko-zaki-fbi-interview/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 10, 2018 |title=Muslim 'FBI' star advocates for better TV representation |work=[[New York Post]] |url=https://nypost.com/2018/10/10/muslim-fbi-star-advocates-for-better-tv-representation/}}</ref> |
| Zaki has said that he wants to prove to the world that [[Muslims]] and [[Arabs]] are not [[Terrorism|terrorists]].<ref>{{Citation |title=حصريا .. قصة زيكو زكى النجم المصرى العالمى في هوليوود .. بدأ كومبارس وبقى بطل مسلسل "FBI" |url= |language=en |access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> | Zaki has said that he wants to prove to the world that [[Muslims]] and [[Arabs]] are not [[Terrorism|terrorists]].<ref>{{Citation |title=حصريا .. قصة زيكو زكى النجم المصرى العالمى في هوليوود .. بدأ كومبارس وبقى بطل مسلسل "FBI" |url= |access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> |
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == |
| Zaki is a [[Muslims|Muslim]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=September 25, 2018 |title=Actor Zeeko Zaki Is Ready to Change the Narrative of Arab Men on the Small Screen |language=en-US |work=Town & Country |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/l...zeeko-zaki-interview-new-dick-wolf-drama-fbi/ |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |title=I'm a Muslim American and I Play the Hero in a TV Show. Here's What My Experience Has Taught Me About How We Can Change Hollywood |url=http://time.com/5423372/zeeko-zaki-fbi/ |access-date=November 18, 2018 |magazine=Time |date=October 16, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Zaki spoke [[Egyptian Arabic]] at home until the age of six.<ref name=":2" /> | Zaki is a [[Muslims|Muslim]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=September 25, 2018 |title=Actor Zeeko Zaki Is Ready to Change the Narrative of Arab Men on the Small Screen |work=Town & Country |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/l...zeeko-zaki-interview-new-dick-wolf-drama-fbi/ |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |title=I'm a Muslim American and I Play the Hero in a TV Show. Here's What My Experience Has Taught Me About How We Can Change Hollywood |url=http://time.com/5423372/zeeko-zaki-fbi/ |access-date=November 18, 2018 |magazine=Time |date=October 16, 2018}}</ref> Zaki spoke [[Egyptian Arabic]] at home until the age of six.<ref name=":2" /> |
| == Filmography == | == Filmography == |
Okumaya devam et...