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Dean Obeidallah

Festival Co-Founder & Co-Executive Producer (2003-2010); Director: An Arab of Convenience (2009); Writer/Director: A Word From Our Sponsor (2009), Arab President (2008), And now another word from our sponsors... and A Few Good Arabs (short promo) (2006), And now a word from our sponsors... (2005); Writer: Love Letter (2008); Actor: An Arab of Convenience (2009); Comedian (2003-2009)

Born in the Great State of New Jersey, Dean's comedy comes in large part from his unique background of being the son of a Palestinian father and a Sicilian mother. Dean, an award winning comedian who was at one time a practicing attorney... 
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Maysoon Zayid

FESTIVAL CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (2003-2010); COMEDIAN (2003-2010); WRITER: HI JOAN! (2005); ACTOR: (2010) The Arab & the Restless; AN ARAB OF CONVENIENCE (2009), "FATIMA" IN LOVE MATCH (2008), "MIRIAM" IN "A" DATE (2005), "LINDA" IN GRENADE (2004), "EMMA" IN BEFORE WE START (2003)

Maysoon Zayid is an actress and professional standup comedian, who received her BFA in acting from Arizona State University. She is the co-founder and co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and can be... 
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Nick Leavens

Artistic Director (2010), Producer (2010), Director: Family Bonding (2009), Love Match (2008)

NEW YORK: Lieutenant of Inishmore (assistant director, Broadway), Meanwhile, in Baghdad (New York International Fringe Festival), Speaking in Stomachs (SITEfest 2010) Family Bonding, Love Match... 
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