Norman Issa
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Norman Issa in April 2012
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17 June 1967 Haifa, Israel |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Gidona Raz |
Norman Issa (Arabic: نورمان عيسى, Hebrew: נורמן עיסא; born 17 June 1967) is an Israeli Arab actor, active in cinema, theatre and television. His parents, who are Maronite Christians, are from the village of Kafr Bir'im.
He studied at Beit Zvi and has acted in many plays by William Shakespeare at the Haifa Theatre and Cameri Theatre. He worked at the The Arab-Hebrew Theater together with fellow Israeli-Arab actor Yousef Sweid.
He started to become famous as the main protagonist of the Israeli sitcom Arab Labor, created by Israeli-Arab journalist Sayed Kashua.
He is married to Jewish playwright Gidona Raz, and together they founded the Elmina Theater in Jaffa.
In 2015, Issa refused to perform in a settlement in the Jordan Valley, causing the Minister of Culture Miri Regev to threaten to shut down the Elmina Theater.
At the 2016 Haifa International Film Festival, Norman Issa and Moshe Ivgy were awarded the prize for Best Actor in a Feature Film, for The 90 Minute War.
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