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He guest starred as Professor Mahmoud Bahmanyaron in an episode of ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' which aired March 18, 2013. |
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He was born in [[Toronto]] at [[St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto)|St. Michael's Hospital]] and is of [[Demography of Pakistan|Pakistani]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|title=My Toronto: Zaib Shaikh|work=National Post|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/02/25/my-toronto-zaib-shaikh.aspx}}</ref> He studied theatre at the [[University of Toronto Mississauga]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Zaib Shaikh|work=University of Toronto Magazine|url=http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/summer-2007/zaib-shaikh-little-mosque-on-prairie-whistler-theatre-project/}}</ref> and has a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from the [[Sheridan College|Sheridan College Institute of Advanced Learning]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zaib Shaikh|work=Sheridan Institute Alumni Magazine|url=http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/services/alumni2/documents/ovation2009.pdf}}</ref> While at the University of Toronto, he was a copy editor for the campus newspaper, ''The Medium''. He has a [[Master of Fine Arts]] degree from the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref name=lavin>{{cite web|title=Zaib Shaikh|work=Lavin Agency|url=http://www.thelavinagency.com/speaker-zaib-shaikh.html}}</ref> |
He was born in [[Toronto]] at [[St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto)|St. Michael's Hospital]] and is of [[Demography of Pakistan|Pakistani]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|title=My Toronto: Zaib Shaikh|work=National Post|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/02/25/my-toronto-zaib-shaikh.aspx}}</ref> He studied theatre at the [[University of Toronto Mississauga]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Zaib Shaikh|work=University of Toronto Magazine|url=http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/summer-2007/zaib-shaikh-little-mosque-on-prairie-whistler-theatre-project/}}</ref> and has a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from the [[Sheridan College|Sheridan College Institute of Advanced Learning]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zaib Shaikh|work=Sheridan Institute Alumni Magazine|url=http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/services/alumni2/documents/ovation2009.pdf}}</ref> While at the University of Toronto, he was a copy editor for the campus newspaper, ''The Medium''. He has a [[Master of Fine Arts]] degree from the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref name=lavin>{{cite web|title=Zaib Shaikh|work=Lavin Agency|url=http://www.thelavinagency.com/speaker-zaib-shaikh.html}}</ref> |
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He is married to the Managing Director of [[Twitter]] Canada, [[Kirstine Stewart]].<ref name=save>[http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/29/twitter-hires-cbcs-kristine-stewart-as-managing-director-and-first-team-member-for-twitter-canada/"]. ''[[TechCrunch]]'', April 29, 2013.</ref> |
He is married to the Managing Director of [[Twitter]] Canada, [[Kirstine Stewart]].<ref name=save>[http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/29/twitter-hires-cbcs-kristine-stewart-as-managing-director-and-first-team-member-for-twitter-canada/"]. ''[[TechCrunch]]'', April 29, 2013.</ref> |
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On May 29, 2014; Shaikh was named the ''Film Commissioner and Director of Entertainment Industries'' for [[Toronto]].<ref>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-picks-zaib-shaikh-of-little-mosque-fame-as-film-commissioner/article18911457/</ref> |
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| Years active | 2002-present |
Zaib Shaikh is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is best known for his roles as Amaar Rashid, an imam in the CBC Television sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie, and Jayesh in Metropia, an evening soap opera broadcast on Omni Television.
Career
As well as Metropia and Little Mosque on the Prairie, Shaikh appeared as Vancouver city councillor Shakil Khan in Da Vinci's City Hall. He is co-founder of the Whistler Theatre Project, and also writer and director of the CBC adaptation of Othello.[1] He will appear as Nadir Khan in Deepa Mehta's film adaptation of Midnight's Children. He guest starred as Professor Mahmoud Bahmanyaron in an episode of Murdoch Mysteries which aired March 18, 2013.
Personal Life
He was born in Toronto at St. Michael's Hospital and is of Pakistani descent.[2] He studied theatre at the University of Toronto Mississauga[3] and has a Bachelor of Arts from the Sheridan College Institute of Advanced Learning.[4] While at the University of Toronto, he was a copy editor for the campus newspaper, The Medium. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of British Columbia.[5]
He is married to the Managing Director of Twitter Canada, Kirstine Stewart.[6]
On May 29, 2014; Shaikh was named the Film Commissioner and Director of Entertainment Industries for Toronto.[7]
References
- ^ See IMDB
- ^ "My Toronto: Zaib Shaikh". National Post.
- ^ "Zaib Shaikh". University of Toronto Magazine.
- ^ "Zaib Shaikh" (PDF). Sheridan Institute Alumni Magazine.
- ^ "Zaib Shaikh". Lavin Agency.
- ^ ". TechCrunch, April 29, 2013.
- ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-picks-zaib-shaikh-of-little-mosque-fame-as-film-commissioner/article18911457/
External links
- Zaib Shaikh at IMDb
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