Sam Yazbeck
- Actor
Born in Lebanon during the war, some of my childhood memories are of my family and I running for our lives to the nearest shelter. I would pretend that I was the hero escorting everyone to safety. I knew then, that with just a little imagination, my life was going to be an amazing journey. When I was twelve, we moved to the US.
My teenage years consisted of drinking, doing drugs and getting into trouble. In my twenties, I decided to focus my energy on something less self-destructive and pursue an acting career. I took a hands-on approach and started acting in plays and in short films for free in exchange for experience. Fluent in Arabic and conversational in Spanish, I was usually cast as Middle Eastern or Ethnically Ambiguous characters in intense and vulnerable roles.
After paying my dues in South Florida for ten years, I moved to New York where I joined the union and began earning an income as an actor. I would later complete a two year Meisner program at the Maggie Flanigan Studio. It was two years of pure torture and immense growth. I currently live in Brooklyn with my partner of twenty years and our little girl where my journey continues.
My teenage years consisted of drinking, doing drugs and getting into trouble. In my twenties, I decided to focus my energy on something less self-destructive and pursue an acting career. I took a hands-on approach and started acting in plays and in short films for free in exchange for experience. Fluent in Arabic and conversational in Spanish, I was usually cast as Middle Eastern or Ethnically Ambiguous characters in intense and vulnerable roles.
After paying my dues in South Florida for ten years, I moved to New York where I joined the union and began earning an income as an actor. I would later complete a two year Meisner program at the Maggie Flanigan Studio. It was two years of pure torture and immense growth. I currently live in Brooklyn with my partner of twenty years and our little girl where my journey continues.
