Zaib Shaikh

Birth Name:

Zaib Shaikh

Birth Place:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession

Actor, Producer, Director, Writer

In 2008, he won a Leo Award for best performance in a comedy series for "Little Mosque on the Prairie․"
Won an Honorable Mention for Special Purpose Film at the 2008 Accolade Competition for "Othello the Tragedy of the Moor," which he shared with executive producers Matthew Deslippe and Carlo Rota
Majored in theatre and drama at the University of Toronto, Mississauga, and the Sheridan College Institute of Advanced Learning, then went on to earn his MFA at the University of British Columbia
Worked as a copy editor for University of Toronto's campus newspaper, "The Medium․"
First gained international notice and acclaim for the comedy "Little Mosque on the Prairie," on which he was cast as a big-city lawyer who becomes the imam of a mosque in a Saskatchewan town
Has worked with the Canadian Stage Company, the National Arts Centre and the Stratford Festival
In 2006, he co-founded the Whistler Theatre Project in Whistler, B․C

2008Honorable Mention - Special Purpose Film:Winner
2008Leo - Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series:Winner
2012Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated

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