Jalal merhi biography
Jalal merhi biography
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Jalal Merhi
Brazilian-born Lebanese-Canadian martial artist, actor and filmmaker (born 1967)
Jalal Merhi is a Brazilian-born Lebanese-Canadian martial artist, actor and filmmaker.[1] As a competitor, he was a regular on the tournament scene in the late 1970s to mid 1980s.
As a film and television producer, he owns the Film One company, and previously owned a studio located at the Donlands Theatre in Toronto.
Early life
Merhi was born in Brazil to a family of DruzeLebanese expatriates[2] working in the jewelry industry.
He moved to Lebanon at age six, before moving again to Canada at age nineteen to study and to escape the Civil War.[3][4]: 8:38 He initially spent time between Montreal and Toronto before permanently settling in the latter.[5] In Canada, Merhi studied film and business.
He is an alumn of Ryerson University[1] and George Brown College, where he was discouraged to pursue a film car