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Kassar
Kassar is an Arabic surname with two distinctive and different pronunciation and meaning, as قصار (with the qaf) or كسار (with the kaf). It may also carry the definite article as Al Kassar (being القصار or الكسار according to the qaf/kaf origin). Notable people with the surname include: ;with the qaf origin (قصار) *Adnan Kassar (born 1930), Lebanese lawyer, businessman and politician *Nadim Kassar, Lebanese businessman and banker *Mario Kassar (born 1951), Lebanese film producer and industry executive * Mireille Kassar (born 1963), Lebanese artist ;with the kaf origin (كسار) * Ahmed Al-Kassar, Saudi Arabian football player * Fahad Al-Kassar (born 1973), Emirati football referee *Monzer al-Kassar (born 1945), also known as the "Prince of Marbella", Syrian international arms dealer * Sami Kassar, Saudi Arabian football player ;Others * Ami Kassar, American small business advocate and loan broker *Ray Kassar (1928–2017), American businessman and entre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Kassar
Mario F. Kassar ( ar, ماريو قصار; born October 10, 1951) is a Lebanese film producer and industry executive who produced the first three films of the ''Rambo'' series, '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', '' Total Recall'', ''The Doors, Angel Heart'', ''Jacob's Ladder, Rambling Rose, Basic Instinct, Universal Soldier, Chaplin, Showgirls,'' and ''Stargate,'' among other films. He founded the now-defunct Carolco Pictures with Andrew G. Vajna. Early life Kassar was born on October 10, 1951, in Beirut, Lebanon. Like him, his father was also an independent movie producer. Kassar is of Lebanese and Italian descent. At the age of 15, Kassar had purchased several Italian and French films for distribution in the Far East. Carolco Pictures 1970s and Vajna Kassar met Andrew G. Vajna at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. A year later, Kassar and Vajna founded Carolco Pictures. "Carolco" was a name they had taken from a long-defunct company based in Panama. "We just bought the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |