Aziz M. Osman (born Abdul Aziz Othman @ Yusof; 2 October 1962) is a Singaporean-born Malaysian

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, director,

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and producer. He is currently the director general of his own production company, Ace Motion Pictures Sdn Bhd.

Career

Aziz started his acting career as an infant in 1963 film, ''Ibu Ayam'' directed by Salleh Ghani. In 1976, at the age of 13, he alongside his three siblings took a role in 1976 film, ''Sayang Anakku Sayang'' directed by Jamil Sulong and is a remake of a 1970

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film, ''The Younger Generation''. The film earned Aziz won the Best Child Star at the 22nd

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. His directing career begin in 1990 when he directed his debut film, ''Fenomena'' which starring Ramona Rahman and

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. Aziz also an avid fan of science fiction films made by

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and

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, which inspired him to write and direct Malaysia's first science fiction film, ''XX Ray''. He also took the main role as a university student named Amir. The success of ''XX Ray'' led him to directed its two sequels, which released in 1995 and 2019 respectively. The third sequel received negative reviews upon its release. Since then, he directed more films which commercially success, including ''

Puteri Impian ''Puteri Impian'' () is a 1997 Malaysian Malay-language romantic comedy film directed by Aziz M. Osman and starring Amy Mastura. The film follows the adventures of a young woman who wins the chance to be in a "princess" for ten days in a realit ...

'' (1997) and ''

Leftenan Adnan ''Leftenan Adnan'' is a 2000 Malaysian Malay-language biographical war drama film directed by Aziz M. Osman and co-produced by both Grand Brilliance, Paradigmfilm, and the Malaysian Army. The film chronicles the actions of Adnan bin Saidi who ...

'' (2000).

Personal life

He was born in

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and raised in

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. His father is M. Osman (born Othman @ Yusof Mohamed), a well-known Malaysian singer in 1960s, while his mother Afida Es is a veteran actress. His brother Zulkifli is also a film director. Aziz is married three times, to which he has 7 children from these marriages.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Telemovie

Awards and nominations

* Best Director (Baginda) ...

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's ''Anugerah Skrin'' 97/98, 1998 * Best Editor (Femina) ... 11th

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, 1994 * Best Art Director (Femina) ... 11th Malaysia Film Festival, 1994 * Promising New Director (Fenomena) ... 9th Malaysia Film Festival, 1990 * Best Child Actor (Sayang Anakku Sayang) ... 22nd Asia Film Festival, South Korea, 1976

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* {{authority control 1962 births Living people Malaysian male actors Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian film directors People from Kuala Lumpur Malay-language film directors