Jalal merhi biography of abraham

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 fi