Simon Asmar and chapters of a life that deserve to be told

Simon Asmar left, the news was difficult for his fans, although she knows that the director is suffering from a critical health situation that led him to the hospital a few weeks ago.

The family of Al-Asmar has not revealed the nature of his illness, he would have prostate cancer, while some media reported that Asmar was suffering from kidney disease.

The news of the director 's death has spread this afternoon and a large number of Lebanese artists and media have cried. .

– Simon Asmar full of life

Simon Asmar was born on January 2, 1943. Very early on, passionate about art, he chose to study the staging in Paris. The Lebanese TV commissioners discover his talent and give him the opportunity to finish his studies.

Since 1972 he has set up the first Arab amateur launch program in which he graduated the biggest stars such as Majida El Roumi, Ragheb Alama, Walid Tawfiq, Ahmed Dogan, Mary Suleiman, Abdel Karim El Shaar, Moein Sherif and Ramy Ayash. , Nawal Al Zoghbi, Wael Kfoury, Elissa, Karam Fares, Sarah El Hani, Ziad Burji, the late Suzan Tamim and other stars of art.

Al-Asmar's work with the stars is not limited to launching them, but he has worked with them for decades to get concerts, choose their songs and attention to detail the simplest of their media takes into account their appearance.

The contracts signed by Asmar, although they launch stars and contribute to their fame, end with forms, when the artist becomes a mass star and decides to go it alone.

-The artists' efforts

Al-Asmar has repeatedly spoken of the ingratitude that he has received from artists who have made their fame, and he ended up disagreeing with some of the d & # 39; between them, which amounts to a media quarrel.

This culminated after Al-Asmar entered the prison because of accumulated debts that he could not afford. After his release, Asmar confirmed that Najwa Karam and Wael Kfoury were the only ones to ask him and help him.

– financial disaster

Continuing the success of the Al Fan Studio, Al Asmar opened the River of the Arts, the largest tourist resort allowing tourists to hear the voices of the stars of his art office, where were held the nights and the most artistic events important. And began to deteriorate.

– Penitentiary and bitter experience

In 2013, a young man who worked for the director in one of his restaurants found a corpse and was brutally killed. The director had been summoned for interrogation after discovering that the young man had extorted him with huge sums of money.

Investigations have proved that Al-Asmar had nothing to do with the crime, but security forces kept the release after he had discovered reports of checks against him with the crime. Huge amounts of money.

The director was sentenced to 10 months in jail and a picture of his sleep, causing the anger of his family. The director was subjected to a health crisis and was taken to the hospital.

Asmar sold his $ 6 million home and a businessman helped him pay off his debts and get out of jail.

– End Art Studio

The director tried to present more than one Arabic version of the program but was not accepted. After years of interruption and proliferation of programs "Super Star" and "Star Academy", the director has attempted to restore the glory of "Studio Art", providing a copy via the MTV screen in 2010 , but the format The program seemed unable to compete with new amateur programs, the director had lost the passion to adopt new talent and had closed his art office.

– Controversial Views

After Studio El Fan and his bitter prison experience in 2014, the director presented a program with singer Amir Yazbek to launch talents under the name "Soutak Shaghla", a program that has been successful in Lebanon, but Asmar appeared in a inappropriate place that did not know all the rules of the game.

He then participated in the last two seasons of "Celebrity Duets", criticized his opinions and his damaging comments on the participants, but the director did not listen to the critics and his recent opinions on television, a photo that his fans do not wish not end his career.

– Awards and honors

Asmar has prepared and led throughout his career hundreds of arts, entertainment, political and cultural programs, competitions and other programs at Lebanon Television and the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, where he has served Director of Variety Department, Public Relations Officer and Board Member of its programs. "New" and MTV.

He has received more than twenty awards in Lebanon and around the world, including the award for best TV creator in 1994, the Sydney Key Award in Australia the same year and, in 1997, the Encyclopedia of the International Year Award. Commemorate the East Giants and friends of Simon Asmar.

Simon Asmar departed while he was preparing to launch two programs on two Arabic channels, after losing his enthusiasm for appearing in the third season of "Celebrity Duets", did not expect at that time that death takes him away before his last dream becomes reality.

The departure of Simon Asmar as a "star maker" after a fight against the disease

Photos: the stars bid farewell to their discoverer Simon Asmar