Learn about Abdullah Al-Sadhan's career and his most important television works

The artist Abdullah Al-Sadhan is considered one of the giants of Arab comedy, given that he has presented more than 40 distinguished Saudi comedic works. He is also an icon of comedy in the entire Arab world, not just in Saudi Arabia. Get the latest celebrity ads directly on the Special app, where we show you everything new from international stars.

The most important information about Abdullah Al-Sadhan Actor Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan is a comprehensive artist. He is a Saudi actor, producer and writer. He loved art since his early childhood and was interested in everything that is creative. He participated in a number of plays during his studies at King Saud University. Then, he had an opportunity on television and participated in many works that were the reason for his distinguished artistic launch. The first person to discover Abdullah Al-Sadhan was director Saad Al-Furaih. Abdullah Al-Sadhan produced the series Al-Sarbil. In 2005, Abdullah Al-Sadhan was chosen by Newsweek Arabia magazine as one of the most influential Arab figures.

Abdullah Al-Sadhan participated in establishing Al-Hadaf Foundation for Artistic Production in cooperation with the artist Nasser Al-Qasabi in 1993. The partnership was dissolved after disagreements between them and the company was terminated by a court order at the request of Nasser Al-Qasabi. The dispute between them was ended by Turki Al-Sheikh. Enjoy interesting and useful content with an exclusive podcast that provides you with everything you need to know in a few minutes via the Special app.

In 1985, Abdullah Al-Sadhan presented the program “A Flower from Every Garden” in 1985, and Nasser Al-Qasabi, Saleh Al-Zeer, and Bakr Al-Shadi participated with him. Abdullah Al-Sadhan also won the Best Actor Award at the First Television Festival in Cairo.

Biography of Abdullah Al-Sadhan The artist Abdullah Al-Sadhan was born on May 13, 1958 in the Saudi city of Shaqra. He went to study at the College of Agriculture at King Saud University in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. He started out in the university theater and was able to make friends from the artistic community and get a suitable opportunity to start acting and enter the artistic community.

Abdullah Al-Sadhan's wife and children The artist Abdullah Al-Sadhan's wife is called Hessa Al-Thunayan and they have 7 sons and one daughter. He had a son named Turki, who was the eldest of them and tried to follow in his father's footsteps and entered the world of acting and retired in 2007.

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Abdullah Al-Sadhan's artistic achievements and long artistic career Abdullah Al-Sadhan began his artistic career in the seventies of the last century, and moved from theater to television in a very short time. His first work was his participation in the series “Unforgettable Days,” which he presented in 1974, written by Ibrahim Al-Nasser and directed by Saad Al-Furaih. After that, he participated in the series “Shahr Al Khair” in 1982, and he co-starred with Abdul Aziz Al Mubdal and Ali Al Madfa. Three years later, specifically in 1985, Abdullah Al-Sadhan participated in two series: “La Yahoshk Habrouk” and the role of “An’ad” in the series “Awdat Aswad”.

During the same period, he participated in the play Under the Chairs and the play Awis the Nineteenth in 1987, and presented the play The Return of Hamoud and Muhaimid in 1987.

In early 1989, Abdullah Al-Sadhan played the role of Fad’an in the series “Eyes We Watch Time,” and at the end of the year, he participated in the play “A Son of the Country.” In the early nineties, Al-Sudhan participated in the series “The Beginning of the End” with his friend Nasser Al-Qasabi and Abdullah Al-Sinani. Then he participated in the series “Short Stories” in 1991. In the same year, he presented the series “Generational Conflict” and a play for Saudis only. In 1992, Abdullah Al-Sadhan starred in the series Abu Mishaab alongside his friend Nasser Al-Qasabi, directed by Amer Al-Hamoud. After 1993, the first season of the series Tash Ma Tash was launched, which is considered the most famous in the Arab world and internationally. He starred alongside his lifelong friend Nasser Al-Qasabi, and the events of the series witnessed multiple roles for each of them in each season. The events of the series Tash Ma Tash dealt with many Saudi social issues in a comedic format. The series was written by Nasser and Abdullah, and witnessed 18 seasons that were shown during the years from 1993 to 2011.

In continuation of his artistic works and career, Abdullah Al-Sadhan presented the series “Al-Gharbal” in 1994, directed by Adnan Ibrahim and written by Yasser Al-Azma. The nineties ended with Abdullah Al-Sadhan participating in the series “The Palace”, which he presented in 1999. He starred alongside a number of Syrian artists, including Fadia Khattab, Abdulrahman Al-Rashi, and Dima Al-Jundi. As for the millennium, Abdullah Al-Sadhan started it with the historical series Popular Legends, whose events were inspired by the book Popular Legends by the writer Abdul Karim Al-Juhayman. He presented the seventh part of the series "Stay with Me" in 2002, accompanied by Abdul Mohsen Al-Nemer and Nasser Al-Qasabi, and in the same year he participated in the series "A Little Salt". He appeared as a guest star in 2004 in the comedy series Abu Al-Asafeer, starring Khaled Salmi, and in 2005 he starred in the series Black and White, alongside his lifelong friend, the artist Nasser Al-Qasabi. Follow exclusive content that you can't find anywhere else, and enjoy benefits that you can't miss through Special, the most famous site in the world.

In 2008, he participated in the drama series “Jari Ya Hamouda” directed by Walid Al-Aqel, and played the lead role and presented the character of Karim in the comedy series “Kulna Eyal Qarya” alongside Habib Al-Habib, Nasser Al-Qasabi, and other stars. He repeated his guest appearance again in 2010 by appearing in the series 37 Degrees Celsius 2 starring Nasser Al-Qasabi, which belongs to the comedy series.

He participated for the first time in 2012 by performing the voice of the character Saidan in the animated series Taish Eyal, and in the same year he also participated in the series Taleh Nazel alongside Nasser Al Qasabi and Habib Al Habib.

In 2013, Abdullah Al-Sadhan starred in the social series “This is Us,” directed by Fahd Al-Hamoud. In 2014, he participated in the play “Aqal Bel Aks” and the following year, he starred in the comedy series “Mana Wa Fina”. In 2016, he played the lead role in the comedy series Mr. Cash and also played the lead role in the drama series Without Filter.

Abdullah Al-Sadhan participated in the Ramadan 2023 season and presented the series "Tash Ma Tash", and he co-starred with Nasser Al-Qasabi, Rashid Al-Shamrani, Muhammad Al-Tuwaiyan, Bashir Al-Ghanim and others.

Traditional costume at the Red Sea Film Festival The artist Abdullah Al-Sadhan insisted on wearing the traditional costume, referring to the look he adopted, which combines Najdi and Hijazi costumes. This was during his presence at the Red Sea Film Festival 2024.

Abdullah Al-Sadhan's message to Saudi women Artist Abdullah Al-Sadhan was keen to send a message to Saudi women and to mention the importance of a man supporting women through his wisdom, calmness, and developing existing skills . He also stressed the necessity of playing the role of a friend with his children during his presence in dialogues and private sessions.

Abdullah Al-Sadhan responds to his wife's critics Artist Abdullah Al-Sadhan sent a sharp message to critics of the videos his wife publishes, stressing that what his wife publishes is his business and has nothing to do with others. He asked critics not to follow her, a statement that angered the public. After the criticism directed at Abdullah Al-Sadhan, he confirmed through press statements, saying: This is something that is personal to me. Whoever doesn’t like it shouldn’t follow it. However, it is clear that the follow-up is intense. However, in the end, we are all sinners. There is no problem between the negative and the positive. We are all sinners. The issue may be negative in the eyes of some and positive in the eyes of others.