Hani Al Naimi

Hani Al Naimi birthname Michael Anthony Desante is an Arab American actor writer and director of Palestinian descent He was born in Bethlehem and spent the beginning years of his childhood in Beirut Lebanon At age 9 he attended Fettes College for Boys in Edinburgh Scotland and then Hurtwood House in Surrey England where he completed his school His interest in acting started at an early age with school play renditions of Shakespeares A Midsummer Night Dream and Much Ado About Nothing He was 12 when Andrew Lloyd Webber came to his school to cast his play Joseph and His Technicolor Dreamcoat for its Edinburgh premiere Hani was selected to be in the choir and went on to be in the production of Jesus Christ Superstar as well After graduating from school Hani moved to the United States to continue his education where he earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees His dedication and passion for acting and storytelling never wavered Shortly thereafter Hani was discovered by casting director Judith Holstra when she cast him in his first movie role with Mariel Hemingway