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Mohammed Amer

ムハンマド・アーメル　/　むはんまど・あーめる

Writer

July 24, 1981 (age 44)　・　Kuwait

writer
actor
comedian

My Take

Mo Amer is the rare comedian whose biography would matter even if he were not funny, but he is, ferociously so. Born in Kuwait to a Palestinian family and raised in Texas, he turned a refugee's limbo into stand-up material without ever begging for sympathy, which I consider the hardest trick in comedy. His special The Vagabond and his work on Ramy show the same instinct: find the absurdity inside displacement and let the audience laugh their way into empathy. I admire writers who smuggle social commentary inside punchlines rather than lectures. Amer does it with warmth, and that warmth is precisely what makes the message land.

Overview

Mohammed Mustafa Amer (Arabic: محمد مصطفى عامر; born July 24, 1981) is a Palestinian-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his Netflix comedy special Mo Amer: The Vagabond and as a member of the comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny. Amer also appeared in the Hulu sitcom Ramy (2019-2022) where he played the character Mo, Ramy's cousin who owns a diner.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mohammed Amer
Name (Japanese): ムハンマド・アーメル
Reading: むはんまど・あーめる
Born: July 24, 1981 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rooster
Origin: Kuwait
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: writer / actor / comedian

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Alief Hastings High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.moamer.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/moamer/
Xhttps://x.com/realmoamer
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%20Amer

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