Ahlan wa sahlan and welcome to the Hollywood Chai! A podcast that spills the real chai on Hollywood with interviews with artists and storytellers on their craft and their individual and independent ways of breaking into Hollywood, some heavily researched educational episodes on Hollywood-related topics & groundbreaking pioneers and your occasional pop cultural zeitgeist episodes about what’s hot in the industry both on and off screen. I’m your host, Jon Akkawi, a Greco-Arab actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, stand-up comic (in and out of drag) and script doctor dedicated to my mantra of helping Arabs, Middle Easterners and MENASA artists Break Hollywood. My mission is to help amplify and support the voices of marginalized and underrepresented groups in the Entertainment Industry. So, grab your favorite cup of chai and come spill it with us!

If you’d like me to cover a specific topic or be interviewed on the show with your own chai spills on the industry, then email me at thehollywoodchai@gmail.com. The Hollywood Chai is a production of Bougie Arabs Entertainment. Produced and edited by Jon Akkawi, DOP: Mera Nino, art direction by Rosy Nino, logo design by Christina Raie of Zena_Creations and theme music by Chef Elon.

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