What is Moustapha Akkad?
'''Moustapha Akkad''' (July 1, 1930 &ndash; November 11, 2005) was a [[Syria]]n-[[United States|American]] movie producer and director who was known for producing all the ''[[Halloween]]'' movies until his death in 2005. He did not produce the first two [[Rob Zombie]] remakes. ''[[Halloween 9]]'' was cancelled because of his death. Akkad was born on July 1, 1930 in [[Aleppo]], [[Syria]]. He was raised in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Akkad studied at [[Aleppo American College]], at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] and at the [[University of Southern California]]. He was married to Patricia Akkad until they divorced. Then he was to married Sasha Ascha until his death in 2005. He has two children with Patricia and one with Sasha. Akkad and his daughter, Rima were both killed by a large explosion in the lobby of the hotel. They were in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]. Akkad and his daughter were in the lobby when it happened and his daughter died instantly. Akkad died two days after because of his injuries, aged 75.<ref name='nytimes'>{{cite news | title = Moustapha Akkad, 75, Who Produced Religious and Horror Films, Is Dead | date = 2005-11-12 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/12/obituaries/12akkad.html | work = [[New York Times]] | accessdate = 2010-07-05}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0002160}} * {{Find a Grave|12306069}} * [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/EE25F3A5-6268-46D9-948C-BBD031AC1884.htm Aljazeera. Firas Al-Atraqchi. An Arab American director's legacy] * [http://www.juancole.com/2005/11/strange-death-of-moustapha-akkad.html Juan Cole. The Strange Death of Moustapha Akkad] * [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/11/12/db1203.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/11/12/ixportal.html The Telegraph. Moustapha Akkad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011223624/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2005%2F11%2F12%2Fdb1203.xml&sSheet=%2Fportal%2F2005%2F11%2F12%2Fixportal.html |date=2007-10-11 }} {{US-bio-stub}