Awal Ashaari
Ahmad Awaluddin "Awal" Ashaari is a Malaysian actor, model and TV host. He was born in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Early life
Awal Ashaari, who hails from Kampung Baru, studied in Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur pursued Curtin University at Lim Kok Wing with a BA in Film & Television. Awal holds a Diploma from Universiti Teknologi MARA in Mass Communications. He then went on to work at Leo Burnett advertising, where its executive creative director Yasmin Ahmad is also a film maker, as an account executive but felt he did not belong there. Born on 6 August 1981, he then went on to become a newsreader for 8TV's Twenty Hundred News for eight months in 2003. It was also at that time was the first season of Malaysian Idol Competition and Awal managed to reach the final 30 cut-off. Later in 2004, FCUK had a model search competition and he was selected.
Besides modelling and fashion spreads, Awal hosts Beat TV on Astro Ria. He has also been involved in numerous Malay dramas such as Impak Maksima, Noktah Erna and Cinta Medik.
Previously he was the host of One in a Million, a Malaysian reality singing competition show. He was also the host for a reality TV show in Astro Ria, Mari Menari Season 1 with Lisa Surihani.Personal life
Awal married actress Scha Alyahya on 4 May 2012. Lara Alana is his first child with Scha since they got married in 2012.Filmography
Film
Television series
Television
