Abdullah Saeed

Abdullah Saeed (born May 18, 1984) is an American TV producer, journalist, host, writer, and actor. He produced and hosted several TV shows and documentaries for Vice.[1]

This article is about the TV producer. For the academic, see Abdullah Saeed (professor). For the general, see Abdullah Saeed (general).
Abdullah Saeed
Born (1984-05-18) May 18, 1984
Hanover, NH, U.S.
Alma materTemple University
Occupation
  • journalist
  • producer
  • writer
  • host
  • actor

Personal life

Saeed was born in New Hampshire to a Pakistani family.[2] He grew up in Thailand, where his father worked at a college campus, and his mother is a nurse. He speaks both English and Urdu.[2]

Career

Saeed wrote a weekly online column called Weediquette from 2012 to 2014 and produced and hosted the first episode of the web series of the same name. His works include the James Beard Award-nominated series Bong Appétit[3] and Vice Does America on Viceland, as well as the Webby Award-winning documentary Mad Honey.

Saeed stopped making content for Vice Media in protest in 2017 in the wake of allegations that Vice tolerated an abusive workplace culture and sexual harassment, and their practice of making employees sign “non-traditional workplace agreements” to protect themselves from being sued by employees for issues arising from said workplace culture.[4]

Saeed is a former member of The Kominas. He is a writer and actor on the HBO series High Maintenance. He co-hosts a podcast called Great Moments In Weed History. He is co-writing a film with Ben Sinclair for Fox Searchlight and New Regency.[5]

Views

Saeed is an advocate for cannabis liberalization and education. He describes his family as "pretty liberal and open minded”.[2]

References
  1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdsae
  2. Larson, Andrea (3 July 2017). "Abdullah Saeed's Canntastic Voyage: Part 1". Dope Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. "Bong Appétit" – via www.imdb.com.
  4. Trock, Gary (November 16, 2017). "Viceland 'Bong Appétit' Host Quits Network in Wake of Scandal". The Blast.
  5. "'High Maintenance' Creator Developing Prison Musical Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
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