Sherry Alhadad

Sherry Alhadad
Sherry in 2016.
Born	Sharifah Mariam binti Syed Abdullah Al-Hadad (1984-11-17) 17 November 1984 Sarawak, Malaysia
Education	Degree in Theatre Performing Arts
Alma mater	ASWARA National Academy of Arts, Culture & Heritage (ASWARA)
Occupations	Comedian Actor Host Television
Years active	2004–present

Sharifah Mariam binti Syed Abdullah Al-Hadad (Jawi: شريفة مريم بنت سيد عبد الله الحداد; born 17 November 1984) or better known as Sherry Alhadad is a comedian, actress and television host Malaysian.^[1][2][3]

He is also a lecturer at the National Academy of Arts and Heritage (ASWARA) in the field of theater.^[4] Sherry's acting talent began while studying at ASWARA and was later brought to the acting industry by director Shahrulezad Mohameddin through the telefilm Sutun in 2006. Since then, she has become a famous comedian and TV host, including hosting the sensational program Melodi. She is very popular with Zulin Aziz who both host the talk show on TV9, Diva.

Sherry comes from a family that is involved in the arts. Her nieces (who are older than her, because her late father was the siblings of Sharifah Haslinda's grandmother, Sharifah Shahirah & Sharifah Sakinah) first ventured into the arts, namely the famous 90s dramatist Sharifah Haslinda and the famous comedian Sharifah Shahirah. After that, another niece (who is younger), Sharifah Sakinah is also an actress and comedian.^[5]

Sherry Alhadad is of Terengganu descent on her father's side and Sarawak on her mother's side, and has lived in Taman Melati, Selangor since she was a child. Sherry received her early education at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Gombak Dua, followed by Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Melati and Akademi Seni Kebangsaan at Diploma level.

He then continued his studies at the Theatre Performing Arts Degree level with honours at the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (Aswara) and is now one of the tutors at the academy.^[6]

Her initial involvement in the arts began through the theater Atap Genting Atap Rumbia (2004) directed by Marlia Musa while she was continuing her studies.^[7][8] Theatre has been acknowledged as an important food.^[9] Sherry has acted in theater that has broken the box office, such as the important role as Nyonya in Mak Dara Nyonya (2011) and Nyonya & The Gang (2012). Working with director Rosminah Tahir, she worked with famous singers Misha Omar and Amy Mastura in several other similar series of performances. Director Shuhaimi Lua Abdullah was the person responsible for her changing her name after the end of the theater performance of Mak Dara Nyonya. Apart from that, he also appeared in the theatre Asmara-ra All Stars (2014) with Sharifah Amani and Siti Saleha. His most iconic theatre project is the theatre series Projek Disko Baldi with ensembles such as Redza Minhat, Iedil Putra, Sharmaine Othman, Tuan Faisal, Asyraf Zain, Megat Shahrizal and Farah Rani which won a sweet victory at the 10th Cameronian BOH Arts Awards as the winner of the Kakiseni Audience Choice Award for the theatre category.^[10] Together with Disko Baldi, they have successfully staged Projek Disko Baldi (2012), PBD: Dreams (2013) and PBD: Muzikal, Boleh Tinggi Lagi (2014). This production was even invited by the 8TV station to produce a similar show of 13 episodes in 2013.

On TV, Sherry has evolved from a supporting actress in Sutun to a more well-known comedy actress. He appeared in the telefilms Rampas (2008), Seratus Harijadi (2010), Nostalgila (2014), the sitcom Oh My English (2014) and the TV series Misiku Kuza (2013-2014). In 2014, Sherry and Zulin took the step of becoming TV hosts when they were invited by the TV3 station to host the Kuala Lumpur Drama Festival Awards 2014 ceremony. Shortly after, the two of them joined forces with Awal Ashaari to host the program Melodi for six months. In January 2015, Sherry and Zulin were given the trust to host their own talk show, Diva-Kelakarama every weeknight. He ventured into singing while doing comedy and parody, namely the reality show Juara Parodi on (Astro Warna) where he teamed up with Zulin Aziz and Zahid of the group Skru.

In 2017, Sherry starred in the drama Misteri Wan Peah which was broadcast on TV3 in the latest slot of Seramedi. In addition, he also hosted Perang Bibir with Dennis Yin on TV9. In addition, Sherry already has her own talk show called The Sherry Show which airs on TV3 starting November 2017.^[11] Her career in 2018 began with her hosting the 32nd Song Winner Awards stage with Alif Satar on 11 February. This will be the second time Sherry has teamed up with Alif after successfully hosting the Rockanova concert together in mid-2017.

Also in 2018, Sherry was once again paired with Dennis Yin in the show that entered its 2nd season, which was given a new name, Drop The Beat which was previously known as Perang Bibir and aired on ntv7.

Since 2018, she and Alif have been hosting a singing competition show for new talents, Big Stage. She is currently hosting the show All Together Now Malaysia which airs on Astro Ria starting June 6, 2021.^[12]

• Sherry Alhadad at IMDb