Hend Ayoub (Performer) was born and raised in the Middle East, and moved to New York City two years ago.  She since has co-starred in the award-winning film Death of a Presidentand Comedy Central's “The Watch List,” and appeared in the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and, most recently, the Lark Play Development Center’s production Bengal Tigerat the Baghdad Zoo. She also co-starred in the award-winning film Privateabout the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and appears regularly on the Israeli television version of “Sesame Street.” Hend is a graduate of Haifa University with a degree in acting.