- Fluent in Arabic. Born in Sacramento, California, and grew up in Kuwait, before entering George Washington University.
- Was residing in Kuwait in August, 1990 at the time of Saddam Hussein's invasion of the country. After a month long stay in Kuwait under Iraqi rule, he was forced to flee with his family by car over a three day trip through Baghdad and into Jordan.
- Brother of Abbas "Eddy" Zuaiter and Ahmad Zuaiter, both high ranking executives for Soros Fund Management LLC, Hedge Fund Tycoon George Soros's firm.
- Served as dialect coach to John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Rob Schneider in Adam Sandler's You Don't Mess with the Zohan.
- Shared his Broadway debut in the production of Eliam Kraiem's "Sixteen Wounded" with close friend Omar Metwally. Waleed played his older brother Ashraf, a part that was originally written as his uncle but was later changed to cast Waleed who was initially hired as Omar's understudy.
- His son, Laith Zuaiter, appeared with him in a pilot for NBC (M-O-N-Y). The pilot was directed by Spike Lee who had attended the same elementary school in Brooklyn as Laith, P.S. 29.
- Born on exactly the same date as Shawn Wayans of "In Living Color" fame.
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