Career
The greatest turn in his career came the same year with the popular sitcom Wake Up Time (صح النوم) where he was cast for the stereotypical Damascus thug character named Abu Antar. The character contrasted with the light-hearted protagonist Ghawar al-Toshi (Duraid Lahham) and Abu Antar soon became one of the most popular characters in the show (along with Husni al-Borazan played by Nihad Qal"i). He played the same character in following Ghawar series on television and also in the motion picture Ghawar Empire (امبراطورية غوار) released in 1982.
Jaber"s character became so popular that "Abu Antar is a symbol of strength and humor throughout the Arab World".
Nevertheless, one of his exceptional but prominent roles was in Dreams of the City in 1984. Jaber died from cancer on 30 March 2009 at 69 years of age.