Nakoula Basseley Nakoula From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nakoula Basseley Nakoula Born 1957 (age 58–59) Egypt[1] Other names Sam Bacile Mark Basseley Youssef[2] Yousseff M. Basseley Nicola Bacily Robert Bacily and several others[3] Occupation Former gas station owner; Convicted fraudster.[4][5][6] Known for Key figure in production of the anti-Islam video Innocence of Muslims[1] Religion Coptic Christian[7][8] Mark Basseley Youssef, formerly known as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula (born 1957), is an Egyptian-born Coptic Christian, a U.S. resident[1] who is a writer, producer and promoter of Innocence of Muslims, an anti-Islamic video that is perceived by many to denigrate Islam's prophet, Muhammad.[1][7][8][9][10] On...