Following his older brother Mahmoud, Naji Jaber pursued a career in acting by 1967 and became a member of the Syrian Actors' Syndicate in 1972.
[1] 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.
Jaber's character became so popular that "Abu Antar is a symbol of strength and humor throughout the Arab World".
[3] and share for Shaytan Al Jazzirah (1978), Sah Al-Nawm (1975) and Amoot marratayn wa uhibbuk (1976).
[3] His brother, Mahmoud Jaber, also died of cancer in July 2008 at 73 years of age.