Adel Emam
Acting
Born 1940-05-17
El Mansoura, Egypt
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Adel Imam is an Egyptian actor known for his long-standing career in comedy and drama. Born on May 17, 1940, in Mansoura, he moved at an early age with his family to Sayeda Zeinab in Cairo. He earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Cairo, where he became active in student theatre.
He began his professional acting career in the early 1960s, joining a television troupe and performing in stage plays such as Ana wa Howa wa Heya and Al Nassabin. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Imam gained widespread popularity through iconic stage roles in Madrassat Al Mashaghbeen, Shahid Ma Shafsh Haga, and Al Wad Sayed Al Shaghal.
Imam has appeared in over 100 films and numerous television series and plays, often blending comedy with social and political themes. Notable film roles include The Terrorist (1994), Al Zaeem (1993), and The Yacoubian Building (2006), the latter of which became one of the most prominent films in modern Egyptian cinema.
In 2000, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recognizing his influence and humanitarian efforts.
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Filmography
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His Excellency
The Oracle
Valentino
Ferqet Naji Atallah
مأمون وشركاه
The Terrorist
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Professor and Head of Department
The Prince of Darkness
Mamoun & Associates
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
Tears on Bold Eyes
The Ghosts of Adly Allam
Please don't misunderstand me
The School of Mischief
Sweet Oblivion
The Yacoubian Building
Bakhit and Adeela 2
How to lose a million pounds
Alzheimer's
The Beggar
Goodbye My Friend
Terrorism and Kebab
Bobbos
Morgan Ahmed Morgan
The Tiger and The Female
Hassan and Marcus
Shams El Zanaty
Birds of Darkness
Mahrous the Minister's Attaché
His Highness Hanafy
Afifi's love affairs
Searching for a Scandal
The Hell
Al Zaeem
The Danish Experience
Bakhit and Adeela
The Embassy in the Building
The Tale of Three Girls
A Message to the Governor
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
Playing with Giants
A Groom from a Security Agency
Karakon On The Street
Hello America
The Street Player
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
Shaaban Below Zero
Antar Holding His Sword
Highly Dangerous Man
We Are the Bus People
The Devil's Island
I Killed Al Hanash
Ragab on a Hot Tin
My Wife the General Manager
باحبك يا حلوة
Ramadan On The Volcano
Take Care of Your Neighbors
Sayed the Servant Boy
At the Minister's Door
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