Adel Emam
Born May 17, 1940 (Age: 85)
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El Mansoura, Egypt
Biography
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.
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
Hassan and Marcus
2008
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as Bules / Hasan el-Attar
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Age: 68
The Danish Experience
2003
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as Qadry
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Age: 63
Hello America
2000
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as بخيت حنيدق المهيطل
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Age: 59
The Happy Marriage
1974
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as مجدى
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Age: 33
البيوت اسرار
1971
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as رؤوف
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Age: 31
Love on the Agricultural Road
1971
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as حماده
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Age: 31
Sweet Trip
1971
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as Metwaly
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Age: 31
Ms. Manal Diary
1971
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as Auf
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Age: 30
Youth in a Storm
1971
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as صالح
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Age: 30
College Girls
1971
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as Ibrahim
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Age: 30
Witch
1971
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Age: 30
The Mirror
1970
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as Hamdi
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Age: 29
غراميات عفيفي
1970
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as خليفة
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Age: 29
The Pickpocket
1970
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as
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Age: 29
The Showgirl
1969
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as فهمي صديق احمد ومستشاره
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Age: 29
Marriage for Half an Hour
1969
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as Sameh
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Age: 29
Thieves but Cute
1969
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as Ismail
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Age: 28
Me, My Wife and My Lover
1969
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Age: 28
The People Inside
1969
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as سوكا
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Age: 28
7 Days in Heaven
1969
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as Shukry the journalist
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Age: 28
My Wife's Ghost
1968
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as Shafi'i
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Age: 28
I'm The Doctor
1968
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Age: 28
Joys
1968
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as حليم
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Age: 28
Sweet and Naughty
1968
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as لطيف
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Age: 27
أنا وهو وهي
1963
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as دسوقي
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Age: 22