Fethi Haddaoui ( ar, فتحي الهداوي; born December 9, 1961 in

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) is a

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n actor, director, writer and producer.

Biography

Fethi Haddaoui is the main actor in several plays, including ''Arab'' and ''El Aouada'', he is also a television personality thanks to his participation in several soap operas and series, as well in

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as in Syria, in

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, in

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, in

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. in the

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and

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. In the cinema, he plays in several European films under the direction of directors like Franco Rossi,

Serge Moati Serge Moati (born Henry Moati; 17 August 1946) is a French journalist, television presenter, film director and writer. He is the brother of Nine Moati, author of the novel '' Les Belles de Tunis''. As is his sister, Serge Moati is a French citi ...

, Jean Sagols

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and others. Haddaoui won numerous awards during his career, including Best Supporting Actor for his role in No Man's Love and Noce d'été at the

Carthage Film Festival The Carthage Film Festival (CFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Tunis and founded in 1966. It is also called by its abbreviation JCC, from its French name, , or by its Arabic title, (''Cinema Days of Carthage''). Initially bi ...

, best male interpretation at the

Oran International Arabic Film Festival The Oran International Arabic Film Festival ( ar, مهرجان وهران الدولي للفيلم العربي ; french: Festival international du film arabe (FIFAO)) is a recurring film festival, held in Oran. The 2012 top award went to the fi ...

, best director at the Festival des radios and Arab televisions for La Cité du savoir.

Filmography

Films

Short films

* 1992 : ''Un certain regard'' by Khaled Barsaoui * 1997 : ''Clé de sol'' by

Chawki Mejri Chawki Mejri ( ar, شوقي الماجري, November 11, 1961 – October 10, 2019) was a Tunisian film director, noted for his films realisation in Syria and Egypt, best known as the director of the ''Kingdom of Ants'' movie. Biography Born ...

* 1998 : ''Kelibia Mazzara'' by Jean Franco Pannone and Tarek Ben Abdallah * 2011 : ''Sauve qui peut'' by Fethi Doghri * 2013 : ''N'importe quoi'' by

Ismahane Lahmar Ismahane Lahmar (born 25 October 1982), is a Franco–Tunisian filmmaker and screenwriter. She is best known as the director of critically acclaimed shorts and feature films ''Rainbow'', ''WOH!'' and ''Breaking News''. Personal life She was born ...

* ''2013 : Peau de colle'' by Kaouther Ben Hania

Television

Theater

* 1982 : ''Doulab'' by Habib Chebil (Tunisia) * 1984 : ''Mawal'' by Habib Chebil (Tunisia) * 1987 : ''Arab'' by Fadhel Jaïbi and

Fadhel Jaziri Fadhel Jaziri (born 1948) is a Tunisian actor and film director. Early life and career Fadhel Jaziri was born in the medina of the Tunisian capital in 1948 to an upper-middle-class family who used to run a fez-making business. In addition to ...

(Tunisia) * 1989 : ''El Aouada'' by Fadhel Jaïbi and

(Tunisia) * 2000 : ''Il Corano'' by Arbi Chérif (Italy) * 2003 : ''Œdipe'' by

Sotigui Kouyaté Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian, Burkinabé actors. He was the father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of the storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of the actor Mabô Kouyaté and was a member of the ...

(France) * 2011 : ''Lecture croisée'' with Fanny Ardant (Tunisia) * 2012 : ''Lecture croisée'' with Carole Bouquet (Tunisia) * 2013 : ''Lecture'' (Tunisia) * 2014 : ''Lecture'' (France) * 2017 : ''Promesse Factory'' (France)

Videos

* 2014-2015: advertising spots for the Tunisian brand of harissa and tomato paste Sicam

Awards and nominations

* 1979 : Award for best male performance for her role in I swore the victory of the sun at the National Festival of School Theater, Ibn Charaf high school ; * 1980 : Award for the best male interpretation for his role in Nazeem Hikmet at the National Festival of School Theater Ibn Charaf high school ; * 2000 : ** Best Supporting Actor for his role in No Man's Love in

; ** Best Male Interpretation at the

; * 2004 : Best Supporting Actor for his role in Summer Wedding in

; * 2010 : Best Director at the Arab Radio and Television Festival for La Cité du savoir ; * 2013 : ** Best actor at the

; ** Best actor and Ramadan star prize at the Romdhane Awards, awarded by

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; * 2014 : Best actor at the Romdhane Awards for his role in Naouret El Hawa ; * 2019 : ** Best Actor at the Romdhane Awards ; ** Best popular Tunisian actor for his role in El Maestro by

Sayidaty ''Sayidaty'' ( Arabic سيدتي ''Sayyidatī'', meaning ''My Lady'' in English) is a weekly Arabic and a monthly English women's magazine published in both Riyadh and Beirut and distributed throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe ...

Magazine * 2020 : ** Best Actor at the Romdhane Awards ; ** Best Tunisian actor by

Tunivisions ''Tunivisions'' is a Tunisian magazine attached to the ''press people''. History ''Tunivisions'' is a Tunisian monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine covering many topics including fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway based in Tunisi ...

; ** Best Popular Tunisian Actor by

Magazine ; ** Best Maghreb Actor by

ET bel Arabi ''ET bel Arabi'' ( ar, إي تي بالعربي) was launched as TV show Arabic language entertainment newsmagazine based on the format of the American newsmagazine ''Entertainment Tonight''. It is jointly produced by CBS Television Distribut ...

;

References

External links

* Tunisian male film actors People from Tunis 1961 births Living people 21st-century Tunisian male actors {{Tunisia-bio-stub