Fethi Haddaoui (9 December 1961 – 12 December 2024) was a Tunisian actor, director, writer and producer.

Early life

Fethi Haddaoui was born in

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in 1961. He is originally from

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Career

Fethi Haddaoui was the main actor in several plays, including ''Arab'' and ''El Aouada''. He was also a television personality thanks to his participation in several soap operas and series, in Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Italy and France. In cinema, he played in several European films under the direction of directors like Franco Rossi,

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, 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

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, best male interpretation at the Oran International Arabic Film Festival, best director at the Festival des radios and Arab televisions for La Cité du savoir.

Personal life and death

Haddaoui was married to the Syrian Razam Hijazi and had two children together, a boy named Adam, and a daughter, Jamila.

Death

Haddaoui died on 12 December 2024, at the age of 63.Décès de Fethi Haddaoui : la Tunisie perd un pilier de son art dramatique

Filmography

Films

Long films

* 1985: ''La Coupe'' by Mohamed Damak * 1986: ''Le Mystère'' by Franco Rossi * 1987: ''Un bambino di nome Gesù (it)'' by Franco Rossi * 1988: ''Les Sabots en or'' by

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* 1988: ''L'Attente'' by Franco Rossi * 1998: ''Arab'' by Fadhel Jaïbi et Fadhel Jaziri * 1989: ''L'Été de tous les chagrins'' by

* 1990: ''

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'' by

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* 1992: ''Poussière de diamants (Chich Khan)'' by

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and Fadhel Jaïbi * 1994: ''Des feux mal éteints'' by

* 1996: ''Des héros ordinaires'' by

* 1998: ''No Man's Love'' by Nidhal Chatta * 2000: ''Clé de sol'' by Chawki Mejri * 2001: ''The 3 Kings'' by Allain Mosly * 2003: ''Le Soleil assassiné'' by Abdelkrim Bahloul * 2004: ''Noce d'été'' by Mokhtar Ladjimi * 2006: ''Les Ombres du silence'' by Abdullah al-Moheissen * 2009: ''Cinecittà'' by Ibrahim Letaïef * 2012: ''Jeudi après-midi'' by Mohamed Damak * 2012: ''Bab El Falla'' by Moslah Kraïem * 2019: ''Papillon d'or'' by

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Short films

* 1992: ''Un certain regard'' by Khaled Barsaoui * 1997: ''Clé de sol'' by Chawki Mejri * 1998: ''Kelibia Mazzara'' by Jean Franco Pannone and Tarek Ben Abdallah * 2011: ''Sauve qui peut'' by Fethi Doghri * 2013: ''N'importe quoi'' by

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* 2013: ''Peau de colle'' by

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Television

Theater

* 1982: ''Doulab'' by Habib Chebil (Tunisia) * 1984: ''Mawal'' by Habib Chebil (Tunisia) * 1987: ''Arab'' by Fadhel Jaïbi and Fadhel Jaziri (Tunisia) * 1989: ''El Aouada'' by Fadhel Jaïbi and Fadhel Jaziri (Tunisia) * 2000: ''Il Corano'' by Arbi Chérif (Italy) * 2003: ''Œdipe'' by

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(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 his 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 Oran International Arabic Film Festival; * 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 Oran International Arabic Film Festival; ** 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

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

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; ** Best Popular Tunisian Actor by

Magazine; ** Best Maghreb Actor by ET bel Arabi.

Honours

* 2010 : Knight of the National Order of Merit of Tunisia.

References

External links

* 1961 births 2024 deaths Tunisian male film actors People from Tunis 21st-century Tunisian male actors {{Tunisia-bio-stub