Samir Yousef Ghanem ( ar, سمير يوسف غانم; 15 January 1937 – 20 May 2021) was an Egyptian comedian, singer, and entertainer.
Career
Ghanem was born in
al-ʿAtawlah,
Asyut Governorate
AsyutAlso spelled ''Assiout'' or ''Assiut'' ( ar, أسيوط ' , from ' ) is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt. It was built close to the ancient city of the same name, which is situated nearby. The modern city is located at ...
.
He earned a
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
in
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...
from
Alexandria University.
He was a member of the stand-up comedy trio
Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah
Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah ( arz, ثلاثى أضواء المسرح) was an Egyptian stand-up comedy trio formed of the Egyptian comedians alongside El Deif Ahmed, George Sidhom and Samir Ghanem
Samir Yousef Ghanem ( ar, سمير يوسف غا ...
alongside
George Sidhom and
El Deif Ahmed.
Their debut was ''Doctor Save Me'', a short performance that introduced them to the entertainment world. They presented the first ever TV show ''Ramadan Riddles''. After El Deif Ahmed's death in 1970,
Ghanem and Sidhom continued under the same name (Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah) until the 1980s. Together they made achievements such as; ''
Al-Mutazawwigun'' in 1978 among others.
Samir Ghanem hosted a show on
OTV called ''An Hour With Samir Ghanem''.
Personal life
He was married to actress
Dalal Abdel Aziz
Dalal Abdel Aziz ( ar, دلال عبد العزيز; 17 January 1960 – 7 August 2021) was an Egyptian actress. She was the wife of actor Samir Ghanem from 1984 until her death in 2021.
Education
Abdel Aziz had her bachelor's degree from the F ...
, and the father of actresses
Donia and
Amy.
Ghanem, who was recovering at a hospital from serious conditions after contracting
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickl ...
, died from complications of kidney functions and
associated mucormycosis related to the infection at El Safa Hospital in
Mohandiseen
Mohandiseen ( ' , "The Engineers"), is a major 1940s sub-division project originally named Madinat al-Awqaf, and made up most of the Wasat (middle) district in the city of Giza, before being divided in 1997 into the districts of Agouza (cove ...
, Giza on 20 May 2021, at the age of 84.
His wife, Dalal Abdel Aziz, died on 7 August 2021, also from COVID-19 complications.
Selected filmography
Ghanem participated in more than 300 acting roles including films, TV series and theater plays, the last of which was in the series ''Badal Al Hadduta Talata'' with his daughter Donia Samir Ghanem.
Plays by Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah after 1970
After El Deif Ahmed's death in 1970, Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah continued producing plays. The two most famous are:
*''Moseeqa Fel Hay El Sharey (Music in East District)''
*''Fondo’ El Talaat Wara’at (Three Cards Hotel)''
*''
Al-Mutazawwigun (Married)''
Later plays
While
George Sidhom retired due to a brain stroke, Samir Ghanem continued producing plays.
Al Ahram Weekly on Samir Ghanem
*''Goha Rules the City''
*''Faris wa Bani Khayban (The Knight and Disaster Clan)''
*''Akhuya Hayes wana Layes (Happy Is My Brother, Lost Am I)''
*''Ana wal-Nizam wa Hawak (Me, the Government and Your Love)''
*''Bahloul fi Istanbul (Bahloul in Istanbul)''
*''Ana wa Mirati wa Monica (Me, My Wife and Monica)''
*''Akhoia hayes wana layes''
*''Mamno3 fe lelet el do5la''
*Habash house (beit el habash)
Films
* '' Khally Balak Min ZouZou''
*'' Fi Saif Lazim Nohib''
*'' El Mothneboon''
* '' Easabat Al'nisa''
References
1937 births
2021 deaths
People from Asyut
Egyptian comedians
Egyptian male film actors
Egyptian male television actors
Egyptian television presenters
Egyptian male stage actors
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
Deaths from mucormycosis
Egyptian Arabic
Alexandria University alumni
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