Youssef Shaaban Shemis (; 16 July 1931 – 28 February 2021) was an Egyptian actor.

Career

Shaaban initially studied law at

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, but he later went to study in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 1962. His most famous roles were in ''

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'' in 1961 with

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, ''The Miracle'' in 1962, ''

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'' in 1963 with

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, '' Mother of the Bride'' in 1963 with

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, '' For Men Only'' in 1964 with Suad Husni and

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, ''The Three Loves Her'' in 1965, '' My Wife, the Director General'' in 1966 with

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. ''The Second Groom'' in 1967, ''The Idol of People'' in 1967 with

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and

, ''

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'' in 1968 with

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, ''An Incident of Honor'' in 1971 with Zubaida Tharwat and

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, ''Guys in Storm'' with

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and Nour El-Sherif, ''Fear Moments'' in 1972 with

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and Mervat Amin. In 1972, Shaaban co-starred in '' Paris and Love'' with

and

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. His next role was in ''Sun and Fog'' in 1973, ''

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'' in 1973 with Shams al-Baroudi and Mahmoud Yacine, ''

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'' in 1973, '' The Bullet is Still in My Pocket'' in 1974, '' The Guilty'' in 1975 with

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. ''Days in London'' in 1976 with Samira Tewfik, ''Remember Me'' in 1978 with Naglaa Fathi, ''The Iron Woman'' in 1987 with Naglaa Fathi and

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, ''Fakhfakhino'' in 2009, ''The Elephant on Handkerchief'' in 2011 with Talaat Zakaria, and '' The Fourth Pyramid'' in 2016. He announced his retirement in 2017. However, he later returned to acting, in which he had a role in ''Esh Al-Dababir'', which was filmed in

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in early 2021.

Personal life

He was married four times, in which he had one son and two daughters. He first married an actress, Laila Taher, for four years. Then he married Nadia Chirine, daughter of

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, with whom he had a daughter, Sinai. He later married another actress, Seham Fathi. In 1989, he married a Kuwaiti, Iman Shreaan, with whom he had another daughter, Zainab, and a son, Murad.

Death

In February 2021, he contracted

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during the

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, and was admitted to Dokki Hospital, then transported to Al-Agouza Hospital in

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. On 28 February, he died from complications related to COVID-19. He was buried at the 6th of October cemetery.

Notes

References

External links

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