Born: February 5, 1952
From: Cairo, Egypt
Farouk is an Egyptian theatre, cinema and TV actor. Graduate of both the faculty of Arts and the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. His booming in TV series âAbnaaây al-aâezzaa shokran i.e. My dear children..thank youâ and his role in âAl-mashbooh i.e. The suspectâ with Aadel Emaam, paved his way to stardom. Among his popular TV series are: âAlf leila we leila i.e. One thousand and one Nights â, âAl-haawy i.e. The magicianâ, ââAly al-Zeibaqâ, âDomouâ saahebat algalaala i.e. Her majestyâs tearsâ, âLaylat al-kabd âala Fatma i.e. The night Fatma was arrestedâ, âZeynaat wal-talat banaat i.e. Zeynat and the three daughtersâ, âCanaria wa shorakah i.e. Canaria and Co.â. Among his stage plays are: âAl-dokhaan i.e. Smokeâ, âTharthara fawk al-neel i.e. A Drift on the Nileâand âBedaaya wa nehaaya i.e. The Beginning and the Endâ. His career included king Farouk and beggers and a variety of roles in between. During the 1980âs and the 1990âs he was the most productive movie star. Farouk married several times. His first wife was Soumayya al-Alfy, mother of his only son actor Ahmad al-Feeshaawy. He also married actor Soheir Ramzy and other women.