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Youssef Wahbi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Youssef Wahbi | |
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| يوسف وهبي | |
| Born | Youssef Abdullah Wahby Qotb ()14 July Fayoum, Egypt |
| Died | 17 October () (aged 80) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation | Actor • director • producer |
| Years active | – |
Youssef Abdallah Wahbi Qotb (Arabic: يوسف عبد الله هديب وهبي قطب) (14 July – 17 October ) was an Egyptian stage, film actor and director, a leading star of the s and s and one of the most prominent Egyptian stage actors of all time, who also served on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival in He was born to a high state official in Egypt but renounced his family's wealth and traveled to Rome in the s to study theatre.
Besides his stage work, he acted in around 50 films in Egyptian cinema, starting with Awlad al-Zawat (Sons of Aristocrats, ) to "Iskanderiya lih?" (Alexandria Why?, ).
Early life
Youssef Wahbi was born into an Egyptian family, from the Fayoum region. He was named after the place where he was born, Bahr Yussef and his father worked as an inspector in the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation.
Career
In , Turkish filmmaker Vedat Örfi Bengü approached Wahbi to play the role of the Prophet Muhammed in a European film which would be financed by the Turkish government and a German producer.
Whilst the President of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and the Istanbul council of ulamas gave their approval to the film, the IslamicAl-Azhar University in Cairo published a juridical decision stipulating that Islam forbids the representation of the prophet and his companions. Thereafter, King Fouad warned Whabi that he would be exiled and stripped of his Egyptian citizenship if he took part in the film.
Consequently, the film was later abandoned.
Wahbi started acting in the golden age of the Egyptian Cinema in , he has also starred in several plays which he translated into many languages due to his fluency in English, French, and Italian, along with his native Arabic tongue. He played many roles that were different and unusual for both Egyptian film and plays.
He once played the Devil and he later on wanted to play Muhammad but the media and Al-Azhar University, the authoritative institution on Sunni Islam, were opposed to the idea and he was forbidden from going through with it.
He is one of the most respected and beloved artists of all time in the Cinema of Egypt and several French and English companies tried to save his movies by reissuing them again.
Death
He died in at the age of 80 in Cairo, Egypt, sick with arthritis and with a fractured pelvis.
He was survived by his wife.
Even though he came from a very rich family, throughout his career and life his focus was the film industry.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | International English Name(s) |
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| Awlad el zawat | Actor | a.k.a.ZeinabThe dexterous creative Youssef Wahbi was born in this week in , leaving a unforgettable influence on Egyptian cinema and theatre in many aspects. Throughout the history of Arab art, nobody has combined acting, writing, direction, production, management, and ownership of assets in the fields of both theatre and cinema -- except Youssef Wahbi. There is no artistic field that Wahbi has left without his mark, even composing music and performing comedic monologues, film-editing, and dabbling in set decoration and publicity. When you add to this his rich personal life, including three marriages, numerous affairs and tangled relationships with prominent figures of his era in the fields of politics, art and literature: the title 'I lived for a Thousand Years' is an understandable choice for his three volume memoir published in He was schooled in Fayoum, then moving to a secondary school in Giza and finally enrolling in the High School of Agriculture.the Spoiled Children or Sons of Aristocrats | |
| Al Defaa | Actor and director | a.k.a. The defense | |
| El Magid el khalid | Actor | a.k.a. Eternal Glory | |
| Saet el tanfiz | Actor | a.k.a. The Hour of Fate | |
| Leila momtera | Actor | a.k.a.Youssef wahbi movies: Youssef Abdallah Wahbi Qotb (Arabic: يوسف عبد الله هديب وهبي قطب) (14 July – 17 October ) was an Egyptian stage, film actor and director, a leading star of the s and s and one of the most prominent Egyptian stage actors of all time, who also served on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival in Stormy night | |
| Leila, bint el rif | actor | a.k.a. Leila, the schoolgirl | |
| Areess min Istambul | Actor | a.k.a. A Suitor from Istanbul | |
| Gharam wa intiqam | Actor and director | a.k.a.
Love and Revenge | |
| Berlanti | Actor, writer and director | a.k.a.High treason The dexterous creative Youssef Wahbi was born in this week in , leaving a unforgettable influence on Egyptian cinema and theatre in many aspects. Throughout the history of Arab art, nobody has combined acting, writing, direction, production, management, and ownership of assets in the fields of both theatre and cinema -- except Youssef Wahbi. There is no artistic field that Wahbi has left without his mark, even composing music and performing comedic monologues, film-editing, and dabbling in set decoration and publicity. When you add to this his rich personal life, including three marriages, numerous affairs and tangled relationships with prominent figures of his era in the fields of politics, art and literature: the title 'I lived for a Thousand Years' is an understandable choice for his three volume memoir published in He was schooled in Fayoum, then moving to a secondary school in Giza and finally enrolling in the High School of Agriculture. Berlanti | |
| Safeer Gohannam | Actor and director | a.k.a. The Ambassador of Hell | |
| Malak Elrahma | Actor and director | a.k.a. The Angel of Mercy | |
| Ghazal Al Banat | Actor (as himself) | a.k.a.
The Flirtation of Girls | |
| Hayat ou maut | Actor | a.k.a. Life or Death | |
| Bahr El-Gharam | Actor | a.k.a. Sea of Love | |
| Mal Wa Nissa | Actor | a.k.a.Villa youssef wahbi biography Youssef Wahbi was an Egyptian stage and film actor and director, a leading star of the s and s and one of the most prominent Arab stage actors of any era, who also served on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival in He was born to a high state official in Egypt but renounced his family's wealth and traveled to Rome in the s to study theatre. Besides his stage work, he acted in about 50 films, starting with Awlad al-Zawat to "Iskanderiya He died, sick with arthritis and with a fractured pelvis, survived by his wife. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe. Money and Women | |
| Isha't Hub | Actor | a.k.a. A Rumor of Love | |
| Iskanderija lih? | Actor | a.k.a. Alexandria Why? |