Abdel Moneim Madbouly ( ar, عبد المنعم مدبولي, December 28, 1921 – July 9, 2006) was an

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actor, comedian and playwright.

Biography

Madbouly was born in

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and started acting at seven years old following the death of his father, as his family needed the money. Later on, he joined Fatma Rushdi's troupe of actors before joining the theatre of renowned Lebanese actor George Abyad. Madbouly had an extensive career and is considered one of the greatest in the history of Egyptian and Arabic entertainment industry. He wrote, directed and acted in numerous plays, films and TV roles. His unique comedy style of depicting heartbroken old men was called ''Madboulism'', and is much imitated by other performers from the middle east region.

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is probably the best known performer to use the Madboulism style.

Films

* In Al-Hawa Sawa: 1951 * My Mom and Me: 1957 * Me and My Heart: 1957 * Love Festival: 1958 * Between Heaven and Earth: 1959 * Heignonne: 1960 * Take Me With You: 1965 * Love for All: 1965 * Kill Me Please: 1965 *

In Summer We Must Love In Summer We Must Love (Egyptian Arabic: في الصيف لازم نحب translit: ''Fi Saif Lazem Nihib'' or ''Fil Seef Lazem Neheb'') is 1974 Egyptian comedy featuring Salah Zulfikar in the leading role as Dr. Nabil, the psychiatrist and direct ...

: 1974

Death

Abdel Moneim Madbouly died in Cairo in 2006 of

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