Ahmed Muhammad Helmy Abdel Rahman Awwad ( ar, أحمد محمد حلمي عبد الرحمن عواد; born November 19, 1969) is an

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actor, comedian, film producer, TV host and diplomat. He started his career in 1993 on the Egyptian satellite broadcast in a program called '' Leib Eyal''. In 1998, he made his first movie '' Aboud Ala El Hedoud''.

Early life

Helmy was born in

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. He is the middle child between 3 siblings: Khaled, Ahmed and Sally. He traveled to the Kingdom of

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at the age of six due to his father's work there. He lived in

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for 10 years before returning to Egypt and studied there. Helmy graduated from the

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in Egypt, from the decoration department. Ahmed also graduated from the Egyptian Academy of Arts in 1993.

Career

Helmy has starred in 18 films, one series and participated in a play. He has won awards, including Damascus International Film Festival Award for Best Actor. He has presented programs, including ''Leib Eyal'', ''Darbaka'', ''Mn Sairbah El-Bonbon'', ''Sawayet Eyal'' and ''Helmy Online''. As an actor and performer, Helmy is notable for his fast-thinking and witty comedy. His career in mainstream Egyptian film began when director

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spotted him on the children's program '' Leib Eyal'' (''Kids' Play'') on the Egyptian Satellite Broadcast. Sherif found in him the comedian actor he was looking for to star his film, '' Aboud Ala El Hedoud'' (''Aboud at the Frontier''). In that film, Helmy made his first big screen appearance, co-starring alongside Alaa Wali El Din. Thereafter, he quickly made a jump to leading roles in films such as '' Omar 2000'', '' El Nazer'' (''The Headmaster''), '' Elsellem Wel Te'ban'' (''Snakes and Ladders''). In 2007, Helmy topped the Egyptian comedian market in the number of audience and revenue, mostly due to the success of his movie ''

Keda Reda Keda Reda is an Egyptian romantic comedy film starring Ahmed Helmy, Menna Shalabi. It has a very simple story about 3 identical triplets. Keda Reda stars comedian Ahmed Helmy as Semsem (an introvert), Bibo (a soccer fan) and Prince (a 1900s c ...

''. Helmy was a judge on the Arab talent show for its third season. He joins the Lebanese singer

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, the Lebanese journalist and TV personality

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, and the Saudi comedian

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. He participated in the seasons: 4, 5 and 6.

Personal life

In 2002, Helmy married Egyptian actress

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. They have 3 children: Lily (2003), Saleem (2014) and Younis (2016). Helmy is the founder of Shadows Communications and the author of the book ''28 Harf''. He was diagnosed with cancer and was treated in 2014 by removing the tumor from a muscle in his back. Helmy has previously collaborated with the

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(WFP) to help promote its "Food for Education" project, launched in association with the " Chipsy" food products company.

Filmography

References

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