Mohamed Negm ( ar, محمد نجم; 15 January 1944 – 5 June 2019) was an Egyptian actor and comedian.

Career

Negm began his career in the 1960s with the troupe of iconic theatre director and actor Abdel-Monim Madbouly. Thene started acting in 1970 with small roles in cinema and television then he founded his own theatre which bears his name. One of his most famous plays is ''Cuckoo's Nest''. He is considered a landmark in comedy. Negm put on dozens of other plays, including ''One Wife is Enough'' (''Zawga Waheda Takfi'') (1979) starring

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earning him fame, In the same year, Negm starred in ''Cuckoo's Nest'' (''Esh El-Maganeen'') (1979), with Hassan Abdeen and

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, and it has always been one of his most popular, and it was staged for over three years. The comedian gave many classic performances including in Hekayty ''Ma'a El-Zaman'', ''Moled Ya Donia'', ''Bamba Kashar'', and many others.

Death

He died on 5 June 2019 due to a stroke, at the age of 75.

References

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