Ramy Youssef ( ar, رامي يوسف; ; born March 26, 1991) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and director of full

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descent known for his role as Ramy Hassan on the Hulu comedy series '' Ramy'' (2019–present), for which he got nominated for

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and a Peabody Award in 2020. He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards:

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and

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. In 2021, he was nominated for another

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Early life

Youssef was born in the

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, to

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ian parents, and later raised in

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. Ten years after emigrating from Egypt, his father became a manager at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. He grew up in a Muslim household, observing Islamic holidays, and has continued to practice Islam. Raised in

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, Youssef attended Rutherford High School. He went on to study political science and economics at Rutgers University, Newark, but he left before graduating to enroll at

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to focus on acting.

Career

Youssef made his acting debut on the Nick at Nite sitcom ''

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'' in which he had a main role. During the run of the show, Youssef shadowed the writers' room, an experience Youssef would bring to his own show in 2019. In 2017, Youssef appeared on ''

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'' where he performed his stand-up routine. His television series '' Ramy'' debuted on Hulu on April 19, 2019, with 10 episodes. The show, in which Youssef plays the title character, tells the story of a

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Muslim who is a first-generation American born to immigrant parents in the United States. Soon after its first season debuted, Hulu renewed it for a second season with an expected premiere date in 2020. He received a Golden Globe in January 2020 for this role, and was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, as both an actor and director. In June 2019, Youssef starred in his first HBO stand-up comedy special, ''Ramy Youssef: Feelings''. Along with Mo Amer, Youssef is the co-creator of '' Mo,'' an American comedy-drama streaming television series that premiered on August 24, 2022 on

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. After the debut of ''Ramy'', Youssef signed an overall television production deal with

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. As of December 2019, he has two shows in development, one for

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and one for

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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