Samir Yousef Ghanem ( ar, سمير يوسف غانم; 15 January 1937 – 20 May 2021) was an Egyptian comedian, singer, and entertainer.

Career

Ghanem was born in al-ʿAtawlah,

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. He earned a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

from

Alexandria University Alexandria University ( ar, جامعة الإسكندرية) is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an indepen ...

. He was a member of the stand-up comedy trio Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah alongside

George Sidhom George Sidhom ( ar, جورج سيدهم; 28 May 1938 – 27 March 2020), was a veteran Egyptian comedian. Early life George Sidhom was born in Sohag, Egypt on 28 May 1938 and married Linda Makram, who is a pharmacist with whom he remained unti ...

and El Deif Ahmed. Their debut was ''Doctor Save Me'', a short performance that introduced them to the entertainment world. They presented the first ever TV show ''Ramadan Riddles''. After El Deif Ahmed's death in 1970, Ghanem and Sidhom continued under the same name (Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah) until the 1980s. Together they made achievements such as; '' Al-Mutazawwigun'' in 1978 among others. Samir Ghanem hosted a show on OTV called ''An Hour With Samir Ghanem''.

Personal life

He was married to actress Dalal Abdel Aziz, and the father of actresses Donia and Amy. Ghanem, who was recovering at a hospital from serious conditions after contracting

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, died from complications of kidney functions and associated mucormycosis related to the infection at El Safa Hospital in Mohandiseen, Giza on 20 May 2021, at the age of 84. His wife, Dalal Abdel Aziz, died on 7 August 2021, also from COVID-19 complications.

Selected filmography

Ghanem participated in more than 300 acting roles including films, TV series and theater plays, the last of which was in the series ''Badal Al Hadduta Talata'' with his daughter Donia Samir Ghanem.

Plays by Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah after 1970

After El Deif Ahmed's death in 1970, Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah continued producing plays. The two most famous are: *''Moseeqa Fel Hay El Sharey (Music in East District)'' *''Fondo’ El Talaat Wara’at (Three Cards Hotel)'' *'' Al-Mutazawwigun (Married)''

Later plays

While

retired due to a brain stroke, Samir Ghanem continued producing plays.Al Ahram Weekly on Samir Ghanem
*''Goha Rules the City'' *''Faris wa Bani Khayban (The Knight and Disaster Clan)'' *''Akhuya Hayes wana Layes (Happy Is My Brother, Lost Am I)'' *''Ana wal-Nizam wa Hawak (Me, the Government and Your Love)'' *''Bahloul fi Istanbul (Bahloul in Istanbul)'' *''Ana wa Mirati wa Monica (Me, My Wife and Monica)'' *''Akhoia hayes wana layes'' *''Mamno3 fe lelet el do5la'' *Habash house (beit el habash)

Films

* '' Khally Balak Min ZouZou'' *'' Fi Saif Lazim Nohib'' *'' El Mothneboon'' * ''

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References

1937 births 2021 deaths People from Asyut Egyptian comedians Egyptian male film actors Egyptian male television actors Egyptian television presenters Egyptian male stage actors Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt Deaths from mucormycosis Egyptian Arabic Alexandria University alumni {{Egypt-actor-stub