Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Egyptian actor
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Omar Sharif (Arabic: عمر الشريف born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the 1950s, but is best known for his appearances in British, American, French, and Italian productions. His career encompassed over 100 films spanning 50 years, and brought him many accolades including three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award for Best Actor.

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Omar Sharif was born on Sunday, 10 April 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt. His full name at birth was Michel Demitri Shalhoub. He was best known as an actor. Sharif's country of citizenship (nationality) was Egyptian. He died on Friday, 10 July 2015 in Cairo, Egypt at the age of 83. He is buried at El Sayeda Nafisa Cemetery, Cairo, El Qahira, Egypt. For university, he studied at Cairo University. His religion is listed as Muslim. He was 5' 11" (180 cm) tall with an average build. He had dark brown eyes and dark brown hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $2,000,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Aries.

You can find people similar to Omar Sharif by visiting our lists Egyptian people of Levantine-Eastern Orthodox Christian descent and Egyptian people of Arab descent.

Full name at birth
Michel Demitri Shalhoub
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Claim to fame
Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia
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Date of birth
10 April 1932
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Place of birth
Alexandria, Egypt
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Date of death
10 July 2015
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Age
83 (age at death)
Place of death
Cairo, Egypt
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Cause of death
Heart attack
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Resting place
El Sayeda Nafisa Cemetery, Cairo, El Qahira, Egypt
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Occupation
Actor, Writer
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5' 11" (180 cm)
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Net worth
$2,000,000 USD
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  • Cairo University
  • Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt
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Talent agency
Agence Anne Alvares Correa
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It made me the hero of the whole of France. To head-butt a cop is the dream of every Frenchman.
  • Also fluent in Italian (ex. appearance in main RAI show ''Domenica In'' 10/23/2005)
  • 5 August 2003 - Received a one-month suspended sentence and a $1700 fine for head-butting a police officer in a French casino in July.
  • He is both author and co-author of several books on Bridge and has licensed his name to a Bridge computer game.
  • Of Lebanese/Syrian descent, but lived in Egypt all his life
  • Fluent in English, Arabic, Greek and French

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