10 Facts about late Younis Shalabi on Birthday Anniversary

Today, May 31 marks the 80th anniversary of the late actor Younis Shalabi’s birthday.

Born in 1941, Shalabi was best known for his roles in several iconic Egyptian films and television series.

Often referred to as “The laugh maker”, Shalabi leaves behind 107 works in films, television, and theatre dating back to the 1970s to the early 2000s.

These seminal works have made the world of theater and cinema laugh, and feel for years and still continues to leave its charm.

His most iconic role was in the 1973 comedy play 'Madrasat El-Moshaghebeen' (School of the Mischievous) as Mansuor, and the 1983 action comedy film (Raya and Sekina) in which he stars alongside Sharihan as Azoz the Idiot, a member of a gang.

After this play, the doors of the world of comedy opened up for him in a big way and he kept making people laugh through his innumerable plays — some of which he performed abroad.

The late actor played major roles in famous plays such as El Eyal Kebret (The Kids Have Grown Up) and 'Eldababir' (Mousqitous).

Shalabi's comic timing and acting are known and appreciated by the audience and the charismatic actor-comedian has induced fits of laughter among many Arab generations and many more to come.

The late star became a comedy icon through his performance on screen, with a career spanning more than four decades.

According to the Egyptian website Elcinema, Shalabi was born in Mansoura, Daqahlia. He received his BA from the acting department at the High Institute of  Theatrical Arts in Cairo in the 1960s.

The talented actor is well-known for some of his seminal works, such as the Mister Dollar (1993), Kalil Mina Al-Hob Kathir Mina Al-Unf (1995), (Bogy and Tamatam), and Al Mokhber (1986).

Shalabi is also known for joint collaborations and associations with legendary Egyptian actors like the adorable star Adel Emam, the king of happiness Saied Salih and the magnificent star Ahmed Zaki.

In 2007, Egyptian actor Younis Shalabi died on Nov. 12 morning at the age of 66 following a battle with a long illness. He was not keeping well for long years and was in the KSA for the treatment of his heart disease.