Is Legendary Actor Adel Emam Infected with Coronavirus?

Egyptian prominent actor, “El Zaeem” Adel Emam has been transferred to hospital after suffering a health deterioration.

The legendary actor was supposed to be honored during the 68th Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival on Friday, but he didn't attend for his bad health condition.

Director Ramy Emam, the son of Adel Emam, has received the prize on behalf of his father, adding that the latter caught cold and was transferred to hospital.

Some social media users spread rumors that Adel Emam has been infected with coronavirus, but his son has denied all such news.

Adel is set to participate in Ramadan 2020 drama marathon with TV series “Valentino”, which were scheduled to be premiered this year in Ramadan.

It also co-stars, Dalal Abdelaziz, Tarek El Ebiary, Elham Abdelbadea, Badria Tolba, Rania Mahmoud Yassin, Wafaa Sadeq, Sameh Hussein, Soliman Eid, Mohamed al-Kilani, and Huda El Mufti.

The TV series is written by writer and poet Ayman Bahgat Kamar and directed by Ramy Emam.

The TV series will be produced by businessman Tamer Morsi, head of Egyptian Group For Media (EGM).

Emam’s latest artistic work is TV series “Awalem Khafeya” (Hidden worlds).

El Zaeem, born on May 17, 1940, is an Egyptian veteran actor and one of the most iconic figures in Arab cinema.

He was born in Mansoura on May 1 but moved to Sayyed Zeinab at an early age with his family where he grew up. He co-starred in over 100 movies, TV series, and plays.

The actor earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Cairo University, where he became passionately involved in college theatre productions.

He joined a television troupe in 1962 while still a student, and began starring in TV plays like “Ana wa Howa wa Heya” (He, She and I) and “Al Nassabin” (The Swindlers) which was performed at the Al Hakim Theater.

In the following years, he acted in several famous plays such as “Al Bijamma Al Hamra” (The Red Pajamas),”Fardet Shamal” (Left Shoe), and “Gharammiyat A’feefy” (A’feefy’s Love Affairs).

In the 1970s, he co-starred in the hit play “Madrassat Al Mashaghbeen” (Mischief at School), which was staged from 1971 to 1975, it was followed by play “Shahid Mashafsh Hagga” (The Witness Didn’t See Anything), and play “Al Wadd Sayyid Al Shaghal” which were staged from 1985 to 1993.

In 2000, the United Nations named him a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR.

People became familiar with seeing El Zaeem on the small screen over the past seven years, as he co-starred yearly in Ramadan drama matron with a new TV series such as “Awalem Khafeya”, “Afaret Adly Allam”, “Ma’moun wa shorakah”, “Ostaz wa Ra’ees Qesm”, “Saheb El Saa’da”,”Al Araaf”, and “Firqat Naji Atallah”.