Remembering Emad Hamdy on His 113th Birth Anniv.

Today marks the 113th birth anniversary of Egypt's eminent film star, Emad Hamdy, popularly known as Jeune premier of his time.

Among the many talented Egyptian actors who have captivated the film industry with their brilliant performances, Hamdy is a name to be remembered. His brilliant portrayal of both comedy and leading roles on the silver screen made him unparalleled in his time.

Hamdy was also one of the most popular romantic film stars, starring in films such as My Heart, with female lead Aqeela Rateb, 'Chitchat on the Nile' (1971, Hussein Kamal) adapted from Naguib Mafouz’s eponymous novel, and The Guilty (1976, Saeed Marzouk).

He was born in Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt, along with his identical twin brother Abdel-Rahman.

His Upper Egyptian conservative family moved to Cairo and resided in the Shubra district, where Hamdy later graduated from the High School of Commerce.

According to the famous Egyptian actress Nadia el Genedy, Hamdy married four times; the first was an Egyptian belly dancer named Horreya Mohamed. The second was a monologist named Fatheya Sherif who is the mother of his son Nader.

After he married the veteran actress and singer Shadia, both paired a group of successful movies. His last marriage was to El Genedy who is the mother of his second son Hisham.

Although he didn’t show any artistic interests in his conservative early childhood, the young man joined the acting group in high school.

Hamdy then started frequenting Emad El-Deen Street, which was known as the Entertainment Street in Egypt, according to Hamdy's diary.

Charmed by famous comedian actor Naguib El-Rihani, he would regularly attend his plays as well as Youssef Wahbi's and Aziz Eid's.

At that moment, he realized that he was moving in a path that had never crossed his mind.

After his graduation, Hamdy and his brother opened a small commercial agency which they were obliged to close shortly after following its failure.

Hamdy's last film was The Bus Driver (1982, Atef El-Tayeb) before he passed away on 28 January 1984.

After his death, the Egyptian government commemorated his talent and legacy by placing sign on the building he was living in.