Remembering Youssef Fakhr Eddine on His 19th Death Anniv.

Today marks the 19th death anniversary of iconic Egypt's actor Youssef Fakhr Eddine, who was fondly known as The  Handsome Boy of Egyptian Cinema.

Born in Fayyoum, he was the young son of a Muslim Egyptian father and a Christian mother from Hungary. The handsome actor is also the brother of actress Mariam Fakhr-Eddine, who passed away in 2014.

He made his screen debut in the 1957 film 'Ana W Qalby', directed by his sibling Mahmoud Zulficar.

From there on he rose to fame with a reputation of having a western appearance and romantic appeal. At a time when Hollywood had Cary Grant, we had this iconic guy Fakhr Eddine who represented the epitome of stardom.

His career included over 16 movies, among the most important being The Last Message, The Newspaper Seller, 'Losos Lakn Zorafaa', First Love, and That’s What Love Is.

His beloved wife  Egypt's actress Nadia Saif El-Nasr was killed in a car accident in 1974 which caused him a case of severe depression, and as a result he left acting and moved to live in Greece until the end of his life.

Fakhr Eddine passed away on 27, December 2002 after a struggle with illness, leaving despite his few works, a deep mark in the cinema and theater that remained in the people’s memory.