Today Marks 25th Death Anniversary of Actor Karam Motawie

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the death of legendary theater director and actor, Karam Motawie. 

Motawie, who rose to stardom with astonishing speed, was at the height of his fame when he died at the age of 63 after a struggle with cancer disease. Two decades after his death, Theater Jeune's memories are still alive.

Often referred to as “The Saint of Theater ”, Motawie leaves behind 100 works in films, television, and theatre dating back to the 1960s to the early 1990s.

Motawie is also well known for his seminal works, such as Woman And Three Faces, Gold and Copper Inscriptions  El-Mansy (1993), Sayed Darwish (1966), and the TV series A Different Woman (1984), and Arabesque (1994).

He enrolled in the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts during his studies at the Faculty of Law. Following his ambitions, he went to Italy to study acting and theater arts at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome.

He joined the National Theatre in the 1960s, where he was first a director of several plays, before acting in dozens of dramatic, classical, and romantic plays on stage.

From the National Theatre, he embarked on an illustrious film career. Motawie starred in tens of movies, plays, and radio and TV series, dominating the lead role for most of the 1970s and 1980s.

While beloved for portraying romantic characters, the iconic Egyptian star did not shy away from dramatic and psychological roles.

In the 1990s, the late actor shifted his career to television, starring in series like El Ansar, Special Case, Bardees, and A Different Woman.

Motawie, who has played many different roles on the silver screen, has also graced the roles of a corrupt businessman, teacher, police sub-inspector, loving husband, and beloved dad.

Further, he was the recipient of numerous awards and nominations for excellence throughout his successful career, including the Carthage Cinema Festival Award, and he also was honored by late President Gamal Abdel Nasser in the 1960s with a first-class medal for Arts.

He married three times to an Italian woman called Margarite, Egypt's renowned actress Sohair El Morshedi, Egypt's notable TV anchor Magada Assim and had three children, Adel, Karim, and Egypt's talented actress Hanan.