Today Marks 75th Death Anniv. of Renowned Comedian Ibrahim Nasr

Today is the 75th death anniversary of renowned Egyptian comedian Ibrahim Nasr.

Nasr was an actor in Egyptian films known for playing character roles. He acted in many movies and was active from the mid-1980's till the late 1990's. He started his acting career from children's shows, which paved way for the Egyptian Drama and later he moved to the cinema, where he mostly played comedy roles and later in his career, character roles.

The remarkable actor was born in the Shubra district in Cairo on August 8, 1946, to a Christian family who hailed from upper Egypt.

While in school, Nasr developed an interest in theater and made his public acting debut at a school concert. He enrolled in the Faculty of English literature at Cairo University in the late 1960's.

At that time, he joined the theatre of the university, where he was acting in dozens of dramatic, classical, and romantic plays on stage. After graduation, he made his acting debut on television in 'Hakiat Liha Alagab' in the 1970s.

During this period, he met Adel Emam and Samir Ghanem, both big names in the comedy world. Soon, he started getting recognized and bigger roles came his way. Although he eventually became famous as a comedian in films, he was more well known as a villain in a number of TV series.

While beloved for portraying comic characters, the maven Egyptian star did not shy away from villain, dramatic and psychological roles.

His breakthrough came when he hosted the TV show Candid Camera, in which he impersonated a female in the character of 'Zakeya Zakaria'.

Moreover, he is well-known for some of his seminal works on TV, such as Mr. Karate (1993) directed by Mohamed Khan, 'Zakeya Zakaria' (2003), and 'Shams El-Zanaty' (1991) directed by Samir Seif, where he acted alongside Emam and Sawsan Badr.

After a long hiatus, Nasr returned to cinema film acting with a small role as a funny old man in X Large (2011) a film directed by Sherif Arafa and starring Ahmed Helmy, and The Cave (2018). Later that year, he appeared in numerous television series including Foq El-Sahab (2018).