Today (March 10) marks the 86th birth anniversary of the remarkable and spontaneous Egyptian comedian Youssif Dawoud, who has been a comedy benchmark for a long time.
Born in March 1938 in Alexandria, he earned his engineering degree from Cairo University in 1960 and worked in that field until 1985 when he started dedicating himself to acting.
Throughout his long-standing career, Dawoud featured in numerous plays, television series, and films that made the audience laugh, cry and feel for years. At the age of 45, he made his showbiz debut in the play "Ziqaq Al-Midaq" as a bit player, but he quickly began to get recognized, and bigger roles came his way.
In 1990, he starred in a successful film titled "The Demon Woman Who Loved Me" with Mohamed Sobhi and Leblba, directed by Samir Seif. Dawoud, who was cited as one of the most talented Egyptian comedians of his generation, also acted opposite the legendary actor and comedy superstar Adel Imam along with the late Ragaa Al Geddawy and veteran Ahmed Ratib in "El-Zaeem" ("The Leader") play, directed by renowned Egyptian director Sherif Arafa.
The late iconic comedian is well-known for his major and remarkable roles in many plays, such as "El-Wad Sayed El-Shaghal" ("Sayed The Servant"), the films "Toyour El-Zalam" ("Birds of the Darkness"), "Samak Laban Tamr Hendi" ("Fish Milk and Tamarind"), "El-Nemr Wal Ontha" ("The Tiger and the Woman"), "Karakoon Fil Sharea" ("Karakoon in the Street"), and "Omaret Yaqubian" ("Yacoubian Building").
He received numerous awards in cinema and theatre, the last of which was the Catholic Centre for Cinema award. In 2012, the acclaimed comedian died at the age of 74, after spending less than a week in the hospital due to a sudden decline in health.
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