1. Fouad Zaki El Mohandes Arabic: ; known as Fouad El Mohandes was an Egyptian stage and screen actor, and star from the 1950s specializing mostly in comedy roles in dozens of theater, cinema, and TV hits spanning five decades.
16 Facts About Fouad el-Mohandes
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Fouad el-Mohandes is an amateur actor when he was young.
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Fouad el-Mohandes joined a group named Sa'a li Qalbak during its early run.
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Fouad el-Mohandes appeared in leading roles with Adel Emam, such as the play Ana w Huwwa w Hiyya in 1964.
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Fouad el-Mohandes starred in Mahmoud Zulfikar's Agazat Gharam in 1967, and with Saeed Saleh in a film in 1970.
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Fouad el-Mohandes made some successful plays, such as: El-Sekerteir El-Fanni, Sayydati El-Gameela, and Hawwa' El-Sa'aa 12.
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Shwikar admitted in one of her meetings that she only loved Fouad el-Mohandes, describing him as the love of her life, which she did not move away from until the last moments of his life.
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Fouad el-Mohandes is well known for his roles in movies in which he tried to put a comic and distinctly Arab spin on famous American movies, idols, and characters.
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Fouad el-Mohandes played his most famous role as Mr X in two movies: The Most Dangerous Man in the World and The Return of the Most Dangerous Man in the World.
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Fouad el-Mohandes depicted characters based on real-life figures, such as John Dillinger, Billy the Kid, and Mussolini.
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Fouad el-Mohandes believed in the necessity of presenting a social message through his work.
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Fouad el-Mohandes presented the problem of shelters through the comedy play Hala Habibty, which explained the abuse that children receive in the shelters.
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Fouad el-Mohandes was presenting the play Enaha hakan a'lah mohtarama with Amina Rizk and Shwikar, while he was suffering from heart clot, and doctors assured him that he had recovered from it through his work on the stage.
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Fouad el-Mohandes believed that art has a sublime mission, which is serving the community.
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About singing in his works, Fouad el-Mohandes started that in the play Ana fin wenty fein with the song "Rayeh ageeb al deeb min diloh".
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Fouad el-Mohandes presented many songs to children because he loved singing from a young age, as he was the head of the band of nasheeds in the elementary school.