Sherif Desoky Explained

Sherif El Desouky
Native Name:شريف الدسوقي
Birth Name:Sherif Mohamed El Desouky
Birth Date:26 November 1967
Birth Place:Alexandria, Egypt
Nationality:Egyptian
Occupation:Actor, storyteller, comedian
Years Active:2003–present (Professionally)
Known For:Acting
Children:1 (Adam)
Awards:Best Actor – Cairo International Film Festival 2018

Sherif Desouky (Arabic: شريف الدسوقي; born 26 November 1967 in Alexandria) is an Egyptian actor, director, author, and storyteller, He is the recipient of the award for Best Actor in Cairo International Film Festival 2018.[1] [2]

About

Ismail Yassine's Theater

Sherif Desouky was born in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt and his tendencies moved to the theater from a young age, where his father was director of the Ismail Yassin Theater since 1952,[3] He had lived with his father in a family home behind the stage, and despite his father's work in the theater, he refused to enter the art world and struck him in his first appearance on stage.[4] Sharif worked in almost all theater professions as a sound technician and stage technician. But when Ismail Yassine's Theater and the majority of Alexandria's summer theaters were demolished and buildings were built in its place, he left the theater professions and went on to work with palaces of culture and independent teams since 1990.[5]

Acting

Because of Desouky's knowledge of acting cadres technically adopted by acting professors at the Academy of Arts and the University of Alexandria, and they attached him to many workshops and acting competitions, Sharif entered competitions in the General Authority of Cultural Palaces. He gain experience from his father in addition to his students at the hands of the Egyptian director Youssef Chahine and attending workshops and representative courses in Egypt, Qatar, Germany and Austria.

Career

Desouky started his professional cinematic career in 2003 with limited cinematic experiences, starting with the film (Violence and Irony) directed by Asma El Bakry, the short film (Hawi) and (Hot Dry in Summer), and he also participated in the series (As roses), starring by Youssef El Sherif in 2012.[6]

He got acquainted with the director Ahmed Abdullah Al-Sayed while filming the movie "Microphone" in 2010, and watched his short film "Hawi" to determine Abdullah's nomination for the role of "Mustafa" in the movie "Night/Ext".[7] [8]

Director Kamla Abu Zekry drew the attention of her after she watched an external movie Night/Ext, so she demanded that the producing company for work, Al-Adl Group, be part of the work series of the series "With 100 Faces", which was released in Ramadan 2020,[9] in the role of "Seba'i" as his first major dramatic appearance after his participation in the series "As roses" in 2012, and the series "As roses" in 2019.

Desouky directed several plays, including the play "nothing but", which he presented with "Barah" theater band, as he distinguished in the art of telling, until he became a professional weaver, which led to his excellence in improvisation.

Filmography

Series

Plays

Short films

Films

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Álvaro Brechner wins the Golden Pyramid at Cairo with A Twelve-Year Night. 3 August 2020. Cineuropa – the best of european cinema. en.
  2. Web site: MENAFN. Cairo Film Festival wraps up successful 40th edition. 5 August 2020. menafn.com.
  3. Web site: 5 July 2020. صدى البلد: نجم مسلسل بـ 100 وش: أمي قالت لي جِنيِّة مسرح إسماعيل ياسين عملت فيك حاجة. 3 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705015618/https://www.elbalad.news/4380748. 5 July 2020.
  4. Web site: 2 June 2020. محطات في حياة "عم سباعي" الشهير بـ"شريف الدسوقي" بوابة أخبار اليوم الإلكترونية. 3 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625002136/https://m.akhbarelyom.com/news/newdetails/3045893/1/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A9--%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A--%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%80-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A-/. 25 June 2020.
  5. Web site: 5 July 2020. شريف دسوقي صاحب جائزة أفضل ممثل في القاهرة السينمائي في حوار لـ"أهل مصر": قبل عرض الفيلم الإعلام تجاهلني ورصيدي هو نجاحي.. وهذه علاقتي بإسماعيل ياسين اهل مصر. 3 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705023222/https://www.ahlmasrnews.com/753460. 5 July 2020.
  6. Web site: 7 May 2020. «سباعي» في مسلسل «بـ100 وش».. من يكون شريف الدسوقي؟. 3 August 2020. Al-Masry Al-Youm. ar.
  7. Web site: Ahmad Abdalla's Exterior/Night comes fourth on Netflix daily rankings in Egypt – Entertainment – Arts & Culture. 5 August 2020. Ahram Online. en.
  8. Web site: Egyptian film EXT. Night wins biggest prize at Malmo Arab Film Festival – Film – Arts & Culture. 5 August 2020. Ahram Online. en.
  9. Web site: 3 May 2020. "سباعي" في مسلسل "بـ100 وش".. من يكون شريف الدسوقي؟ المصري اليوم. 4 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200531052357/https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/1975727. 31 May 2020.
  10. Web site: 5 July 2020. ما لا تعرفه عن شريف الدسوقي أحسن ممثل في مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي (صور) – القاهرة 24. 4 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705015610/https://www.cairo24.com/2018/11/29/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A/. 5 July 2020.
  11. Web site: 5 July 2020. شريف دسوقى والد محمد هنيدى فى "النمس والإنس" – اليوم السابع. 4 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705015703/https://www.youm7.com/story/2020/7/3/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82%D9%89-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D9%87%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%89-%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%85%D8%B3-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3/4858741. 5 July 2020.