Adel Emam

Known for ActingBorn 1940-05-17 (age 86)El Mansoura, Egypt

Adel Imam is an Egyptian actor known for his long-standing career in comedy and drama. Born on May 17, 1940, in Mansoura, he moved at an early age with his family to Sayeda Zeinab in Cairo. He earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Cairo, where he became active in student theatre. He began his professional acting career in the early 1960s, joining a television troupe and performing in stage plays such as Ana wa Howa wa Heya and Al Nassabin. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Imam gained widespread popularity through iconic stage roles in Madrassat Al Mashaghbeen, Shahid Ma Shafsh Haga, and Al Wad Sayed Al Shaghal. Imam has appeared in over 100 films and numerous television series and plays, often blending comedy with social and political themes. Notable film roles include The Terrorist (1994), Al Zaeem (1993), and The Yacoubian Building (2006), the latter of which became one of the most prominent films in modern Egyptian cinema. In 2000, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), recognizing his influence and humanitarian efforts.Read more

Movies & web series

El Ragel Da Hayganeni

Sweet and Naughty

The School of Mischief

A Lifetime of Joy

El Khouroug Min El Guana

Sayed the Servant Boy

A Warm Winter Night

Don't Lose Your Mind

Tears on Bold Eyes

We Are the Bus People

Dreams Of El Tayer Boy

The Happy Marriage

Something of Love

The Oracle

Love on the Agricultural Road

Witch

As Not to Fly the Smoke

Sayed Darwish

Al-modeer Al-Fanni

The Three Wise Men

Al Zaeem

A Killer Who killed No one

The Witness Who Didn't See Anything

Terrorism and Kebab

My Wife's Ghost

Ferqet Naji Atallah

Troublemaker

The Yacoubian Building

The Street Player

Ragab on a Hot Tin

A Husband On Demand

Smart but Stupid

Birds of Darkness

Vote for Dr. Sulaiman Abdulbaset

Mothers in Exile

Some Visit the Marriage Registrar Twice

Goodbye My Friend

The Forgotten

Playing with Giants

The Tale of Three Girls

Joys

How to Rob a Millionaire

Morgan Ahmed Morgan

The Ghosts of Adly Allam

Karakon On The Street

Forbidden at the Wedding Night

The Lawyer

Hassan and Marcus