Ahmed Mekky
Vorlage:Infobox person Ahmed Mekky (Vorlage:Lang-ar; born June 19, 1980 in Oran, Algeria[1]) is an Egyptian actor, writer, director and rapper.[2][3]
Personal life
Ahmed Mekky is a son of an Egyptian mother and an Algerian father. He was raised as a kid in El-Talbia of El-Haram District, Giza, Egypt, where he filmed his song clip Wa'fet Nasyt Zaman.[4] His sister is Enas Mekky, an Egyptian actress.[1][5] He is married and has a son.[6]
Mekky stopped his career for a period of timeVorlage:When after suffering from Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection. He caught the virus after sharing water bottles with his fellow trainees at boxing training.[7]
Career
Mekky began his career after graduating from the directing division at Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema. Mekky started out directing several short films such as Yabanee Asly (An Original Japanese) before directing El Hassa El Sab'a (The Seventh Sense), which starred Ahmed El-Fishawy, in 2005. That work was adapted from a short film that Mekky had previously directed in 2003. Mekky has collaborated with his sister Enas Mekky in directing several television productions, including Lahazat Hariga (Crucial Moments) and Tamer Wa Shaw'eyyah (Tamer and Shaweiyah) in which he also played the role of Haitham Dabour.
Mekky stars in the Ramadan Egyptian comedy series El Kabeer Awy in which he plays both main characters, two brothers vying for the inheritance of their deceased father. In 2013, the third season of El Kabeer Awy introduces a third brother, also played by Mekky. Besides his career in cinema, Mekky has also continued to write rap songs that he performs in films or uploads to the internet.
| Film | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role |
| 2001 | Ibn Izz (Rich) | Cameo |
| 2004 | Tito[8] | Driver |
| 2004 | Morgan Ahmad Morgan | Dabour |
| 2008 | The Baby Doll Night | Zaghloul |
| H-Dabbour | Haythem Dabbour | |
| 2009 | Teer enta (you Fly!) | Dr. Baheeg |
| 2010 | La Tarago' Wala Istislam (Al-Qabda Al-Dameya), (Neither Regression Nor Surrender: The Bloody Fist) | Hazal'om, Adham |
| 2011 | Cima Ali Baba (Ali Baba's Cinema) | |
| 2013 | Samir Abou Alneil | Samir |
| Television | ||
| Year | Title | Role |
| N/A | Shabab Online (Online Teens) | |
| N/A | Lahazat Harega (Critical Moments) | |
| 2006–2008 | Tamer Wa Shaw'eyyah (Tamer and Shawkeyyah) | Haythem Dabbour |
| 2010 | El Kabeer Awy (The Big Boss) | El-Kabeer, El-Kabeer Awy, Johnny El-Kabeer Awy |
| 2011 | El Kabeer Awy 2 (The Big Boss 2) | El-Kabeer, El-Kabeer Awy, Johnny El-Kabeer Awy |
| 2013 | El Kabeer Awy 3 (The Big Boss 3) | El-Kabeer, El-Kabeer Awy, Johnny El-Kabeer Awy, Hazal'om El-Kabeer Awy |
| 2014 | El Kabeer Awy 4 (The Big Boss 4) | El-Kabeer, El-Kabeer Gedan, Johnny El-Kabeer Awy, Hazal'om El-Kabeer Awy |
| 2015 | El Kabeer Awy 5 (The Big Boss 5) | El-Kabeer, Johnny El-Kabeer Awy, Hazal'om El Kabeer Awy, Naeem El Kabeer Awy |
| 2017 | Khalsana B Sheyaka (Ending so Gently) | Sultan |
| Writer | ||
| Year | Film | |
| 2005 | Al Hassa Al Sab'a (The Seventh Sense) | |
| 2009 | Fo'sh, (Fo'sh) | |
| 2009 | Teer enta (You Fly!) | |
| 2010 | El Kabeer Awy (The Big Boss) | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Film | |
| 1998 | Yabani Asli (short film) (An Original Japanese) | |
| 2005 | Al Hassa Al Sab'a (The Seventh Sense) | |
| 2007 | Lahazat Harega (Critical Moments) | |
| TV Appearances/Interviews | ||
| Year | Show | Role |
| 2012 | Bassem Youssef Barra el Bernameg (Bassem Youssef Outside "El Bernameg")[9] | As himself |
Music
Ahmed Mekky is also well known and popular figure in Egyptian rap, he released many successful hits such as Masr Baldy and Wa'fet Nasyt Zaman in 2017.[10][11]
References
External links
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- ↑ a b أحمد مكي الجزائري الذي أصبح "الكبير" في أم الدنيا | فادي بعاج | صحيفة العرب In: صحيفة العرب. Abgerufen am 29. Oktober 2018 (arabisch).
- ↑ Robert Mackey: Egypt and Algeria Bring Soccer War to Sudan In: The New York Times, 18. November 2009. Abgerufen am 4. November 2016
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- ↑ أحمد مكي : صرتُ نجمًا بالمصادفة .. ولا أخاف الحسد. In: بوابة الأهرام. Abgerufen am 29. Oktober 2018 (arabisch).
- ↑ احمد مكى: وصيتى كتبتها لابنى أدهم فى «أغلى من الياقوت». In: الأهرام اليومي. Abgerufen am 28. Oktober 2018 (arabisch).
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- ↑ أحمد مكي وباسم يوسف بره البرنامج - YouTube. In: YouTube. Abgerufen am 29. Oktober 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ Egypt Today: Mekky presents old values in ‘Wa’fet Nasyet Zaman’ song,Akhret el shakawa (2018)and Aghla mn el yaqout(2018).
- ↑ Ahram Online: Egyptian comedy actor and rapper to release his first album.