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Egyptian acting legend Mahmoud Abdel Aziz honored with a Google Doodle

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 4 Jun 2022 15:16
2 Min Read

Today’s doodle celebrates the birthday of the 'Arab Al Pacino’, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, who was featured in more than 100 films during his career.

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  • The June 4 Google Doodle celebrates Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz on what would have been his 76th birthday.
    The June 4 Google Doodle celebrates Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz on what would have been his 76th birthday.

To commemorate the legendary Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz's 76th birthday, which falls on June 4, Google has created a Google Doodle in his honor.

"Lights, camera…action! Today’s Doodle celebrates what would have been the 76th birthday of Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, an acclaimed Egyptian actor who mastered vastly different roles — spanning romance, drama, action, and comedy," Google writes.

The Doodle is seen on the Google homepage in Egypt and the UAE, as well as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman.

“Arab Al Pacino”

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Mahmoud Abdel Aziz is recognized as a one-of-a-kind actor with a versatile style.

For his audience, Abdel Aziz is "the delectation maker," whose performance, no matter what role he plays, always spreads joy.

He got his first taste of acting at the student theatre while studying agricultural science at Alexandria University.

In 1974, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz starred in his first film, Al Hafeed (The Grandson), which earned him critical acclaim and went on to become an Egyptian cinema classic.

His characters frequently reflected Arab world realities, social commentary, and criticism, such as his famous role in 1991's Al Kit-Kat as an eccentric blind religious cleric who dreams of riding a motorcycle.

In the 1988 television series Raafat Al Hagan, Abdel Aziz played an Egyptian spy planted in “Israel”. It was inspired by the true story of Rafaat Al Gammal.

He is survived by his wife, TV host Boussy Chalabi, and two children, Mohammad, a producer, and Karim, an actor.

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