Ismail Yassen

Ismail Yassen

name:Ismail Yassen

Birth Date: 1912

Biography: He was a movie star well-known by the public. He was famous as Omar Al-shareef and Ahmed Ramzy in their golden age at the time the idea of being handsome was required.

Inspite of his being not handsome or a man of good looks, he made fun of his physical appearance reflected in his big mouth and big ears in most of his films. Inspite of all that, he occupied high position. This made producers to contract new films with him. He becomes the only hero that his movies related to his name till he reached the highest point. His story makes us pity him. He is from Suez governorate he was born in 1912.

He lived a miserable childhood and unstable life. He didn't complete his education. He left the school in the primary stage after the death of his mother. When he becomes full of talent, he went to Cairo. He seemed to be influenced by Abdel Wahab. He sang in weddings and coffee shops. He joined the group of Badeeaa Masabny.

He was not fit to be a singer because of his funny appearance. He was not fit to perform emotional songs that's why he lived singing monologues being distinguished by it. He became the most famous one in Egypt to sing a monologue. He criticized things available in the society mocking it. After a lot of time, the cinema opened its doors for him as Fouad Al-Gazayerly presented him in the year 1939 in the first of his movies "Khalaf Al-Habayeb". Ismail Yassen was in all of his films either heroism or seond role. Hence, the existance of Ismail Yasseen name in any of his films becomes a door of success.