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Omar Sharif (Arabic: عÙ
ر اÙشرÙÙ,
transliteration: âOmar ash-Shareef) (born April 10, 1932) is an Academy Award-nominated Egyptian actor who has starred in many Hollywood films. He has acted in Arabic, French, and English feature films. Sharif is most famous for his roles in Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.
<p>Sharif was born Michel Demitri Chalhoub in Alexandria, Egypt to Joseph Chalhoub, a Lebanese immigrant and timber merchant, and Claire (Saada), an Egyptian of Syrian descent.[citation needed] Omar Sharif graduated from Alexandria's Victoria College, then from Cairo University with a mathematics and physics major. Afterwards, he worked with his father in the lumber business. Their business was less than successful following the investment of a large amount of capital in an endeavor to revitalize papyrus as a viable commodity.[citation needed]<p>
In 1953, Sharif began his acting career with a role in the Egyptian film, Sira` Fi al-Wadi, (English, The Blazing Sun or...
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