Omar Sharif
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Birth Name: Michael Demitri Shalhoub
Born: 10 April 1932 Died: 10 July 2015
Country of origin: Egypt
Height: 5' 11"
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Omar Sharif, the Franco-Arabic actor best known for playing Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and the title role in Doctor Zhivago (1965), was born Michel Demitri Shalhoub on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt to Joseph Shalhoub, a lumber merchant, and his wife, Claire. Of Lebanese and Syrian extraction, the young Michel was raised a Roman Catholic. He was educated at Victoria College in Alexandria and too a degree in mathematics and physics from Cairo University with a major. Afterward graduating from university, he entered the family lumber business.
Before making his English-language film debut with "Lawrence o
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1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
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2. 10,000 BC
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3. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Rating: | 660 Watched |
4. The 13th Warrior (1999)
Rating: | 812 Watched |
5. Hidalgo (2004)
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1. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Rating: | 393 Watched |
2. Dancing with the Stars (2005)
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3. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Rating: | 120 Watched |
4. Today (1952)
Rating: | 98 Watched |
5. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Rating: | 92 Watched |
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" 1963 - NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role OMAR SHARIF as Sherif Ali in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962 | dir: David Lean "
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Oscars 1966 Winners (My Version) (26 movies items)
"Best Actor! Winner: Omar Sharif, Doctor Zhivago! Nominees: Richard Burton - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Laurence Olivier - Othello Rod Steiger - The Pawnbroker"
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Oscars 1963 Winners (My Version) (25 movies items)
"Best Supporting Actor! Winner: Omar Sharif, Lawrence of Arabia! Nominees: Phillip Alford - To Kill a Mockingbird Alec Guinness - Lawrence of Arabia Peter Sellers - Lolita Terence Stamp - Billy Budd"
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