Ahmed Helmy

Ahmed Muhamed Helmy Abdel Rahman Awwad (Arabic: احمد محمد حلمى عبد الرحمن عواد‎; born November 18, 1969) is an Egyptian comedian, actor, film producer, television presenter, author and television personality. He started his career in 1993 on the Egyptian Satellite Broadcast. In 1998, he appeared on his first movie Aboud Ala El Hodoud, which received commercial success, co-starring with Alaa Waley El Din.

Ahmed Helmy
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Helmy at the Sawiris Foundation Awards of 2018.
Born	Ahmed Muhamed Helmy Abdel Rahman Awwad (1969-11-18) November 18, 1969 Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt
Occupation	actor television presenter film producer
Years active	1993–present
Spouse(s)	Mona Zaki ( m. 2002)
Children	Lilly, Selim, and Younis

Biography

Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian Actor, in Dear Guest Magazine awards 2014.

Helmy was born in Banha, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt to a Sunni Muslim family. He graduated from The Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Egypt. He also graduated from the Academy of Arts, High Institute for Theatre Art in 1993.

As an actor and performer, Helmy is notable for his fast-thinking and witty comedy. His career in mainstream Egyptian film began when director Sherif Arafa spotted him on the children's program Leib Eyal (Kids' Play) on the Egyptian Satellite Broadcast. Sherif found in him the comedian he was looking for to start his film, Aboud Ala El Hodoud (Abboud on the Borders). In that film, Helmy made his first big-screen appearance, co-starring alongside Alaa Waley El-Din. Thereafter, he quickly made a jump to leading roles in films such as Omar 2000, El Nazer (The Headmaster), El Selem We Al Tho'ban (Snakes And Ladders).[1]

In 2001, Helmy fought a theatre experience for the first time in his life in the play ″Hakeem Eyon″, with "Alaa waly El-din", and Kareem Abdel-Aziz.

In 2007, Helmy topped the Egyptian Comedian market in the number of audience and revenue, mostly due to the success of his movie Keda Reda.

Personal life

He is the middle child to his two siblings, Khaled and Sally.[2]

At the age of eight (8), Helmy moved to live abroad in Saudi Arabia due to his father's job.[3]

Helmy is married to Egyptian actress Mona Zaki and has 3 children: Lilly (2003), Selim (2014), and Younis (2016).

Health

He was diagnosed with cancer and was treated in 2014 by removing the Tumor from a muscle in his back.[4]

Ambassador for UN World Food Programme

Egyptian actor Ahmed Helmy has previously collaborated with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help promote the Food for Education project launched in association with the Chipsy food products company.[5]

Arabs Got Talent

Ahmed Helmy was a judge on Arabs Got Talent for its third season. He joins the Lebanese singer Najwa Karam, the Lebanese journalist and TV personality Ali Jaber, and the Saudi comedian-actor Nasser Al Qasabi. MBC has confirmed that he will stay as a judge for the show's upcoming fifth season.

Filmography

No.	Year	Movie	Role
1	1999	Abboud Ala El Hodood	Sa3eed
2	2000	El Nazer	Atef
3	2000	Omar 2000	Sa3eed
4	2000	Leh Khaletny Ahebbak	Zakaria
5	2001	55 Ess'af	Sayed
6	2001	El Sellem Wel Te'ban	Ahmad
7	2001	Rehlet Hob	Ramzy
8	2003	Sleepless Nights	Amr
9	2003	Mido Mashakel	Mido - Hamed
10	2004	Saye3 Ba7r	Hassan Atta Abdel Rehim (Hanteera)
11	2005	Zaki Chan	Zaki
12	2006	Zarf Tarek	Tarek El Wakeel - Omar Abo El Wafa
13	2006	Ga'alatny Mogreman	Roshdy Abaza
14	2006	Matab Sena'y	Mimi - Galal Kamel Noureldine El Beshbishi
15	2007	Keda Reda	Reda Hindi El Banhawy - Semsem - Prince - Bibo
16	2008	Sorry for the Disturbance	Hassan Salah El Deen Zidan
17	2009	Congratulations	Ahmed Galal Abd El Qawy
18	2010	Molasses	Masry Sayed El Araby
19	2010	A Bewildered Lovebird	Bolbol - Nabil Mass'oud
20	2011	X-Large	Magdy Mekkawy
21	2012	Ala Gosaty	Ra'ouf
22	2014	Made in Egypt	Alaa
23	2016	Laf w Dawaran	Nour

References

1. Ahmed Helmy. IMDb
2. "Ahmed Helmy". IMBD.
3. "Ahmed Helmy". IMBD.
4. "Ahmed Helmy breaks news of cancer to fans stateside, announces new lease on life post-op". Al Bawaba. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
5. "Ahmed Helmi ambassador for WFP". AnaYou. June 5, 2011.

External links

• Ahmed Helmy on IMDb