He lost his sight for love of art… 86 years after the birth of the genius
Today, January 27, is the anniversary of the birth of the genius artist Fouad Ahmed, one of the most important geniuses of art.
The late artist Fouad Ahmed was born in 1936. He joined the College of Arts at the request of his father, but he loved acting, and after completing his studies at the College of Arts, he joined the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. During his studies, he performed many comedic roles, and his goal was to become a comedian, but he was… Directors had another opinion, as directors kidnapped him for evil roles.
He played many evil roles in films, series and plays, but his evil was of a different flavor and despite Despite his prowess in presenting evil, behind the screens he was known for his good heart, extreme shyness, and constant smile.
The most prominent of these works were With the star Adel Imam, as in the movie “The Suspect” The role of Hamouda and his famous phrase in the movie “Your eye is the rest of my right,” and the movie “Five Doors.” And the phrase: “It’s all right, honey,” and films such as “Les Misérables” and “Sustenance, O World,” “Take Care of Your Mind,” “A Man for This Time,” “Friends of the Devil,” and he presented a play in the theater. “For the sake of your eyes.” With the star Fouad Al-Muhandis, and the play “Abdo Challenges Rambo” With Muhammad Najm.
The tragedy began while he was participating in the religious series “Muhammad, the Messenger of God.” Production 1980, when he was nominated to play the character “Haman”. At that time, the tools for applying and removing makeup were modest.
So he resorted to putting tar on his face and body to change his color so that he would become one with the character, and after filming was over He used gasoline to remove traces of tar, and the result was that the gasoline consumed his sight and he lived blind for 20 years. He stayed away from the artistic scene for some time, but he returned and presented the series “Forgive me, I didn’t mean it.” 1999 “Juha Al-Masry” In 2002, he was blind.
Until he passed away at the age of 74 on August 15, 2010.
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