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Amr Waked: Egyptian Rising Star
"Amr Waked, the latest rising star, started out studying Economics at the AUC, during that time, he joined theatrical groups, participated in his colleagues' graduation projects, such as Carmen, Afarit Hamza Wa Fatma, directed by Rasha Al Gamal, Oedipus, in addition to other plays directed by Abd El Hady El Gazar, and Ahmed El Atar. [...]
"Amr found great interest in documentary short films, he starred in film Lili (2001), a 45 minutes film, based on a story by Youssef Idriss, and directed by Marwan Hamed. Where Amr gave an exceptional performance as a young Muslim cleric who is assigned to take over a mosque in a very poor neighborhood, the dilemma unfolds when he falls in love with the neighborhood sweetheart, Lilly. [...]
"The size of the role doesn't really matter to Amr, as he's more interested in the depth of the character he plays, and the proof was that he played a small role in Asshab Wala Business (2001) for director Tarek El Eryan. Unknown to audiences up to that point, Amr portrayed the role so well that many viewers left the theater believing he was a Palestinian actor. [...]
"In 2005 he came back with very strong roles in Dam El Ghazal which was very interesting and emotional that touched the audiences' hearts. Young Egyptian actor Amr Waked also has played an important role in the controversial Hollywood movie Syriana with Hollywood star George Clooney."
Amr Waked speaks out against Egypt’s unofficial policy of jailing people suffering with AIDS
"Rising Egyptian film star Amr Waked is speaking out against his country's unofficial policy of jailing people suffering with AIDS.
"'It's insane that this happens in our country!' said Waked, whose controversial roles -- including playing alongside an Israeli actor -- have made him the target of press attacks.
"Together with celebrity actor Khaled Abul Naga, who was recently appointed a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, Waked has taken on the task of getting Egypt to face the taboo of AIDS. [...]"
Source: www.yallabina.com, Times of Oman (Oman), AFP, April 26, 2008
Posted at: 2008-04-30
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