Farid Shawqi

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Farid Shawqi فريد شوقى
Farid Shawqi.
Born	(1920-07-30)July 30, 1920 Elsayyeda Zinab, Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Died	July 27, 1998(1998-07-27) (aged 77) Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Other names	The Screen Monster King of the Third The Giant Abu Ali
Occupations	Actor screenwriter film producer
Years active	1946–1996
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Spouses	Zainab Abdel Hadi ​ ​ (m. 1941; div. 1945)​ Sania Shawqi ​ ​ (m. 1945; div. 1950)​ Huda Sultan ​ ​ (m. 1951; div. 1969)​ Soheir Turk ​ ​ (m. 1970; death 1998)​
Children	Mona Shawqi Nahed Shawqi Maha Shawqi Abeer Shawqi Rania Farid Shawqi
Relatives	Nahed El Sebai

Farid Shawqi Mohammad Abdou Shawqi (Egyptian Arabic: فريد شوقى محمد عبده شوقى) (July 30, 1920 in El Sayyeda Zainab – July 27, 1998 in Maadi); known as Farid Shawqi (Egyptian Arabic: فريد شوقى) was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film producer.^[1] He acted in 351 films, 27 plays and 17 television series; wrote 25 film scripts and produced 30 films. He is considered to be one of the greatest actors in the Middle East.

He was also known as "Malek El Terso" ("The King of the Third Class" - a reference to his popularity among the poor, who bought third-class seats in movie theatres), as "Wahsh Ash shashah Al Arabiyah" ("The Monster of the Arab Silver Screen" - in honor of his various roles of beloved hero, as "Farid Bay" ("Sir Farid", an informal title of respect), as "Abu el-Banat" ("father of all girls", a reference to his having five daughters and no sons), and other names. ُُThe closet title to Farid Shawqi's heart was "The King"; he was named this after his movie "Night's Devils" that was released in 1966, directed by Niazi Mostafa. He was known as "The king" among his colleagues.