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Ahmed Amin
Born
Ahmed Sayed Amin

1980
Kuwait
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materHelwan University
Occupation(s)comedian, actor, and writer.
Notable workParanormal
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/AhmedSaiedAmin?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Ahmed Sayed Amin[1] (Arabic: أحمد سيد أمين; born in 1980) is an Egyptian comedian, actor, and writer. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University in 2002. Amin came to prominence from his online video "30 sanya" (30 seconds) that went viral among Egyptians on Facebook. His second, and more important step, was the Al Plateau TV show. 2019, came up with his successful TV show Amin and partners. In November 2019, it was officially declared by Netflix[2][3][4][5][6] that Amin is to star their upcoming first-ever Egyptian original Paranormal,[7][3][8] in the role of Refaat Ismael.[9][10][11][12][13]

Early life

Born in Kuwait to an Egyptian middle-class working family and raised in Cairo, Amin practiced Acting as an amateur from an early age but he began his office career in the field of children literature as an editor-in-chief for Bassem magazine the Saudi kids magazine, afterward, he wrote Cartoons for big Egyptian media-channels, that was like "Bassant w diasty" "El kobtan Azuz" and more, but after 10 years of office work he decided to leave everything and get back to his comfort zone, acting.

Career

Amin's first gig was "30 Sanya". The low-production content was filmed by himself inside his house and posted on his facebook and YouTube accounts. It was the kick-start to his second move, hosting "Al Plateau" TV show; which was one of the popular local Comedy shows, and currently has 131,330,187 views. In Ramadan 2017, Amin made his first appearance as an actor as "Semsem" in "Al Wassiya". The character had a good impact that a crowd-sourced gallery was arranged around Semsesm's style and props.[14] 2019 comes Amin's digital show "Al Familia" discussing family issues like technology effect on family bonds,[15] 2019 also witnessed the launching of his TV show "Amin and partners" with first season consisted of 14 theatrical live shows that were presented on TV too, Season 2 comes in 2020 as a sketch-based TV show.  [16][17]

Amin played the lead role of Netflix’s first-ever Egyptian original "Paranormal"[18] directed by Amr Salama[19] as an adaptation of late Egyptian author Ahmed Khaled Tawfiq’s popular horror\thriller book series,Ma Waraa Al Tabiaa" Paranormal", which sold over 15 million copies worldwide from Egyptian pocket novels,making it one of the most commercially successful literary works to ever come out of the Middle East and North Africa.

Upcoming work

Social responsibility

Amin made several appearances in campaigns that support charity organizations, including Baheya Foundation[20] for Early Detection and Treatment of Breast cancer.

He is the face of many campaigns by the Egyptian ministry of health in cooperation with the World Health Organization and UNICEF under the main campaign of "100 million healthy lives".[21]

Amin shows a deep interest in the cause of Education, as he organized a tour in different universities to talk with new generations.[22][23]

Works and awards

Category Role Name Year
Cartoon series Writer Bassant Wa Diasty 2008 - 2011
Cartoon series Writer Qubtan Azzouz 2009 - 2011
TV show Writer Ruhama'a Bainahum 2011
Short movie Actor Hadir Ma'a Al Muttaham 2013
TV show Host Al Plateau 2016
Radio series Voice actor Papi Sitter 2017
TV series Guest star Khalsana Be Sheyaka 2017
Film Guest star Al Kenz 2017
TV series Actor Al Wassiya 2018
TV show Actor Amin & partners 2019
Film Guest star The Secret Men's Club 2019
TV series Guest star Badal El hadouta 3 2019
Digital show Host Al familia 2019
TV show Actor Amin & partners 2020
Netflix TV series Actor Paranormal 2020
Radio series Voice actor Gamal Kazouza 2021
Film Guest star Bara El Manhag 2022
TV show Actor Jazeret Ghamam 2022
  • ArabSat Festival Award for Best Comedy Show (2016)
  • Arab Producers Union Award for Best Comedy Show (2017)
  • Cairo Artwork and Media Mondial For Best Comedy Show (2017)
  • Dear Guest 15 th for Best Actor second role award (2018)
  • International Hamsa Festival Of Literature And The Arts for best actor on his role in “Jazeret Ghamam” series (2022)[24]
  • ADCA Arab Dramas Critics Awards for Best Actor Award for a Second Role (2022) [25]
  • NRJ Radio for best actor public vote award (2022)[26]

References

  1. ^ "Ahmed Amin". IMDb. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ahmed Amin to star in Paranormal". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Netflix releases 1st look images for 'Paranormal'; first Arabic Original from Egypt". EgyptToday. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ Peris, Guillermo Peris. "Netflix presenta las primeras imágenes de Paranormal". Diario Siglo XXI (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Paranormal: Netflix revela as primeiras imagens da sua nova série". Noticias e Tecnologia (in European Portuguese). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ Staff Writer. "Netflix releases the first look images of "PARANORMAL" | News India Times". Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Everything you need to know about Netflix's first Egyptian original drama, 'Paranormal'". meaww.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Sneak Peek: Netflix Just Released the Very First Stills From Egyptian Series 'Paranormal'". Scoop Empire. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Egyptian actor Ahmed Amin will star in Netflix's Egypt-based 'Paranormal'". Esquire Middle East. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. ^ Desk, TV News. "Ahmed Amin to Star in Netflix Series PARANORMAL". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Comedian Ahmed Amin to Star in Netflix' First Original Egyptian Series 'Paranormal'". Egyptian Streets. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Amin is to star Paranormal". Newsweek. 26 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Paranormal Photos Featuring Ahmed Amin as Dr. Refaat Ismail". VitalThrills.com. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  14. ^ ""Caricature With Semsem" Exhibition To Open This Week In Cairo!". Scoop Empire. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  15. ^ "في أول حلقة من "فاميليا".. أحمد أمين يناقش انشغال الآباء بالهواتف الذكية | المصري اليوم". www.almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Art Alert: Amin and Partners continue with new play every weekend – Stage & Street – Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  17. ^ "'Amin and Partners' theatrical project to start on Jan.31". EgyptToday. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Ahmed Amin to star in Netflix series 'Paranormal'". UPI. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Ahmed Amin to star in Paranormal". DigitalStudioME. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Ahmed Amin presenting a stand up comedy in Baheya".
  21. ^ "Amin presenting a new song for health".
  22. ^ Anonym. "Ahmed Amin: "The Green Comedy" My Gate to Art | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Amin visits UAE".
  24. ^ "بعد تألقه فى جزيرة غمام . جائزة لجنة التحكيم للإبداع للفنان أحمد أمين". 17 May 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  25. ^ "أحمد أمين يحصد جائزة أفضل ممثل دور ثان عن "جزيرة غمام" | المصري اليوم".
  26. ^ "بعد تصويت 1.2 مليون.. "الكبير أوي 6" وأحمد أمين الأفضل في رمضان على إينرجي".
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