Tarek sharif biography

Canadian actor

For other people named Omar Sharif, see Omar Sharif (disambiguation).

Omar Sharif Jr. (born 28 November ) is a Canadian actor, model, author and gay activist who lives in the United States.

Early life

Sharif is the son of a Jewish Canadian mother, Debbie, and an Egyptian father, Tarek Sharif. His paternal grandparents were Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama, both Egyptian actors; his maternal grandparents were Jewish Holocaust survivors.

During his childhood, Sharif was shuttled back and forth among Montreal, Paris, and Cairo.^[1] He has a B.A. from Queen's University, a Master's in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and a degree in Performing Arts from The Lee Strasberg Institute.^[2]

Career

Sharif has worked as an actor, appearing in the Egyptian miniseries Wagh el qamar, the French-language Canadian series Virginie, the Egyptian film Hassan wa Morcus and the Irish film The Secret Scripture.

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