Ismail Yassine

إسماعيل ياسين (Known as "Soma'a")

King of Egyptian Slapstick Comedy, Monologist, Box-Office Phenomenon

Born Sep 15, 1912

Suez, Egypt

Passed Away May 24, 1972 Cairo, Egypt

Lifespan 59 years old

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"If I brought a smile to a worker coming home exhausted from his day, then my life was not spent in vain."

Archival Overview

Undisputed monarch of Egyptian slapstick comedy and monologist whose unmistakable wide-mouthed facial expressions, physical humor, and dedicated film series dominated Arab cinema for three decades.

Biographical Record

Overcoming severe poverty and family bankruptcy in Suez, Ismail Yassine arrived in Cairo penniless, performing comic musical monologues in Badia Masabni's nightclub. In 1939, director Fouad El-Gazaerli cast him in films, beginning a meteoric ascent to the summit of Arab box-office comedy.

He achieved the unprecedented Hollywood-style honor of starring in a series of blockbuster films bearing his own name, including *Ismail Yassine in the Army*, *Ismail Yassine in the Navy*, and *Ismail Yassine in the Madhouse*, appearing in over 200 films and founding his own comedic theater troupe that toured the Arab world.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Al-Basaateen Cemetery
Cairo, Egypt

                         GPS: 29.9800, 31.2800                    

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