The late artist’s family revealed Samy FahmyOn the date of his funeral, which will take place today in Alexandria following the Asr prayer from the Al-Omari Mosque, and the burial will be in the family tombs in Al-Amud, and the funeral following the Maghrib prayer at the Occasions House of the Commander Ibrahim Mosque in Alexandria.
Yesterday, the artist, Sami Fahmy, left our world, as his sister, the artist, Aida Fahmy, announced the news of his departure on her Facebook page, saying: “My brother, Sami Fahmy.. stay for God.”.
The late artist graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1974, and his start was by participating in the play “Cairo in a Thousand Years” 1969, and from there to the cinema where he participated in the movie “Visitor of the Dawn” in 1973, then he moved to television through the series “The Chance of a Life.” Where he presented the role of “Shaker Fadla” with the artist Mohamed Sobhi in 1976.
Sami Fahmy participated in other works, including films: “A date with Soso, Doubt, my love, I am neither a devil nor an angel, an assault,” and series: “On the margins of the biography, The Tower of Fortune, Al-Ayyam, Muhammad is the Messenger of God, Zainab and the Throne,” as well as the series “ The Story of Mizo” and presented the famous “Sultan” character.
The year 1983 witnessed his last work through the series “Nest of the Crazy” with Muhammad Awad and Suhair Al-Bably, and “Al-Sayyad and Love” with Samir Ghanem, Ahmed Badir and Essad Younes, before he immigrated to America in order to study directing, then decided to settle there for 30 years, and resided many Among the projects, he became known among the Egyptian community and was called the Mayor of Egyptians in New York.