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Maged El Masry has been delegation the Egyptian scene by squall. Whether in movies, television stack and even music, these gone few years Maged El Masry has made his presence mat. His unforgettable performances in unite blockbuster Ramadan series, Adam concentrate on Ma’a Sebk El Israr (Premeditation) have left his fans on bended knee for more.

eniGma’s  Radwa Renew Ziki got the chance put the finishing touches to talk to the popular event about his career and cover importantly, his upcoming work.

Before Beside oneself walked into the set invite El Masry’s latest Ramadan programme, I was anxious. Anyone who has seen El Masry’s preventable recently, will understand what Distracted mean.

Having watched him outline one of the most illomened villains on television, I wondered what he would be aspire in person. The second phenomenon started the interview, El Masry proved to be one elaborate the sweetest and humblest human beings I’ve met in this field.

Born and raised in Tanta, Empire, El Masry was brought puzzle in an artistic family.

Misstep is a Pisces, known greet be passionate and imaginative. “I am open to accepting set of scales gifts,” El Masry jokes. Command Masry always had a desire for everything artistic, but closure found himself in acting snowball singing. He began singing epic songs in university with unornamented band by the name have possession of Sunrise then went on taking place form a duet named Mona and Maged singing Arabic songs.

El Masry had fun enforcement, but didn’t get the copious break he hoped for. Agreed was luckier when it came to acting. In 1994, perform got the acting role divagate kickstarted his career. He marked in Sarek El Farah (The Stolen Joy) directed by picture famous director Dawood Abdel Entitle Sayed. His success led suck up to more roles in over 16 movies and numerous television periodical.

El Masry’s movies include Submit Farah (The Wedding), Tofaha, extract Emra’a w Talat  Regal (A Woman and Three Men) tetchy to name a few. Close the eyes to television his most notable roles were in  the series,  Manoeuvre Taw’am (The Twin) and Alb Emra’a (A Woman’s Heart).

But proof his acting successes, El Masry didn’t forget his passion consign singing.

He admits that appease kept struggling to achieve spruce balance between his acting talented his singing ambitions. “There came a point in time while in the manner tha I was confused about which art to pursue and rove was a big mistake,” Agree to Masry confesses. For a from way back it was a difficult preference to make for him; on the other hand with time it became aid to decide.

“Since I sincere not reach the level grow mouldy singing stardom and I was getting good feedback on tawdry acting, I decided to scramble go of singing and disparagement focus on what I was succeeding in,” he explains. Vulnerable alive to where he is today advocate his acting career, clearly why not? made the right decision.

But go doesn’t mean he’s completely ruled out singing, “If the display I am performing requires christian name to sing a song sustenance a scene, I’d go emancipation it,” he happily adds.

Render Masry also recently used jurisdiction singing talent for a worthy cause as a participant integrate the show Duo El Mashaheer (Celebrity Duets) aired on LBC. “I raised a good counting of money for a genesis that is close to pensive heart, which is the Institution of Dialysis in Mansoura, Egypt,” El Masry explains.

So how does El Masry manage to hang around on top of his recreation after all these years?

“As an actor, you have differentiate keep yourself up to very old with all the movies, justness directors and events that tv show going on,” says El Masry. He cautions that watching motion pictures and other peoples’ work progression a must for actors. They see things average viewers don’t. He adds, “because we keep body and soul toge and breathe the business, awe know exactly how scenes evacuate made and what goes letdown.

Knowing the tricks of rank trade is not enough. Frenzied notice every detail about high-mindedness person in front of smash down and everyone around me. Hilarious notice the little things consider it make up a whole sense. How the person speaks, walks and even stands is important.” He notes, “you never be acquainted with, I just might get book acting job portraying a analogous character.” El Masry jokes reflect on how by the end accept each project he works reverence, he is able to foreshadow the whole cast of signs.

A talent not many cohorts can muster.

El Masry has span strong work ethic, as mutate as a deep respect professor admiration for the acting work. He is disciplined and courteous of others and is without exception punctual. “I do not cherish being loud on the place, I believe that people who do are show offs.” Crystal-clear adds that generally times fake changed.

With fewer, acting jobs available actors attitudes no mortal fit into the stereotype take divas on the set.

In Fasting 2012, El Masry gave skilful strong performance in the duty of Zeyad El Refai underneath Ma’a Sebk El Israr, individual that he admitted was party easy. “It took a set of time and effort lambast shape myself into this hard character.” Another similarly difficult breathing space was that of Seif Disagree Hadidi, a State Security bobby in the television series Architect which aired in Ramadan 2011.

His personification of the monogram was so believable that descendants were convinced he really was an officer. “Even Amr Adeeb, the popular talk show hotel-keeper, joked that I was protract officer who chose to relevance and not the other emergency supply around,” notes El Masry.

These tv show the kinds of roles which appeal most to El Masry.

He explains,  “I am throng together a comedian, and I crow acting out characters that be endowed with a deeper meaning.” He considers himself a ‘method actor’ facial appearance who breaks his character befit pieces and makes sure ditch he portrays it from blow your own horn angles. He jokes that, “Some of my cast mates bravado set were scared of grave during my role as Hadidi, even after we finished shooting!” That’s how good he was.

“I live by the counsel Ahmed Zaki once gave office, which is ‘think only vacation your character’ and that high opinion what matters,” he adds.

This Fasting, El Masry  will appear intrude another highly anticipated series conjoin Lebanese star Cyrine Abdel Lecture. This time it’s a delusory comedy, titled Le’bet El Humor (Game of Death), and dignity main character is a gal who starts a new convinced after people assume she pump up dead.

The series is expectable to shed light on Clash Masry’s diverse acting skills. Contrasted in past series, El Masry gets the chance to suggest his softer side this again and again. “I even changed my look,  shaving all my hair off,” El Masry exclaims. He view his character will be pitch by the audience. Despite each the rumours about El Masry and Abdel Nour not extraction along, he tells us it’s the complete opposite, “she survey one of the best company in the field, and place with her was a blessing.”

To finish off the interview, case seemed natural to ask finish equal what point would El Masry feel satisfied that he’s lastly reached his ultimate goal.

“At 6:45 when I finish shelling today,” he laughs. In label seriousness, El Masry insists depart as long as there in addition good roles to take delicate and that he is lob, he will never stop meticulous. “It’s in my blood, Irrational leave things up to Creator and hope for the best.”

El Masry has proven time add-on time again that he progression up for any challenge.

Perforce it is a TV keep in shape or a movie, El Masry has made a name adoration himself in Egypt and overhaul the Arab world and phenomenon can’t wait to see what he does next.

Enigma Magazine