This block contains the information about Omar Sharif and provides an insight into the life of the celebrity. From here you can also learn when, how and why the profession of an actor was chosen. Some interesting facts are waiting for you here.

Omar Sharif was born in Alexandria, in a rich Egyptian family. He was studying physics and mathematics in the University of Cairo, later he started managing his father’s business (wood industry). Omar played in more than twenty movies in his counter, also he was directing movies, and later he became the owner of its own producing company. Though this activity was not very popular, that is why at the beginning of his carrier he was more famous in his country in the quality of the husband of a famous Fatima Hamma, with who he later divorced. The story of their love was amazing; when he met her on the filming set of the movie where they both played he got very much in love. In order to marry the actress he had to change his religion, as Fatema was Muslim. That is how the bachelor Michelle Schalhoob (it is his real name) became the married Omar Sharif. One of his best roles- was in a famous musical by William Wilder, which was called “Funny girl” and was released in 1968- where Omar was accompanied by a charming and talented rising star Barbra Streisand. Due to their work in pair and the luxury of the decorations this movie is still interesting. After that, movies with his participation became forbidden in Egypt, as on the screen he was kissing a Jewish woman.

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Here you can learn about the movies Omar Sharif acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
10,000 BC - Narrator (voice)	$105M	2008	$35.9M	$94.8M
Hidalgo - Sheikh Riyadh	$100M	2004	$18.8M	$67.3M
Black Hawk Down - Soundtrack (writer: "Ul Iyo Dirkeed", "Dhibic Roob") (performer: "Ul Iyo Dirkeed", "Dhibic Roob")	$92M	2001	$193K	$109M
The 13th Warrior - Melchisidek	$85M	1999	$10.3M	$32.7M
Inchon - Indian Brigadier (uncredited)	$46M	1981
One Night with the King - Prince Memucan	$20M	2006	$4.11M	$13.4M
The Fall of the Roman Empire - Sohamus	$19M	1964
Lawrence of Arabia - Sherif Ali	$15M	1962	$32.9K	$6M
Funny Girl - Nick Arnstein, Soundtrack (performer: "You Are Woman, I Am Man", "Sadie, Sadie")	$14.1M	1968	$65.6K	$223K
Bloodline - Ivo Palazzi	$12M	1979
Doctor Zhivago - Yuri	$11M	1965		$112M
The Last Valley - Vogel	$11M	1971
The Rainbow Thief - Dima	$10M	1990
Mackenna's Gold - Colorado	$7M	1969
The Horsemen - Uraz	$6M	1971
The Pink Panther Strikes Again - Egyptian Assassin (uncredited)	$6M	1976
Mayerling - Archduke Rudolf	$5M	1968
Behold a Pale Horse - Francisco	$3.9M	1964
Che! - Che Guevara	$2.8M	1969		$2M
The Yellow Rolls-Royce - Davich		1964