Elias Moadab
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Ilya Mohadab Sasson commonly known as Elias Moadab (6 February 1916 - 28 May 1952) is an Egyptian comedy actor, born to a Jewish Syrian father and Jewish Egyptian mother from the city of Tanta. He graduated from the Lycee school in 1923 and lived in the old Jewish quarter of Cairo.
Elias began his artistic career as a singer (Monologist
) in the famous nightclub «Alooberg» where he was introduced to Bishara Wakim
and Ismail Yasin
, they opened the doors for him to work in the films.
Elias meets the famous dancer Beba Izz Al-Din, which also he worked with her for a period.
He worked also in several nightclubs, including (Al Ariozna) and (Helmia Palace).
Actor Elias Moadab took part in many of the comedy movies with his «Shami» (Lebanese) accent that ushered into the world of comedy people like Ismail Yasin
and others. It got stuck in people’s head that he was Syrian or Lebanese or something like that when in reality he was full-fledged Egyptian who lived in Firakh i.e. Chicken Street in the Jewish quarter (Haret al Yahood).
Elias, died In Cairo
,28 May 1952.
Elias began his artistic career as a singer (Monologist
Monologist
-Monologist:A monologist is a solo artist who recites or gives dramatic readings from a monologue, soliloquy, poetry or work of literature for the entertainment of an audience...
) in the famous nightclub «Alooberg» where he was introduced to Bishara Wakim
Bishara Wakim
Bishara Wakim Egyptian director and actor born in Faggala , Cairo in 1890.His real name is Bisharah Yoakim educated in Collège-des-Frères ,he was a Greek Catholic ,in 1917 graduated from the School of Law and he started his life as a lawyer.Began his acting career as a member of the Abdul...
and Ismail Yasin
Ismail Yasin
Ismail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
, they opened the doors for him to work in the films.
Elias meets the famous dancer Beba Izz Al-Din, which also he worked with her for a period.
He worked also in several nightclubs, including (Al Ariozna) and (Helmia Palace).
Elias film career began in the year 1947 in the movies
- «Habib al omr» 1947 with Farid al-AtrashFarid al-AtrashFarid al-Atrash, or in French spelling Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor. Having immigrated to Egypt in childhood, Farid embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades — recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies...
, Samia GamalSamia GamalSamia Gamal was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress.Born in the small Egyptian town of Wana in 1924, Samia's family moved just months later to Cairo and settled near the Khan El-Khalili bazaar. It was many years later that Samia Gamal met Badia Masabni, the founder of modern Oriental dance....
and Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
. - «Sittat afarit» 1947 with Mahmoud el-MeliguyMahmoud el-MeliguyMahmoud el-Meliguy was an Egyptian screenwriter and an actor of film, theatre, and television. He started his career playing minor roles, but achieved stardom in the late 1930s. A popular and award-winning actor, he has acted in hundreds of films and was famous for his evil, villain roles...
, Mohamed FawziMohamed FawziMohamed Fawzi , was an Egyptian composer and singer.-Career:Fawzi had a beautiful voice which was inherited from his father ; he began singing at weddings and other events when he was twelve years old...
and Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
. - «the soul and the body» 1948 with Camelia, Mohamed FawziMohamed FawziMohamed Fawzi , was an Egyptian composer and singer.-Career:Fawzi had a beautiful voice which was inherited from his father ; he began singing at weddings and other events when he was twelve years old...
, Kamal Al-Shennawi and ShadiaShadiaFatima Ahmad Kamal , better known by her stage name Shadia , is an Egyptian actress and singer. Now retired, she is famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s...
. - «Amber » with Leila MouradLeila MouradLeila Mourad was an Egyptian singer and actress. She is also credited as "Laila Mourad" and "Layla Mourad".- Life :Leila Mourad was born in Al Daher, Cairo on February 17, 1918 to an Egyptian of Iraqi Jewish descent father, Zaki Mourad, a respected singer and musician in the twenties, and to a...
, Anwar WagdiAnwar WagdiAnwar Wagdy was an Egyptian actor, writer, director and producer.-Life:Anwar was born in the Cairo district of El Daher, Cairo. He was of Syrian descent. His father, Yehia Wagdy El-Fattal, immigrated to Egypt from Syria with his family in the 19th century for economic reasons. Anwar's Egyptian...
, Aziz Othman and Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
. - «people talk » 1949 with ShadiaShadiaFatima Ahmad Kamal , better known by her stage name Shadia , is an Egyptian actress and singer. Now retired, she is famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s...
and Ibrahim Hamouda. - «Mandeel El Helw » with Tahiya KariokaTahiya KariokaTahiya Karioka also Tahiya Mohamed , was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Born in the Egyptian town of Ismaileya in 1920 to Mohamed Kareem, Tahiya was discouraged from performing as a dancer by her family...
,Mahmoud Abdel Aziz and Marie Munib. - «Sharei El Bahlwan» with Camelia, Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
and Kamal Al-Shennawi. - «Lilet El Eeed» with Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
, ShadiaShadiaFatima Ahmad Kamal , better known by her stage name Shadia , is an Egyptian actress and singer. Now retired, she is famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s...
and Mahmoud Choukoukou. - «Einy Be Tref» with Tahiya KariokaTahiya KariokaTahiya Karioka also Tahiya Mohamed , was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Born in the Egyptian town of Ismaileya in 1920 to Mohamed Kareem, Tahiya was discouraged from performing as a dancer by her family...
, Karem Mahmoud, and Mahmoud el-MeliguyMahmoud el-MeliguyMahmoud el-Meliguy was an Egyptian screenwriter and an actor of film, theatre, and television. He started his career playing minor roles, but achieved stardom in the late 1930s. A popular and award-winning actor, he has acted in hundreds of films and was famous for his evil, villain roles...
. - «Sitt al hosn» 1950 with Samia GamalSamia GamalSamia Gamal was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress.Born in the small Egyptian town of Wana in 1924, Samia's family moved just months later to Cairo and settled near the Khan El-Khalili bazaar. It was many years later that Samia Gamal met Badia Masabni, the founder of modern Oriental dance....
,Leila Fawzi, Kamal Al-Shennawi, Huda Sultan and Aziz Osman . - «Felfel» with Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
, Lola Sedki And Magda. - «hero» with Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
and Tahiya KariokaTahiya KariokaTahiya Karioka also Tahiya Mohamed , was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Born in the Egyptian town of Ismaileya in 1920 to Mohamed Kareem, Tahiya was discouraged from performing as a dancer by her family...
. - «Siboni Aghani» with Sabah, Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
and Saad Abdel-Wahab. - «apportionment and share» with Aziza Amir, Yahya Shaheen and Tahiya KariokaTahiya KariokaTahiya Karioka also Tahiya Mohamed , was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Born in the Egyptian town of Ismaileya in 1920 to Mohamed Kareem, Tahiya was discouraged from performing as a dancer by her family...
. - «Fayeq and Rayeq» 1951 with Karem Mahmoud, Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
and Tahiya KariokaTahiya KariokaTahiya Karioka also Tahiya Mohamed , was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Born in the Egyptian town of Ismaileya in 1920 to Mohamed Kareem, Tahiya was discouraged from performing as a dancer by her family...
. - «Katr El Naadah» with ShadiaShadiaFatima Ahmad Kamal , better known by her stage name Shadia , is an Egyptian actress and singer. Now retired, she is famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s...
, Kamal Al-Shennawi and Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
. - «El Banat Sharbat » with Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
, Ahlam and Siraj Munir. - «Beet El Natash» with ShadiaShadiaFatima Ahmad Kamal , better known by her stage name Shadia , is an Egyptian actress and singer. Now retired, she is famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s...
, Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
and Abdel Fatah Al Kasri. - «Halaal Aleek » with Hoda Shams El Deen, Souraya Helmy and Ismail YasinIsmail YasinIsmail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
. - «El Sir Fe Beer» with Charanfantah, Widad Hamdi and Mahmoud Choukoukou.
- «Tiger » with Naima AkefNaima AkefNaima Akef was a famous Egyptian belly dancer during the Egyptian cinema's golden age and starred in many films of the time. Naima Akef was born in Tanta on the Nile Delta. Her parents were acrobats in the Akef Circus , which was one of the best known circuses at the time...
, Zaki RostomZaki RostomZaki Rostom Zaki Moharram Mahmoud Rostom Egyptian actor belongs to a school of integration, and is one of the most important actor of the Egyptian cinema....
and Anwar WagdiAnwar WagdiAnwar Wagdy was an Egyptian actor, writer, director and producer.-Life:Anwar was born in the Cairo district of El Daher, Cairo. He was of Syrian descent. His father, Yehia Wagdy El-Fattal, immigrated to Egypt from Syria with his family in the 19th century for economic reasons. Anwar's Egyptian...
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Actor Elias Moadab took part in many of the comedy movies with his «Shami» (Lebanese) accent that ushered into the world of comedy people like Ismail Yasin
Ismail Yasin
Ismail Yasin was an Egyptian comedian/actor. He is famous for a series of films with his name in the title. Ismail Yassin had a difficult childhood in Suez where he was born. His mother died at an early age and his father was jailed thus forcing him to leave school before completing his primary...
and others. It got stuck in people’s head that he was Syrian or Lebanese or something like that when in reality he was full-fledged Egyptian who lived in Firakh i.e. Chicken Street in the Jewish quarter (Haret al Yahood).
Elias, died In Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
,28 May 1952.