Omar Sharif Height, Weight, Age, Net Worth, Wife

Omar Sharif Height, Weight, Age, Net Worth, Wife

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Omar Sharif Quick Info
Height 5 ft 10½ in
Weight 78 kg
Date of Birth April 10, 1932
Zodiac Sign Aries
Date of Death July 10, 2015

Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor, voice actor, writer, and producer who is regarded as one of his country’s greatest male film stars. His film credits include Lawrence of Arabia, Monsieur Ibrahim, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Doctor Zhivago, Genghis Khan, More Than a Miracle, Mayerling, The Night of the Generals, The Mysterious Island, The Horsemen, Ace Up My Sleeve, The Baltimore Bullet, Ashanti: Land of No Mercy, Heaven Before I Die, and 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham.

Born Name

Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub

Other Names

Omar Sharif, Omar el-Sherief, Omar Cherif

Omar Sharif as seen while smiling in a black-and-white picture in 1963Omar Sharif as seen while smiling in a black-and-white picture in 1963 (Photographer-Gene Weber, Seattle / eBay / Public Domain)

Age

He was born on April 10, 1932.

Died

On July 10, 2015, Omar Sharif died at the age of 83 after suffering a heart attack at a hospital in Cairo, Egypt.

Resting Place

Al-Sayyida Nafisa Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt (later: Republic of Egypt)

Nationality

Egyptian nationality

 

Education

Omar Sharif studied at Victoria College, Alexandria. After that, he got enrolled at Cairo University and graduated with a degree in mathematics and physics.

It has also been incorrectly reported that he studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Occupation

Actor, Voice Actor, Writer, Producer

Family

  • Father – Joseph Chalhoub (A precious woods merchant)
  • Mother – Claire (Saada) (A noted society hostess in whose house Egypt’s King Farouk was a regular visitor prior to his deposition in 1952)
  • Others – Abla Abdallah (Maternal Grandmother), Omar Sharif Jr. (Grandson)

Manager

Omar Sharif was signed with Agence Anne Alvares Correa, Artistic Agency, Paris, France.

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth was $2 Million.

Build

Average

Omar Sharif and Geraldine Chaplin as seen in a publicity photo for 'Doctor Zhivago' (1965)Omar Sharif and Geraldine Chaplin as seen in a publicity photo for ‘Doctor Zhivago’ (1965) (Culver Pictures / eBay / Public Domain)

Height

5 ft 10½ in or 179 cm

Weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Omar Sharif dated –

  • April Ashley
  • Gianna Serra
  • Annette Stroyberg – RUMOR
  • Faten Hamama (1954-1966) – Omar Sharif co-starred with actor and producer Faten Hamama in the 1954 film Struggle in the Valley and they shared a kiss on-screen (even though she had earlier refused to kiss on screen). They soon fell in love and got married in 1955 as Omar converted to Islam. The couple was blessed with a son named Tarek Sharif who was born in March 1957 in Egypt. Tarek was cast as Yuri in Doctor Zhivago when he was 8 years old. Faten Hamama and Omar separated in 1966 and later divorced in 1974. Sharif never remarried and later stated that Faten Hamama was his only true love.
  • Tuesday Weld (1962)
  • Diane McBain (1963)
  • Ingrid Bergman (1964) – He had a fling with Swedish actor Ingrid Bergman in 1964 and they also co-starred in the film The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964).
  • Alicia Darr (1967)
  • Lisa Seagram (1967)
  • Barbra Streisand (1968) – In 1968, he hooked up with American actor and singer Barbra Streisand and they co-starred in the film Funny Girl (1968).
  • Ava Gardner (1968) – It was RUMORed that Sharif had an encounter with American actor Ava Gardner in 1968 and they co-starred in the romantic tragedy film Mayerling (1968).
  • Barbara Parkins (1968-1969)
  • Barbara Bouchet (1969-1970)
  • Alexandra Bastedo (1974)
  • Karen Black (1975)
  • Joan Severance (1977)

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Omar Sharif was of Egyptian/Lebanese descent.

    Hair Color

    Gray

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Sported a mustache

    Religion

    He was raised in a Melkite Greek Catholic household.

    Later, he converted to Islam.

    Omar Sharif as seen at the Venice Film Festival in 2009Omar Sharif as seen at the Venice Film Festival in 2009 (nicolas genin / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0)

    Omar Sharif Favorite Things

    • Racecourse – Deauville-La Touques Racecourse in Normandy, France

    Source – Wikipedia

    Omar Sharif Facts

  • Alongside his family, he was a member of the Antiochian Greek Christian minority (also known as Rūm).
  • When he was 4 years old, he shifted to Cairo with his family.
  • He decided to adopt the surname “Sharif” (meaning “noble” or “nobleman” in Arabic) after he was chosen by Egyptian director Youssef Chahine to star in his 1954 romantic drama film The Blazing Sun.
  • Along with Faten Hamama, Zaki Rostom, Abdel Waress Assar, Farid Shawki, and Hamdy Gheith, Omar Sharif co-starred as Ahmed Salam (an engineer and son of Saber Abdul Salam) in the 1954 film The Blazing Sun.

    • Featured Image by Photographer-Gene Weber, Seattle / eBay / Public Domain

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