Omar Sharif was born on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Sometimes Omar Sharif is credited as Omar Cherif, Omar El-Cherif
and Omar Shariff. Although is birth name is Michael Shalhoub.
The part of T. E. Lawrence's in David Lean's epic LAWRENCE
OF ARABIA in 1962, won Omar Sharif worldwide fame and
an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In David Lean's
film DOCTOR ZHIVAGO in 1965,Omar Sharif was the most charismatic
in the title role, this role became one of his most well known
parts.
Omar Sharif's is a world-class Bridge player, he has been
known to postpone shootings in order to be able to attend
major bridge events. Both an author and co-author, Omar Sharif
has written several books on Bridge and has licensed his name
to a Bridge computer game.
Sharif is fluent in English, Arabic, Greek and French. In
August 2003, Omar Sharif received a one-month suspended sentence
and a fine for head-butting a police officer in a French casino
in July. This made him sort of a HERO with the Frenchmen.
Omar Sharif's other notable credits include...
