Ibrahim Maraachli | |
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| Born | January 27, 1937 |
| Died | September 15, 2004 (aged 67) |
| Years active | 1967–2004 |
Ibrahim Maraachli or Meraachli (Arabic: إبراهيم مرعشلي) (27 January 1937 – 15 September 2004) was a Lebanese television, radio and stage actor and comedian. He took part in a great number of plays on Lebanese television and stage for three decades. He was best known for Lebanese made TV series such as Al mouaallima wal oustaz (The teacher and the professor), "Ibrahim Afandi" and "Captain Bob".
He started his career in the 1960s with roles in Egyptian and Lebanese films. Then he worked with famous Lebanese comedian, actor and playwright Hassan Alaa Eddin popularly known as Chouchou or Shoushou when the latter established the National Theatre (known as Al Masrah al Watani المسرح الوطني) with roles in many Chouchou's plays.[1] He worked in radio mainly in comedic sketches, and was greatly famous with his roles on Lebanese national television for a great number of popular television series and in voice over of a number of cartoons.[2]