Hussein Al-Imam | |
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| Born | Hussein Hassan Al-Imam February 8, 1951 |
| Died | May 17, 2014 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation | Musician • actor • film producer |
| Years active | 1973–2014 |
| Spouse |
Sahar Rami (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
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Hussein al-Imam (in Arabic حسين الإمام; February 8, 1951 in Egypt – May 17, 2014) was a well-known Egyptian film musician, actor and producer.
El-Imam began his career playing music with his brother Moody El-Emam. This developed into an artistic partnership between the two brothers and they created Thebes band which released five albums together.
Al-Imam wrote the soundtracks of many Egyptian films including Kaboria (1990) which he also produced, starring Ahmed Zaki and Ice Cream in Gleem (1992) starring Egyptian pan-Arab pop star Amr Diab which El-Imam produced as well.[1] He also wrote the musical score for a number of theatrical works on stage like Albanda, Lamma baba yenam and Lil kibar faqat as well as a number of Egyptian television series. He composed a number of songs particularly for Mohamed Mounir. He also established his own musical studio.
Al-Imam, who acted in over 70 films was featured in several of the movies. On television, he was the host of several popular candid camera and talk / entertainment shows like Hassan ala al hawaa, Hussein ala al hawaa, Fasel w nwasel, Eh en nizam and Kalaam Hussein.
He was the son of the late Hassan al-Imam, one of Egypt's most acclaimed filmmakers. His brother Moody Al-Imam is also a well known writer composer of film soundtracks. Hussein al-Imam was married to Egyptian actress Sahar Rami. He died in 2014 reportedly of a cardiac arrest. He was 63.