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{{Short description|Egyptian comedian, singer, and entertainer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samir Ghanem
| image = Samir Ghanem.jpg
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| caption = Samir Ghanem in 2010
| birth_name = Samir Youssef Ghanem<br/>{{lang|ar|سمير يوسف غانم}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|1|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Hieracon|al-ʿAtawlah]], [[Asyut Governorate|Asyut]], [[Kingdom of Egypt]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|5|20|1937|01|15}}
| death_place = [[Giza]], Egypt
| othername =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1963–2021
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Dalal Abdel Aziz]]|1984}}
| children = [[Donia Samir Ghanem|Donia]] and [[Amy Samir Ghanem|Amy]]
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'''Samir Yousef Ghanem''' ({{lang-ar|سمير يوسف غانم}}; 15 January 1937 – 20 May 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hiamag.com/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1/%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8/741791-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8081%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85-%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%83%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1|title=في عيد ميلاده الـ81..لهذا السبب سمير غانم كوميديان لكل العصور|work=hiamag|language=Arabic|date=14 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbc.net/ar/programs/yahdoth-fe-masr/articles/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2---%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9--%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF/photos/409204.html|title=أسرار في حياة سمير غانم ودلال عبد العزيز|work=MBC|language=Arabic|date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dotmsr.com/details/262818/%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B7|title=أشهر الشخصيات الفنية من محافظة أسيوط - دوت مصر|date=19 April 2015|work=دوت مصر|access-date=17 March 2018|language=ar-Ar}}</ref> was an Egyptian comedian, singer, and entertainer.

==Career==
Ghanem was born in [[Hieracon|al-ʿAtawlah]], [[Asyut Governorate]].<ref name="akhbarassiut">{{cite web|url=http://akhbarassiut.com/2017/01/15/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9/|title=الفنان سمير غانم ابن قرية عرب الأطاولة بمركز الفتح يحتفل اليوم بعيد ميلاده|work=akhbarassiut|language=Arabic|date=15 January 2017}}</ref> He earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[Agriculture]] from [[Alexandria University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/vogue-arabia-interviews-samir-ghanem/ |title=Get to Know Legendary Egyptian Comedian Samir Ghanem Who is Joy Personified |website=Vogue |date=11 November 2019 }}</ref>

He was a member of the stand-up comedy trio [[Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah]] alongside [[George Sidhom]] and [[El Deif Ahmed]].<ref name="MSN Arabia on El Deif Ahmed">{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabia.msn.com/entertainment/spotlight8/|title=MSN {{!}} Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos|website=www.arabia.msn.com|language=en-US|access-date=17 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123101759/http://www.arabia.msn.com/entertainment/spotlight8/|archivedate=23 November 2006}}</ref> Their debut was ''Doctor Save Me'', a short performance that introduced them to the entertainment world. They presented the first ever TV show ''Ramadan Riddles''. After El Deif Ahmed's death in 1970,<ref name="MSN Arabia on El Deif Ahmed"/> Ghanem and Sidhom continued under the same name (Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah) until the 1980s.

Samir Ghanem used to host a show on [[Orascom TV|OTV]] called ''An Hour With Samir Ghanem''.

==Personal life==
He was married to actress Dalal Abdel Aziz, and the father of actresses [[Donia Samir Ghanem|Donia]] and Amy.

Ghanem who was recovering at hospital in serious condition after contracting [[COVID-19]] died from complications of kidney functions and [[Black fungus (COVID-19 condition)|associated mucormycosis]] related to the infection in El Safa Hospital, [[Mohandiseen]], Giza on 20 May 2021, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1861896/middle-east |title=Famous Egyptian comedian Samir Ghanem dies aged 84 while battling COVID-19 |website=Arab News |date=20 May 2021 }}</ref><ref name="royanews">{{cite web |url=https://en.royanews.tv/news/28131/2021-05-20 |title=Egyptian comedian Samir Ghanem dies at 84 |website=Roya News |date=20 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/healthmedicine/2021/5/22/سمير-غانم-white-fungus-black-fungus-الفطر-الأبيض-الفطر |title=بعد الفطر الأسود الذي أصاب سمير غانم قبيل وفاته.. الفطر الأبيض مرض جديد يصيب مرضى كورونا |website=Al Jazeera |language=Arabic |date=22 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://egyptianstreets.com/2021/05/20/iconic-egyptian-comedian-samir-ghanem-passes-away-at-the-age-of-84/ |title=Iconic Egyptian Comedian Samir Ghanem Passes Away Aged 84 |website=Egyptian Streets |date=20 May 2021 }}</ref>

His wife Dalal Abdel Aziz died on 7 August 2021, <ref>{{cite web |url= https://peoplenewschronicle.com/the-death-of-the-egyptian-actress-dalal-abdel-aziz/|title= The death of the Egyptian actress, Dalal Abdel Aziz |website=People News Chronicle |date=7 August 2021 }}</ref> due to complications related to COVID-19 as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/106686/Breaking-Veteran-actress-Dalal-Abdel-Aziz-passes-away-at-61 |title=Breaking: Veteran actress Dalal Abdel Aziz passes away at 61 after long struggle with after COVID-19 symptoms |website=Egypt Today |date=7 August 2021 }}</ref>

==Selected Filmography==
Ghanem participated in more than 300 acting roles including films, TV series and theater plays, the last of which was in the series ''Badal Al Hadduta Talata'' with his daughter Donia Samir Ghanem.<ref name="royanews"/>

===Plays by Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah after 1970===
After El Deif Ahmed's death in 1970, Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah continued producing plays. The two most famous are:
*''Music in East District''
*''[[Al Motazawegoon|Al-Mutazawwigun]] (Married)''

===Later plays===
While [[George Sidhom]] retired due to a brain stroke,<ref>[http://mail.arab-celebs.com/news.asp?id=46 Arab celebs]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Samir Ghanem continued producing plays.<ref>[http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/574/profile.htm Al Ahram Weekly on Samir Ghanem] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316172323/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/574/profile.htm |date=16 March 2007 }}</ref>
*''Goha Rules the City''
*''Faris wa Bani Khayban (The Knight and Disaster Clan)''
*''Akhuya Hayes wana Layes (Happy Is My Brother, Lost Am I)''
*''Ana wal-Nizam wa Hawak (Me, the Government and Your Love)''
*''Bahloul fi Istanbul (Bahloul in Istanbul)''
*''Ana wa Mirati wa Monica (Me, My Wife and Monica)''
*''Akhoia hayes wana layes''
*''Mamno3 fe lelet el do5la''
*Habash house (beit el habash)

==References==
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