Family and childhood of Rami Malek
In the late 70s, Rami's parents moved from Egypt to sunny California. His mother is Greek, an accountant by training. His father is of Arab origin; before moving to the United States, he worked as a guide in Cairo. A few years after the birth of their first daughter, they had twin boys - Rami and Sami. The brothers' age difference is only 4 minutes, and they have always been friendly with each other.
Rami Malek and his twin brother Sami
Sometimes the older sister, who was a little jealous of the twins towards each other, brought disagreements into their friendship. For example, she might ask, “Who will be my best friend this week? You or your brother?”, and Rami and his brother tried their best to please their sister in order to gain her favor. The actor believes that by doing so, his sister taught him and his brother their first life lesson. It was hard to watch when suddenly your soul mate, your twin, didn't want to be around you.
Rami believes that it was then that he realized how quickly people can turn their backs on you. But, however, the brothers invariably quickly made up, and to this day the feeling of affection that is inherent in all twins has remained between them. Malek graduated from Notre Dame Catholic High School in 1999. Kirsten Dunst also graduated from the same school, but a year later, with whom, according to the actor himself, he was a little in love in his youth.
Education of Rami Malek
Rami's parents did not want their son to become an actor. They saw him as a lawyer or a doctor, in a word, they dreamed that their child would achieve a good financial and social status. But the stubborn guy firmly decided to study fine arts and cinema. Rami Malek in the Jimmy Kimmel Studio (Russian subtitles) In 2003, Rami Malek graduated from College at the University of Evansville with a bachelor's degree. Throughout his college years, he continued to cherish the main dream of his life - to become an actor. At his alma mater, he staged and performed for the first time a 10-minute play based on the work of Charles Fuller. His parents came to the performance, and when Rami saw their eyes, he realized that for the first time he had done something worthwhile. This was a turning point: the parents came to terms with their son's wishes.
Like many actors, Rami Malek started out in theater productions.
However, the parents were not worried, because the other children to some extent listened to their advice: Sami chose the profession of a teacher, and his sister went into medicine. Brother Rami taught at one of the Los Angeles schools and passionately adored his work. The older sister worked as an emergency doctor. Rami always sincerely believed that her profession was special, and admired her sister and the way she copes with the burden of responsibility that falls on her shoulders every day. If he begins to have health problems, even minor ones, he will certainly call his sister: “I try not to bother her, but it’s difficult when you have the doctor’s number on speed dial,” the actor joked.
A very young Rami Malek in the series “War in the House”
Biography
Family
Born May 12, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. The parents of the future actor moved to the United States from Egypt shortly before his birth.
In his homeland, his mother worked as an accountant, and his father was a tour guide before moving to America. The celebrity's mother has Greek roots, and her father has Arabic roots.
Older sister and twin brother
The family had three children - Rami has an older sister, Yasmin, who was born in Egypt, and a twin brother, Sami. The age difference between the brothers is only four minutes. Sami became a teacher and works in one of the Los Angeles schools, Yasmin is an emergency doctor.
The actor maintains good relations with his family, for example, with the slightest, even minor, health problems, he immediately calls his sister.
Choosing a future profession
In 1999, Malek graduated from Notre Dame Catholic High School, where Kirsten Dunst studied and graduated a year later. Rami dreamed of becoming an actor from an early age, but his parents wanted him to train as a doctor or lawyer, achieving a solid financial and social status in adulthood.
Despite their disagreement and numerous protests, Malek entered college at the University of Evansville, where he studied fine arts, without giving up his dream of becoming an actor.
Parental approval
In college, Rami took part in a small theatrical production based on the work of Charles Fuller, to which he invited his parents. This performance is one of the most important in Malek’s biography: after seeing their son’s performance with their own eyes, they accepted and supported his desire to become an actor.
The beginning of Rami Malek's career and first roles
Before Malek received his first acting offers, he delivered pizza, prepared shawarma, falafel and sandwiches in Hollywood cafes. He began his acting career as a guest on numerous television shows, and in 2004, he first starred in an episode of Gilmore Girls.
Rami Malek's first role was Andy from the series "Gilmore Girls"
In 2005, Malek appeared in the comedy series Home Wars. Then there was the role of the pharaoh in the film “Night at the Museum”, and in the sequel “Night at the Museum 2”, where Ben Stiller played the main role.
Night at the Museum: Rami Malek as Pharaoh
In 2010, Malek received the role of a suicide bomber in the TV series 24. And for his role as Corporal Shelton in the war drama “The Pacific” by Steven Spielberg, he received many praises from critics. His performance impressed Tom Hanks, who is the executive producer of the film “Larry Crowne,” and he offered the actor the role of a college student. His teacher was played by Julia Roberts, and Malek recalls working with the actress with admiration. In the same year, the actor was cast in the role of the vampire Benjamin in the final part of the acclaimed Twilight saga. Rami Malek in “Twilight” However, most of the actor’s fans consider his truly breakthrough role to be his work in the series “Mr. Robot”, filmed in the genre of the so-called “technothriller”: Rami Malek played Elliot Alderson, a young and, without exaggeration, brilliant IT specialist . During the day he works for a company that deals with network security, and in the evenings he transforms into a hacker, with just a couple of clicks of the mouse hacking into the server of the national security services. The zest of the series was added by the fact that Rami Malek’s character could not boast of mental health, and was also distinguished by his love for narcotic drugs. The project involved both young actors, like the charming Portia Doubleday, and already proven masters, like Christian Slater.
Rami Malek played the main role in the TV series "Mr. Robot"
Ten episodes of the TV series “Mr. Robot” turned Rami Malek from an unknown guy who flashed in the background into a young actor with a great future. In 2020, the acclaimed cyber-thriller Mr. Robot won the Golden Globe for best drama series of the year, beating out the tough competition from the Game of Thrones series.
Rami Malek on the set of the second season of "Mr. Robot"
Excellent reviews from critics and a huge number of letters from enthusiastic fans prompted the creators to begin filming season 2 of the series, beloved by millions of viewers. Therefore, the first half of 2016 Rami Malek was busy with work and, of course, was open to other interesting proposals: as it became known, Rami’s plans included several new full-length projects at the largest Hollywood film studios and the independent drama “Buster’s Mal Heart”.
2020: Rami Malek spoke at the Apple presentation
First successes
In 2006, Rami Malek received a minor role in the blockbuster Night at the Museum. Later he appeared in two sequels of the film.
In 2010, he appeared in the eighth season of the popular spy series 24 as a suicide bomber. Also this year, Rami Malek played one of the central roles in the military mini-series “The Pacific”. The large-scale war drama, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, became a huge hit for HBO, and Malek earned positive reviews from critics for his work in the project.
In subsequent years, more and more full-length films with Rami Malek began to be released. He appeared in supporting roles in the directorial project of Tom Hanks, whom Rami met during the filming of The Pacific, Larry Crowne, the big-budget blockbuster Battleship, the latest film in the Twilight franchise, Paul Thomas Anderson's historical drama The Master "and the remake of the Korean thriller "Oldboy". In the latter, the scenes with Malek were cut, but working with Spike Lee allowed him to get into the next project of the famous director.
Rami Malek was also cast as one of the lead roles in the independent drama Short Term 12, which became a festival hit. In 2014, he became a member of the cast of the film adaptation of the famous game series “Need for Speed: Need for Speed.”
The following year, the actor provided the voice and model for the title character in the video game Until Dawn.
Personal life of Rami Malek
Rami has his own apartment in Los Angeles and an impressive capital of $7 million (probably his parents are no longer worried about their son’s financial well-being). Rami loves to drink beer (prefers it exclusively in iron cans) and tequila. He speaks passionately about singer Laura Marling and has his own opinions on the situation in Egypt. He loves to chat and listen to the life stories of strangers. Rami is very emotional and loves branded clothes. A handsome and serious young man has a clear idea of an acting career. He is calmly and confidently building his reputation as a respectable actor in Hollywood.
Today Rami Malek is a promising Hollywood actor
However, despite his open character, Rami Malek prefers to keep his personal life secret, so some evil tongues even hint at his unconventional orientation. However, in 2012, he was credited with an affair with his Twilight co-star Angela Sarafyan. There have long been rumors that the actors were much closer than their colleagues. Photos of the couple posing holding hands to the delight of fans gave Twilight fans hope. But the actors themselves never confirmed the relationship, and the hype around the romantic story eventually died down.
Have Rami Malek and Angela Sarafyan met? Mystery
During the filming of the TV series "Mr. Robot", Rami was repeatedly spotted next to his partner Portia Doubleday, and fans immediately suspected an affair.
Portia Doubleday and Rami Malek starred together in Mr. Robot
In 2020, the actor and his Bohemian Rhapsody co-star Lucy Boynton (she played Mary Austin) officially declared themselves a couple. Rami is 13 years older than Lucy, but looking at the photo of such a harmonious couple , it's hard to believe.
In the photo: Rami Malek and his girlfriend Lucy Boynton
In May 2020, Malek proposed to his girlfriend.
Rami Malek, who played Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, was awarded an Oscar.
For viewers far from behind-the-scenes Hollywood games, the name Rami Malek was completely unknown before his appearance in the title role in the biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody.” However, today the personality of this talented American of Egyptian origin is being discussed by the whole world.
How did it happen that a little-known artist, who played only one important role in his life, received the most important film award in the United States almost on his first try? Just remember poor Leo DiCaprio, who shone year after year, but only many years and roles later did he win the coveted Oscar .
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