Ismail Yousry
Egyptian actor, director, and TV presenter
- Name: Ismail Yousry
- Area: Cairo
📌 Ismail Yousry – Biography
🟢 Name: Ismail Yousry
🟢 Profession: Egyptian actor, director, and TV presenter
🟢 Nationality: 🇪🇬 Egypt
🟢 Education: Graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema – Early 1980s
🟢 Classmates: Sherif Arafa, Saeed Hamed
🎭 Career Journey
✔️ Started his artistic career in the 1980s
✔️ Appeared with Fouad El-Mohandes in Egypt’s first hidden camera show 🎥
✔️ Participated in several films in minor roles, including:
🎬 Sadeeqy El-Wafy (My Loyal Friend)
🎬 Mahatat Al-Ans (The Station of Delight)
🎬 Ala Ganb Ya Ostaa (Pull Over, Driver!)
📺 Key Achievements in Hidden Camera Shows
✅ Initially, Fouad El-Mohandes refused to host the show but was convinced after seeing a sample.
✅ This show became the first hidden camera program in Egypt and the Arab world 🎭📷
✅ In 2019, Ismail Yousry returned with a new prank show during Ramadan after a 20-year hiatus.
🎬 Commercial Appearances
📸 Featured in a Kodak film commercial 🎞️ in the 1980s, directed by Tarek Nour.
🏛️ Connection to Fouad El-Mohandes
👨👦👦 His father worked in theater management for Fouad El-Mohandes' theater, which helped him connect with the legendary actor and join the hidden camera show.
