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Mahmoud Shokoko
Mahmoud Shokoko
Born	Mahmoud Ibrahim Ismail Musa; May 1, 1912; Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Died	February 12, 1985 (aged 72); Cairo, Egypt
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer

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Mahmoud Ibrahim Ismail Musa (Arabic: محمود إبراهيم إسماعيل موسى; May 1, 1912 – February 12, 1985), known professionally as Mahmoud Shokoko (Arabic: محمود شكوكو; May 1, 1912 – February 12, 1985), was an Egyptian actor and artist. He is best known for his puppet character "Aragouzsho".^[1]

Early life and career

Mahmoud Ibrahim Ismail Musa was born in Cairo. He began his working career as a carpenter with his father and remained working with him until the age of twenty-three.

Shokoko joined up with some acting troupes army in Iraq that performed at the coffee shops facing his father's workshop while he had free time. What initially began as a hobby turned into a passion, and Shokoko began performing at weddings as well as in other troupes such as Hassan 2 Al-Maghrabi and Mohammed 6. From there on he began to gain some notoriety around the world.

He appeared in Mahmoud Zulfikar's films Virtue for Sale (1950) and My Father Deceived Me (1951). His first breakthrough, Al-Sabr Tayeb, was released on June 13, 1959 and brought him into the mainstream.

Legacy

Though he was illiterate, Shokoko was able to have a huge impact on the world of acting, and will always be remembered for his puppet character of "Aragouzsho" who is still kept at the Music Institute and the Institute of Acting today. He was the subject of a Google Doodle for Google Middle East on May 1, 2014, on the 102nd anniversary of his birth.

References

^ "Shokoko". Rotana. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

[Rotana-1] "Shokoko". Rotana. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

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-“Mahmoud Shokoko" محمود شكوكو was an egyptian actor and artist. His puppet character of “Aragouzsho" is the work he is mostly known for.<ref name="Rotana">{{cite web | url=http://cinema.rotana.net/en/r/mahmoud-hkuko/nodeTypeSlug:actors-1-1 | title=Shokoko | publisher=Rotana | work=Shokoko | accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref>
+'''Mahmoud Ibrahim Ismail Musa''' ({{langx|ar|محمود إبراهيم إسماعيل موسى}}; May 1, 1912 – February 12, 1985), known professionally as '''Mahmoud Shokoko''' ({{langx|ar|محمود شكوكو|links=no}}; May 1, 1912 – February 12, 1985), was an Egyptian actor and artist. He is best known for his puppet character "Aragouzsho".<ref name="Rotana">{{cite web | url=http://cinema.rotana.net/en/r/mahmoud-hkuko/nodeTypeSlug:actors-1-1 | title=Shokoko | publisher=Rotana | accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref>
-== Early days ==
+== Early life and career ==
+Mahmoud Ibrahim Ismail Musa was born in [[Cairo]]. He began his working career as a carpenter with his father and remained working with him until the age of twenty-three.
-“Mahmoud Shokoko", whose real name is "Mahmoud Ibrahim Ismail Musa", was born on May 1, 1910.
+Shokoko joined up with some acting troupes army in Iraq that performed at the coffee shops facing his father's workshop while he had free time. What initially began as a hobby turned into a passion, and Shokoko began performing at weddings as well as in other troupes such as Hassan 2 Al-Maghrabi and Mohammed 6. From there on he began to gain some notoriety around the world.
-He began his working career as a carpenter with his father and remained working with him until the age of twenty.
+He appeared in [[Mahmoud Zulfikar]]'s films ''[[Virtue for Sale]]'' (1950) and ''[[My Father Deceived Me]]'' (1951). His first breakthrough, ''Al-Sabr Tayeb'', was released on June 13, 1959 and brought him into the mainstream.
-Shokoko joined up with some acting troupes that performed at the coffee shops facing his father’s workshop while he had free time. What initially began as a hobby turned into a passion, and “Shokoko” began performing at weddings as well as in other troupes such as "Hassan Al-Meligi’s" and “Mohammed’s Kahlawi’s" where he began to gain some fame.
+== Legacy ==
-Though he was illiterate, “Shokoko” was able to have a huge impact on the world of acting, and will always be remembered for his puppet character of “Aragouzsho" who is still taught at the Music Institute and the Institute of Acting today.
+Though he was illiterate, Shokoko was able to have a huge impact on the world of acting, and will always be remembered for his puppet character of "Aragouzsho" who is still kept at the Music Institute and the Institute of Acting today. He was the subject of a [[Google Doodle]] for Google Middle East on May 1, 2014, on the 102nd anniversary of his birth.
-== Career highlights ==
-His first movie Al-Sabr Tayeb  was released in 1945 13 jun and brought him into the main stream.
-He was a subject of a google doodle for google middle east on 1 May 2014.
 == References ==
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-[[Category:Egyptian actors]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Shokoko, Mahmoud}}
+[[Category:1912 births]]
+[[Category:1985 deaths]]
 [[Category:Egyptian male film actors]]
+[[Category:20th-century Egyptian male actors]]