Mahmoud Shokoko
Mahmoud Shokoko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 01 May 1910 |
| Died | 12 February 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
“Mahmoud Shokoko" محمود شكوكو was an egyptian actor and artist. His puppet character of “Aragouzsho" is the work he is mostly known for.[1]
Early days
“Mahmoud Shokoko", whose real name is "Mahmoud Ibrahim Ismail Musa", was born on May 1, 1910.
He began his working career as a carpenter with his father and remained working with him until the age of twenty.
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.
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.
Career highlights
His first movie Al-Sabr Tayeb was released on June 13th, 1945 and brought him into the main stream. He was a subject of a google doodle for google middle east on 1 May 2014.