Fadi Kamel Youssef

Fadi Kamel Youssef was born on March 21, 1971 in Tareeq El Jdide, Beirut, Lebanon. His parents’ divorce left him troubled and rootless throughout his teenage years. He dropped out of Al Makassed school in the 5th grade. In 1994, his leg was injured in a motorcycle accident and he attempted suicide after receiving the hospital bill, which he could not cover.

Fadi has had many jobs since the age of 11, including taxi driver for 12 years and, most recently, café owner in Tareeq El jdide, where he resides. “I am an ambassador of the poor. I often slept on rooftops, and on the rocks in Ramlet El Bayda,” he recalled during his casting interview.

During the war of 2006, Fadi married Hayat and in 2014 they had their first baby, Habiba. In the summer of 2017, after the film shoot was completed, Fadi was inspired to change his lifestyle and attended rehab at Oum El Nour Center.

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