Rami Malek Wiki, Biography
Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for portraying computer hacker Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and as Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), for which he won the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and British Academy Film Award for Best Actor. He has received many other accolades and is the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Time magazine named Malek one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
Rami Said Malek was born in Torrance, California, on May 12, 1981, the son of Egyptian immigrant parents Nelly Abdel-Malek and Said Malek (d. 2006). He has said he is also “an eighth Greek”. His parents and older sister left Cairo in 1978 after his father, a travel agent and tour guide, became intrigued with Western visitors. They settled in Sherman Oaks, mostly staying in the San Fernando Valley. As a child, Malek rarely ventured into Hollywood, “I grew up in the San Fernando Valley in LA, but somehow, I had no idea that I lived right next to Hollywood.
Bohemian Rhapsody famed actor Rami Malek is gearing up to play lead in upcoming thriller Amateur. James Hawes, 63, who garnered success with Apple TV’s series Slow Horses is all set to bring his upcoming thriller for 20th Century, starring Malek.
Reportedly, the project is still in the early stages of production, with the latest screenplay draft written by Gary Spinelli. Malek is also serving as the executive producer, with Hutch Parker and Dan Wilson producing.
Amateur follows a CIA cryptographer struggling through the aftermath of his wife’s death due a terrorist attack in London. He tries to demand his bosses to intervene and jump on the case, but their conflicting internal priorities stop them from acting. Malek touched new horizons of success for his role Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.
Malek tends to be reserved in interviews, having mentioned in one of them his desire to stay “anonymous” abroad. He avoids social media. The New York Times called him “extremely reluctant to dish about himself”. He says he is the opposite of the introverted character of Elliot that he plays in Mr. Robot, saying, “I’m an exuberant person. I thrive on affection. I like chit-chat… One of the great things about living in New York is that you meet so many strangers, and I love encounters with strangers; I love meeting people and hearing their stories”.
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