Mahmoud Mabsout, also known by the character Fehmen was a Lebanese actor.
Background
Mahmoud was born in 1941 in Tripoli, North Lebanon. He was not studious at school, as he said in an interview, he has failed the first primary grade six time, and when Mahmoud was 12 years old, the principal told his father "your son is not good for school".
Career
Meanwhile, Mahmoud spent his time acting sketches that he invented with his friends. Mahmoud formed with his friend the "drabzin agha" band, and made some sketches that his band seemed hot to make it become the band that used by the «Ecole des Freres» in Tripoli during the festivals. His father didn"t want him to act, he even has hit Mahmoud the day he knew, in order to let him stop acting.
Thus Mahmoud was left but to flee by using a rope tied to the balcony.
"Asmarani" supported him after forming a band with a group amateurs which he meat in nightclubs, so they presented plays at homes of some Lebanese. they imprison him at home, but the «leader» intervene and asked them, under threat, not to object the rising artist"s carrier. He joined "Abou Salim", Salah Tizani, who is also from Tripoli, and worked altogether in "Channel 7" performing "live" sketches, after only few months from its opening, marking the golden era of Tele-Liban.
In 1962, they created the "Abou Salim el tabel" band, Mahmoud played the role of Fehmen. - Life"s a joke. lieutenant"s true it may be heavy sometimes, but still there is always a chance to rejoice with no cost.
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Quotations:
Life"s a joke. lieutenant"s true it may be heavy sometimes, but still there is always a chance to rejoice with no cost.