Umer Sharif, TI (Urdu: عمر شریف, also spelled Omer Sharif; born 19 April 1955 in the town of Liaquatabad in Karachi, Sindh) is a Pakistani stand-up comedian, stage, film and television actor, writer, director and producer. His original name is Muhammad Umer, however he changed that to Omer Sharif later in his years.
He is a man of multiple talents; his extraordinary skills have been successfully proven by him as a Film Actor / Director / Producer / Script Writer, TV Writer / Actor / Director / Show Hosts, Stage Actor / Director / Writer / Producer, Standup Comedian, Music Composer, Book Author, Poet, and recently as a Social Worker.
He rose to fame due to his extraordinary work on stage. His stage shows are considered among the most popular in Pakistan as well as India. He started his showbiz career from Karachi as stage performer at the age of 14. Today, he is the most celebrated personality in Pakistan and is considered as a Living Legend.
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“Making love? It’s a communion with a woman. The bed is the holy table. There I find passion—and purification.”
—Omar Sharif (b. 1932)