# Hussein el-Imam

Hussein el-Imam (Egyptian Arabic حسين الإمام; February 8, 1951 in Egypt – May 17, 2014) also spelled Hussein El-Emam was a well-known Egyptian film musician, actor and producer.

## Career

El-Imam began his career playing music with his brother Moody El-Emam. This developed into an artistic partnership between the two brothers and they created Thebes band which released five albums together.
El-Imam wrote the soundtracks of many Egyptian films including Kaboria (1990) which he also produced, starring Ahmed Zaki and Ice Cream in Gleem (1992) starring Egyptian pan-Arab pop star Amr Diab, which El-Imam produced as well. He also wrote the musical score for a number of theatrical works on stage like Albanda, Lamma baba yenam and Lil kibar faqat as well as a number of Egyptian television series. He composed a number of songs particularly for Mohamed Mounir. He also established his own musical studio.
El-Imam, who acted in over 70 films he was featured in several films in notable roles, such as; El-Salakhana (1982), El Toot W El Nabboot (1986) and Hekayat El Ghareeb (1992). On television, he also appeared in several television series, although he wasn’t the main role, but he had a great influence on them, such as: Hawanem Garden City in 1998, Lel Adala Wogooh Katheera in 2001, and Ahzan Mariam in 2006. El-Imam was the host of several popular candid camera and talk / entertainment shows like Hassan ala al hawaa, Hussein ala al hawaa, Fasel w nwasel, Eh en nizam and Kalaam Hussein.

## Personal life

He was the son of the late Hassan el-Imam, one of Egypt's most acclaimed filmmakers from the El-Imam family. His brother Moody El-Imam is also a well known writer, composer of film soundtracks. Hussein El-Imam was married to Egyptian actress Sahar Rami. He died in 2014 reportedly of a cardiac arrest. He was 63.

## Filmography
### Film
#### Acting

* 1975: Bamba Kashar
* 1979: El ganna taht qadamayha as Ahmad
* 1990: Kaboria as Sliman
* 1998: Pizza Pizza as Bibars
* 1999: Ashik wadi fi Roxy as al-Akhdar
* 2002: Kazalek fil Zamalek as Nizar

#### Other roles

* 1978: Hub faq al burkan
* 1979: Sultanat al tarab
* 1992: Ice Cream fi Gleem as Ziko
* 2009: Ihki ya Shahrazad (English title Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story)
* 2013: Samir abu Nil

#### Producer

* 1990: Kaboria
* 1992: Ice Cream in Gleem
* 1996: Estakoza

#### Soundtracks

* 1973: As Sukkariyah
* 1974: Bamba Kashar
* 1975: Badi'a Masabni
* 1976: El Karawan lou shafayef
* 1978: Shuqqa w arousa ya rab
* 1978: Hisab al siniin
* 1978: Bidoun gawaz afdal
* 1981: Lahzet da'af
* 1982: Al Selkhana
* 1986: Bukra ahla min naharda
* 1986: Al Ferrisa
* 1987: Al Mal'oub
* 1989: Taman al ghurba
* 1991: Samaa' hess
* 1992: Ouyoun al saqr
* 1992: Imra'a ayela lil suquut
* 1992: Ice Ceam fi Gleem
* 1994: Disco, disco
* 1995: Atabat el settat
* 1995: Samt el kherfan
* 1996: Ya dunya ya gharami
* 1996: Al Ghadiboun
* 1996: Estakuza
* 1999: Ashik wadi fi Roxy
* 2000: Al warda al hamraa
* 2000: Al namas
* 2001: Ibn ezz
* 2002: Kazalek fil Zamalek
* 2002: El-Limby

### Television
#### TV series

* Lil adalah wougouh kathira
* Saeed baa'es ta'ees as Saeed Farhat
* Ahzan Maryam as Aboul Alaa
* Al shaytan la ya'ref el hob
* Yak Hanna al jiran (Moroccan series)
* Adam wa gamila

#### TV shows

* Hassan ala al hawaa
* Hussein ala al hawaa
* Fasel w nwasel
* Eh en nizam
* Kalaam Hussein

### Theatre Music composition

* Ballo
* Alabanda
* Lamma baba yenam
* Lil kibar faqat