Sayed Zayan

Sayed Zayan started his career in cinema and theatre at the end of the 1960s and was mainly active during the 1980s. He boomed on stage in “Sayyedaty al-gameela i.e. My fair Lady”. Sayyed was a comedian all through his works. He had his own very special tone of voice, hand movements and style. In TV he played an important role in “Abyad x Abyad i.e. All White”. On the silver screen, although he was always given second roles, yet one cannot forget his roles in: “Ayn ‘aqly i.e. Where is my brain”, “Oreedo hallan i.e. I want a solution” and “Al-motassawwel i.e. The begger”. One of his unforgettable roles is (al-Mestekaawy) the spotter in “Al-beih al-bawwaab i.e. Mr. Doorkeeper”. On stage, Zayyaan took the lead role in the 1980s and 1990s in; “Al-fahlawy i.e. The whippersnapper", Al-parachot i.e. The parachute”, “Al-‘askary al-akhdar i.e. The green soldier”, “Al-kash-shaash i.e. The sweeper” and others. With the start of the new millennium, a brain stroke kept Sayyed Zayyaan away from the light for the last decade.