Native name عمر شریف Name Umer Shareef Years active 1978 – present Role Comedian | Spouse Zareen Ghazal (m. 2005) Website Umer Sharif.com | |
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Other names Omer SharifMohammed OmerKing of Comedy Movies Mr. Charlie, Mr. 420, Zameen Aasman, Ghunda Raj Similar Rauf Lala , Sikandar Sanam , Shakeel Siddiqui Born 19 April 1955 (age 66), Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, Pakistan | ||
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Umer Shareef, TI, also spelled Omer Sharif, is a Pakistani stand-up comedian and stage, film, and television actor.
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Career
Sharif was born in Liaquatabad, Karachi on April 19, 1955 as Mohammad Umer. (He changed his name to Omer Sharif when he joined the theater).
Sharif was a guest judge for one of the episodes of the Indian comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, alongside Navjot Singh Siddhu and Shekhar Suman. Sharif also hosts The Sharif Show, where he interviews film and television actors, entertainers, musicians, and politicians. He has also served as Master of Ceremonies for local and overseas events.
For the 50-year anniversary of Pakistan's independence, Sharif performed a play called Umer Sharif Haazir Ho. In the play, a representative from every occupation was called into court and asked what they had done for Pakistan in the past 50 years. The Lawyer's Association stated a case against Sharif as a result.
Philanthropy
In 2006, the Omer Sharif Welfare Trust was formed with the stated goal of creating a "state of the art health center that provides services free of cost."