Legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, known for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, is suffering from Alzheimer’s, according to statements made by Omar’s son to a Spanish newspaper. According to Tarek Sharif, the iconic 83-year-old actor has been suffering from the disease for three years, reported El Mundo in an exclusive interview. “It is clear that he will never improve and it [the disease] will get worse,” said Tarek in the interview. Omar Sharif, who has won two Golden Globes for his performance in Lawrence of Arabia and one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Doctor Zhivago, confuses his fans who ask him for autographs for people he thinks he used to know, revealed Tarek. “When someone sees him in the street and approaches, he [Omar] often thinks it’s someone he knew whose name and face he had forgotten, when most often it’s just a fan,” said Tarek. Tarek, who is the only child of Omar Sharif and the late Faten Hamama, also added that Omar Sharif often forgets the names of the movies for which he won awards and where they were filmed. More heart-clenching,…
Three-time Egyptian Golden Globe Winner Omar Sharif ‘Has Alzheimer’s’
May 24, 2015
