He started his career in entertainment in 1974, when at age 14 he became a stage performer in Karachi.Įarly on, Sharif worked as a background musician with a group of friends, playing at local parties and functions. (He changed his name to Omer Sharif when he joined the theater). Umar Sharif will always be remembered as one of the greatest comedians in Asia for his work, his humanitarian efforts, his impeccable character, and his contributions to his country.Umer Shareef was born in liaquatabad Karachi as Mohammad Umer. Sharif was also a recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.Īlthough he is gone he is not forgotten. Sharif was the only actor to receive four Nigar Awards in a single year. He also received ten “Nigar Awards” and three “Graduate Awards”. Sharif received National awards for Best Director and Best Actor in 1992 for Mr. He also appeared as a guest judge on the Indian stand-up comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, alongside Navjot Singh Siddhu, and Shekhar Suman. He interviewed many actors, entertainers, musicians, and politicians on the show. In October 2009, Sharif started hosting his own late-night talk show, The Shareef Show, on Geo TV. In 2006, the Umer Sharif Welfare Trust was formed with the stated goal of creating a “state of the art health center that provides services free of cost.” Popular Indian comedians like Johnny Lever hailed him as “The God Of Asian Comedy”.įor all Siddhus and Buddhus of India who will mourn death of Pak comedian #umarsharif /cnfMGl6MDD Loved even outside of Pakistan Umar Sharif referred to as one of the “King of Comedy”, Sharif is considered to be one of the greatest comedians of South Asia. Yes, Sir Eid and No Sir Eid were among the first stage plays to come out on video. Much of the success came from the fact that he started to record his stage shows and his videotapes were rented out in a similar manner to movies. Sharif became a very popular star during this period. Some of his extremely popular comedy stage plays were 1989’s Bakra Qistoon Pe and Buddha Ghar Pe Ha. He joined theatre, using the stage name Umer Zarif but later renamed that to Umer Sharif. In 1974, Umer started his career in Karachi as a stage performer at the age of 14. Mohammad Umer was born on April 19, 1960, into an Urdu-speaking family in Liaquatabad, Karachi.

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As a tribute, we will be listing some of the best moments in Umar Sharif’s long and storied career. People on all social media platforms mourned the death of the Pakistani icon. Many people were taken aback by the news. As you have heard from recent news the Pakistani comedy legend Umar Sharif has passed away at the age of 66 in a hospital in Nuremberg, Germany.

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