Bachir Skiredj
Bachir Skiredj | |
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Born | 26 May 1939 |
Died | 28 January 2021 Orlando, Florida, United States | (aged 81)
Nationality | Moroccan |
Occupation | Actor . filmmaker . comedian . screenwriter |
Notable work | Il était une fois, il était deux fois |
Bachir Skiredj (26 May 1939 – 28 January 2021)[1] was a Moroccan actor,[2] filmmaker,[3] comedian,[4] and screenwriter. A popular entertainer for decades,[5] he was best known for his role in Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi's À la recherche du mari de ma femme, a box office success.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Controversies
In a 2014 commercial for real estate agency Addoha, Skiredj was criticized for playing the role of a polygamist seeking to separate his "four punishments", which he refuses to see living under the same roof. The commercial, deemed sexist, was withdrawn after 2M yielded to pressure.[12][13]
In 2018, two individuals were sentenced to two years in prison after leaking a video of an intoxicated Skiredj insulting the royal family.[14][15]
Death
Following a long battle with COVID-19, Skiredj died at his Orlando, Florida, home on 28 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.[16][17][18][19]
Partial filmography
As director
As actor
- 1977: Une brèche dans le mur[20]
- 1988: Une porte sur le ciel
- 1988: Badis
- 1993: À la recherche du mari de ma femme (In Search of My Wife's Husband)[21][22]
- 2001: Les Amours de Haj Mokhtar Soldi (The Loves of Haj Mokhtar Soldi)[23]
References
- ^ "Le Maroc Vient De Perdre Un Très Grand Artiste". Azul Press (in French). 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
- ^ "Cinéma: Bachir Skiredj produit "D'un rêve à l'autre"". L'Economiste (in French). 2004-12-17. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Bachir Skiredj: "Je suis un comédien caméléon"". L'Economiste (in French). 1995-12-07. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ MATIN, LE (4 November 2006). "Le Matin - Un artiste aux talents multiples". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Personnes | Africultures : Skiredj Bachir". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Il est décédé à Orlando des suites de la Covid : Bachir Skiredj, un comédien de l'âge d'or s'en va". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). February 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Le comédien marocain Bachir Skiredj n'est plus". 2M (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ Wazzani, Muhammad al-Yamlahi (1977). Bachir Skiredj : biographie d'un rire. Tome I (in Arabic). Imprimerie Najah El Jadida.
- ^ Kasraoui, Safaa. "Morocco's Bachir Skiredj Dies at 81 Due to COVID-19". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ L'express international (in French). Groupe Express. 2007.
- ^ "2M retire une pub Addoha, jugée dégradante pour la femme". Telquel.ma (in French). 5 July 2014. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ sourgo, youssef. "Moroccan NGOs Protest Addoha's Ad for "Disrespecting" Moroccan Women". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Affaire Skiredj : 2 ans de prison ferme pour les deux publicateurs de la vidéo". Hespress Français (in French). 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Affaire Skiredj : La police arrête les publicateurs de la vidéo selon l'acteur". Hespress Français (in French). 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Coronavirus: L'acteur Bachir Skiredj est décédé". LesEco.ma (in French). 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Bachir Skiredj, pionnier du cinéma marocain, s'en est allé..." Grazia Maroc (in French). May 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Bachir Skiredj succombe au Coronavirus". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ Machloukh, Anass. "L'acteur marocain Bachir Skiredj n'est plus". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ L'Année du cinéma (in French). Calmann-Lévy. 1978.
- ^ Carter, Sandra Gayle (2009-08-16). What Moroccan Cinema?: A Historical and Critical Study, 1956D2006. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-3187-9.
- ^ Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21744-8.
- ^ Variety International Film Guide. Andre Deutsch. 2002. ISBN 978-1-879505-65-0.