Moroccan actor (1939–2021)
Bachir Skiredj
Born (1939-05-26 ) 26 May 1939Died 28 January 2021(2021-01-28) (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 The commercial, deemed sexist, was withdrawn after 2M yielded to pressure.[ 12] [ 13]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
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 .
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