About Lotfi Abdelli
Lotfi Abdelli (Arabic: ูุทูู ุงูุนุจุฏูู, born March 14, 1970, in Tunis) is a Tunisian actor and comedian. He started his artistic career as a dancer in Tunis Conservatory, under the direction of Anne-Marie Sellami, and then in the ballet of the National Theatre of Tunisia, under the direction of Mohamed Driss. He also participated as a dancer in the show of Hadhra by Fadhel Jaziri. In 2009, he appeared in Chedly Arfaoui's Made in Tunisia.
In film acting, he won the award of best performance by an actor in the Carthage Film Festival of 2006 for his role in the film Making Of by Nouri Bouzid. In December 2015, he won the prize for best actor for his performance in Farรจs Naรขnaรข's film Les Frontiรจres du ciel at the twelfth Dubai International Film Festival. In 2015 and 2016, Abdelli received the award of the best comedian for his role in Bolice and the award of the Ramadan star in Romdhane Awards, organized by Mosaรฏque FM.
In August 2012, his one-man show 100% Hallal was cancelled by salafist protesters, who claimed they wanted to pray in the room that was reserved for the show as a way of disrupting it. In June 2015, he presented the show Chich Bich on the Attessia TV channel, and in December 2017 he launched a new television show called Abdelli ShowTime broadcast on the Attessia TV channel. In 2019, Lotfi created his one-man show Just Abdelli 100% Tabou.
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Who is Lotfi Abdelli?
Lotfi Abdelli (born March 14, 1970, in Tunis) is a Tunisian actor and comedian.
How did Lotfi Abdelli begin his artistic career?
He started his artistic career as a dancer in Tunis Conservatory, under the direction of Anne-Marie Sellami, and then in the ballet of the National Theatre of Tunisia, under the direction of Mohamed Driss.
What film awards has Lotfi Abdelli won?
He won the award of best performance by an actor at the Carthage Film Festival of 2006 for his role in the film Making Of by Nouri Bouzid, and in December 2015 he won the prize for best actor for Farรจs Naรขnaรข's film Les Frontiรจres du ciel at the twelfth Dubai International Film Festival.
What happened to his one-man show 100% Hallal?
In August 2012, his one-man show 100% Hallal was cancelled by salafist protesters, who claimed they wanted to pray in the room that was reserved for the show as a way of disrupting it.
What television shows has Lotfi Abdelli presented?
In June 2015 he presented the show Chich Bich on the Attessia TV channel, and in December 2017 he launched a new television show called Abdelli ShowTime, also broadcast on the Attessia TV channel.
