![]() ![]() Sharif's first movie was Hisaab (1986) but he's better known for Mr 420 (1992), a movie where he not only acted but also directed, wrote and sung in, that led to a revival of Pakistan's cinema till 1998 and also influenced Bollywood, facilitating the idea of the "comedian hero", unheard of in the '90s, and thus the career of someone like Govinda. 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. Another of his shows was Umer Sharif vs Umer Sharif, where he donned over 400 get-ups. He interviewed many actors, entertainers, musicians, and politicians on the show. In October 2009, he started hosting his own late-night talk show, The Shareef Show, on Geo TV. In 2002, Sharif wrote his first TV serial, Parda Na Uthao. 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. In 1976, he wrote the stage play Bionic Servant, inspired by the American TV series Six Million Dollar Man, where Moin Akhter would be an actor, marking their first collaboration. ![]() ![]() He joined theatre, using the stage name Umer Zarif, modelled after his favourite comedian Munawar Zarif, but later renamed himself to Umer Sharif following Egyptian actor Omar Sharif that he admired due to the 1962-movie Lawrence of Arabia. In 1969, Umer started his career from Karachi as a stage performer at the age of 14. The youngest of his siblings, he lost his father when he was 4. Mohammad Umer was born on 19 April 1955, into a middle-class Muhajir family in Liaquatabad, Karachi. Umer began his career at the age of 14 with stand-up comedy and later worked in around 60 stage comedies as well numerous television shows and films, where he not only acted but also directed and produced. He also got another title from the Popular Indian comedians such as Johnny Lever and Raju Srivastav “The God Of Asian Comedy”.Mohammad Umer (19 April 1955 – 2 October 2021), known professionally as Umer Shareef, was a Pakistani actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, singer and television personality. Umer Sharif is no doubt considered one of the greatest comedians in the whole Indian Subcontinent. He left the legacy, as he was referred to as the “King of Comedy”. Umer Sharif has left us with a lot of good memories, laughter, and iconic moments that no one will ever forget. ![]() But unfortunately, on the 2 nd of October Umer Sharif passed away in Germany. On the 16 th of September, the government granted him a US visa for his treatment along with the approved 40 million rupees for the treatment. The moment the video came out many of the celebrities also asked Ex PM Imran Khan to help him out which includes, Daler Mehdi, Johnny Lever, and other Pakistani celebrities as well. This year on September 10, 2021, Waseem Badami shared the video of Umer Sharif in which he was appealing for help from the Prime Minister of Pakistan for cancer treatment facilitation overseas. Umer Sharif came forward and stated the goal of creating it, a “state of the art health center that provides services free of cost.” Illness & Death At the time of making name for himself, he thought about others and established Umer Sharif Welfare Trust. Umer Sharif was not only a great comedian but also a perfect human being. ![]()
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