Biography
Ramy Youssef is an American comedian, actor and writer. He was born on 26 March 1991 in Queens, New York City, and raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, to Egyptian immigrant parents. He attended Rutgers University, Newark, before studying acting at the William Esper Studio.
Youssef created, wrote, directed and starred in the Hulu series Ramy (2019–2022). He co-created the Netflix series Mo (2022) with Mo Amer. He directed an episode of The Bear (2022) and appeared as Max McCandles in the film Poor Things (2023) and voiced Safi in Wish (2023).
Youssef won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Ramy.
