Fethi Haddaoui

Fethi Haddaoui (9 December 1961 – 12 December 2024) was a Tunisian actor, director, writer and producer.

Early life Fethi Haddaoui was born in Tunis, Tunisia in 1961. He is originally from Thala.

Career Fethi Haddaoui was the main actor in several plays, including Arab and El Aouada. He was also a television personality thanks to his participation in several soap operas and series, in Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Italy and France. In cinema, he played in several European films under the direction of directors like Franco Rossi, Serge Moati, Jean Sagols Peter Kassovitz and others.

Haddaoui won numerous awards during his career, including Best Supporting Actor for his role in No Man's Love and Noce d'été at the Carthage Film Festival, best male interpretation at the Oran International Arabic Film Festival, best director at the Festival des radios and Arab televisions for La Cité du savoir.

Personal life and death Haddaoui was married to the Syrian Razam Hijazi and had two children together, a boy named Adam, and a daughter, Jamila.

Death Haddaoui died on 12 December 2024, at the age of 63.

Filmography

Films Long films 1985: La Coupe by Mohamed Damak 1986: Le Mystère by Franco Rossi 1987: Un bambino di nome Gesù (it) by Franco Rossi 1988: Les Sabots en or by Nouri Bouzid 1988: L'Attente by Franco Rossi 1998: Arab by Fadhel Jaïbi et Fadhel Jaziri 1989: L'Été de tous les chagrins by Serge Moati 1990: Halfaouine Child of the Terraces by Férid Boughedir 1992: Poussière de diamants (Chich Khan) by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud and Fadhel Jaïbi 1994: Des feux mal éteints by Serge Moati 1996: Des héros ordinaires by Peter Kassovitz 1998: No Man's Love by Nidhal Chatta 2000: Clé de sol by Chawki Mejri 2001: The 3 Kings by Allain Mosly 2002: The Assassinated Sun by Abdelkrim Bahloul 2004: Noce d'été by Mokhtar Ladjimi 2006: Les Ombres du silence by Abdullah al-Moheissen 2009: Cinecittà by Ibrahim Letaïef 2012: Jeudi après-midi by Mohamed Damak 2012: Bab El Falla by Moslah Kraïem 2019: Papillon d'or by Abdelhamid Bouchnak

Short films 1992: Un certain regard by Khaled Barsaoui 1997: Clé de sol by Chawki Mejri 1998: Kelibia Mazzara by Jean Franco Pannone and Tarek Ben Abdallah 2011: Sauve qui peut by Fethi Doghri 2013: N'importe quoi by Ismahane Lahmar 2013: Peau de colle by Kaouther Ben Hania

Television

Theater 1982: Doulab by Habib Chebil (Tunisia) 1984: Mawal by Habib Chebil (Tunisia) 1987: Arab by Fadhel Jaïbi and Fadhel Jaziri (Tunisia) 1989: El Aouada by Fadhel Jaïbi and Fadhel Jaziri (Tunisia) 2000: Il Corano by Arbi Chérif (Italy) 2003: Œdipe by Sotigui Kouyaté (France) 2011: Lecture croisée with Fanny Ardant (Tunisia) 2012: Lecture croisée with Carole Bouquet (Tunisia) 2013: Lecture (Tunisia) 2014: Lecture (France) 2017: Promesse Factory (France)

Videos 2014–2015: advertising spots for the Tunisian brand of harissa and tomato paste Sicam

Awards and nominations 1979: Award for best male performance for his role in I swore the victory of the sun at the National Festival of School Theater, Ibn Charaf high school; 1980: Award for the best male interpretation for his role in Nazeem Hikmet at the National Festival of School Theater Ibn Charaf high school; 2000: Best Supporting Actor for his role in No Man's Love in Carthage Film Festival; Best Male Interpretation at the Oran International Arabic Film Festival; 2004: Best Supporting Actor for his role in Summer Wedding in Carthage Film Festival ; 2010: Best Director at the Arab Radio and Television Festival for La Cité du savoir; 2013: Best actor at the Oran International Arabic Film Festival; Best actor and Ramadan star prize at the Romdhane Awards, awarded by Mosaïque FM; 2014: Best actor at the Romdhane Awards for his role in Naouret El Hawa; 2019: Best Actor at the Romdhane Awards; Best popular Tunisian actor for his role in El Maestro by Sayidaty Magazine 2020: Best Actor at the Romdhane Awards; Best Tunisian actor by Tunivisions; Best Popular Tunisian Actor by Sayidaty Magazine; Best Maghreb Actor by ET bel Arabi.

Honours 2010 : Knight of the National Order of Merit of Tunisia.