![]() Rami Malek portrays Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen, who strives to maintain his dedication to his music despite his sometimes tumultuous private life. RELATED: See the full list of Oscars 2019 Winners! You have captured my heart." The pair met and began dating on the set of the film. In his acceptance speech, Rami Malek breathlessly thanked his family, noting that while his father didn't get to see him up on the Oscars stage, "I think he's looking down on me right now so this is a monumental moment." In addition to thanking his family, Malek gave a sweet shout-out to his girlfriend and BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY costar Lucy Boynton, who portrayed Freddie Mercury's close friend and partner Mary Austin. "Lucy Boynton, you're the heart of this film," he declared. Other nominees for ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE included Christian Bale in VICE, Bradley Cooper in A STAR IS BORN, Willem Dafoe in AT ETERNITY'S GATE, and Viggo Mortensen in GREEN BOOK. In 2017, he was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Rami Malek is the 2019 Oscar winner for ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE! Congratulations to Rami Malek on his first Oscar nomination and win for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. In February 2017, Malek won the Young Alumnus Award from his alma mater, University of Evansville. In November 2016, it was announced that Malek will star as Freddie Mercury in the upcoming Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, to be released on November 2, 2018. Papillon premiered September 2017 at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. In August 2016, it was announced that Malek will co-star with Charlie Hunnam as Louis Dega in a contemporary remake of the 1973 film Papillon. In it, Malek plays one man with two lives, Jonah and Buster. In September 2016, Buster's Mal Heart, the first movie in which Malek plays a starring role, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews. His performance earned him nominations for the Dorian Award, Satellite Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as wins in the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Since 2015 he has played the lead role in the USA Network computer-hacker, psychological drama Mr. In the spring of 2007, he appeared on-stage as "Jamie" in the Vitality Productions theatrical presentation of Keith Bunin's The Credeaux Canvas at the Elephant Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2006, Malek made his feature film debut as Pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the comedy Night at the Museum and reprised his role in the sequels Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014). That same year, he appeared in an episode of Medium and was cast in the prominent recurring role of Kenny, on the Fox comedy series The War at Home. In 2005, he got his Screen Actors Guild card for his work on the Steven Bochco war drama Over There, in which he appeared in two episodes. That same year he voiced "additional characters" for the video game Halo 2, for which he was uncredited. In 2004, Malek began his acting career with a guest-starring role on the TV series Gilmore Girls. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2003 from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. ![]() He attended high school with Kirsten Dunst, who was a grade below and shared a musical theater class with him. Malek attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, where he graduated in 1999 along with actress Rachel Bilson. He has an identical twin brother named Sami, younger by four minutes, who is a teacher, and an older sister, Yasmine, who is a medical doctor. His late father was a tour guide in Cairo who later sold insurance. Rami Said Malek was born in Los Angeles, to an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox family. Malek is set to portray musician Freddie Mercury in the upcoming biographical drama Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). He was also in the video-game Until Dawn (2015) as Joshua "Josh" Washington. ![]() Malek has acted in supporting roles for other film and television series such as Night at the Museum trilogy, Fox comedy series The War at Home (2005-2007), HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), Larry Crowne (2011), Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master (2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), the independent film Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) and the dramatic film Short Term 12 (2013). He also received Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and TCA Award nominations. He won a Critics' Choice Award and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his lead role as Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor.
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