Rami Malek Birthday Special: 10 Fascinating Facts About the Bohemian Rhapsody Star That You Should Know Of!

So this year's Oscars might have disappointed many (looking at you, Green Book), but Rami Malek's win as the Best Actor had cheered many. Yes, the movie that got him the award, Bohemian Rhapsody was not a masterpiece, despite the many wonderful Queen songs. But Rami's performance as the former Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was nearly perfect. It was also the moment that elevated him from supporting roles to the big league when it comes to Hollywood cinema. Bohemian Rhapsody also worked for Rami personally, as he is currently dating his co-star Lucy Boynton (he even thanks her in his Oscar speech). Bohemian Rhapsody Star Rami Malek Can’t Stop Kissing Girlfriend Lucy Boynton As He Wins An Oscar For Best Actor [Watch Video].

Born of Egyptian parents, Rami Malek is a first-generation American. Rami ha studied to be an actor in a theatre group and has started off his career playing supporting roles in some really popular movies like Night at the Museum series, Twilight series, Need For Speed, Battleship, Short Term 12.

His career-defining turn was playing the lead role in the acclaimed series Mr Robot. Rami's performance as the dual-personality suffering protagonist earned him his first Emmy win for the Best Actor and also pushed him towards Bohemian Rhapsody (Sacha Baron Cohen was earlier pitched in to play the role of Freddie Mercury). Oscars 2019: Bohemian Rhapsody Actor Rami Malek Gets the Biggest Compliment From Robert Downey Jr for His Big Win.

Now thanks to his Oscar win, Rami has been getting some very plum offers in some upcoming biggies. He is voicing a character in Robert Downey Jr's The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle. Rami Malek has also been signed on to play an important role in the upcoming Bond film.

On the occasion of his 38th birthday, Many Many Happy Returns of the Day at that, let's look back at his life and career, and delve into some really fascinating trivia about Rami Malek.

#1 Rami Malek has an identical twin brother named Sami, who is younger to him by just four minutes. He also has an elder sister, Yasmine, who is a doctor.

#2 Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunst and The OC star Rachel Bilson have been his school mates in Notre Dame High School.

#3 Rami Malek has voiced several characters in the popular videogame Halo 2. Since it was in his struggling phase, he had gone uncredited.

#4 His first role was in the TV show Gilmore Girls in 2004. His first movie appearance was as the Egyptian Pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the 2006 film Night at the Museum (he appeared in all the movies in the trilogy).

#5 For his work in the mini-series The Pacific, Tom Hanks, who was the producer of the show, wrote a letter to Rami admiring his performance. Hanks later cast him in Larry Crowne, that was directed by Hanks himself.

#6 He also appeared in the popular terrorism drama series, 24, in 2010.

#7 His role in the American remake of Koran cult film Oldboy was cut sharply, though we did see his grisly death. Similar treatment also happened to Rami's character in the critically acclaimed, The Master.

#8 Twilight fans might have noted him early on for playing the role of the good vampire, Benjamin from Egypt in Breaking Dawn Part II. Interestingly, he was also rumoured to be dating his co-star in the film, Angela Sarafyan.

#9 When he won the Emmy for the Best Actor (Drama) for Mr Robot in 2017, Rami Malek has become the first Egyptian-American to do so.

#10 He also became the first Egyptian American actor to win an Oscar for his performance in Bohemian Rhapsody earlier this year. This, however, didn't go down well with Mohamed Ismail, Egyptian Member of Parliament, who accused him of spreading 'homosexuality among the youth'.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 12, 2019 11:00 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).