Said Elassal
Born
16 September 1962 (63)
Place of Birth
Cairo Egypt
Also known as
Said Abdel Monem
Biography
Said Abdel Moneim El Assal was born on September 16, 1962. He began practicing martial arts at the age of 11. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw that his son was physically weak. After 4 years of training, he joined the Egyptian Karate team. At the age of 16, he began his amateur fighting career as a lightweight at 135 pounds. In 1979, Said was a member of the Egyptian Karate team when it traveled to Tampa, Florida to compete in the WAKO World Championships promoted by Mike An...
Said Abdel Moneim El Assal was born on September 16, 1962. He began practicing martial arts at the age of 11. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw that his son was physically weak. After 4 years of training, he joined the Egyptian Karate team. At the age of 16, he began his amateur fighting career as a lightweight at 135 pounds. In 1979, Said was a member of the Egyptian Karate team when it traveled to Tampa, Florida to compete in the WAKO World Championships promoted by Mike Anderson. In his first and only match against a competitor from the United States, "Sherman" faced "Big Train" Bergman, a kickboxer from Miami Beach, Florida, in a non-championship match fought under full-contact rules. Said's victory over the European and British semi-contact middleweight champion Michael Hemming allowed him to "withdraw" due to injury in the second round. He fought the vast majority of his career in both semi-contact and lightweight championships. However, he had at least 3 fights that he fought under kickboxing rules. His martial arts skills, highlighted by his ability to kick an opponent's head while spinning 360 degrees, and his good looks led to starring roles in higher budget films but in the meantime, his personal life was falling apart. A divorce, followed by a new marriage, followed by another divorce. But he tried to give his audience the best, and his acting improved in those films, becoming more emotional and each film basically had different action tones.
Filmography (40)
Who Would Believe It?
2024
Grapes
2024
The Gang of El Max
2024
Maqsoom
2024
Their Uncle
2022
Mako
2021
A Stand Worthy of Men
2021
Scarecrow
2019
Egypt's Exchange Cafe
2019
The Night of Hana and Sorour
2018
My Painful Debt
2018
Gedo Nahnooh
2018
Induced Labor
2018
Shantet Hamza
2017
Monopoly (The Bank of Luck)
2017
No Trespassing or Cameras Allowed
2017
Monkey Talks
2017
The Preacher
2017
Memory Card
2016
The Other Mainland
2016
Titanic: The Arabic Version
2016
Freezer's Campaign
2016
Abu Shanab
2016
Hassan and Boklos
2016
The Fourth Pyramid
2016
Ocean 14
2016
Everyday's Lie
2016
Born to a Man
2016
The Womanizer
2015
Misunderstanding
2015
Downtown Shaking
2015
The Walls of the Moon
2015
My Mother-In-Law Loves Me
2014
The Master of Ceremonies
2014
The Blue Elephant
2014
The Promise
2008
Taimour & Shafi'aa
2007
Halim
2006
Cinderella in Arabic
2006
The Seventh Sense
2005