Rami Malek – Know him Better

Rami Malek – Net Worth

The net worth of Malek is estimated to be about $5 million. He has attained cult fame after reprising the legendary ‘Freddie Mercury’ in the movie ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.

Who is Rami Malek?

Rami Malek is an American movie and television actor. In 2018, he played the role of the protagonist Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody”, a biographical drama film about the British rock band “Queen”. The film has earned over $150 million worldwide and won him critical acclaim. Rami won the Breakthrough Performance Award for his performance in the film at the 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Malek has previously won many other awards like a Critics’ Choice Award and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He has also received nominations for Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and TCA Award

Early Life and Education

Rami Said Malek was born on May 12, 1981, in LA, California. His mother was an accountant. His father used to work as a tour guide in Cairo and later had a job as an insurance salesman. Rami was raised in the Coptic Orthodox faith of the family and he spoke Arabic language at home till he was 4 years old.

Malek attended Sherman Oaks’ Notre Dame High School. He then went to the University of Evansville in Indiana, graduation with a BA degree in Fine arts in 2003.

Film and TV career

Rami made his debut as a guest actor in 2004, in the popular TV series “Gilmore girls.” In 2005, his performance in 2 episodes of war drama “Over There” won him a Screen Actors Guild card. A year later, he appeared on Fox drama “The War at Home”.

In 2006, Malek made his big screen debut as Pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the superhit film “Night at the Museum”. He was recast as the Pharaoh in the next two sequels. He made his stage debut in 2007 with Vitality Productions’ “The Credeaux Canvas”.

In 2010, he had a recurring role in season 8 of TV series ‘24’. After that he appeared in “The Pacific”, “Larry Crowne”, “Short Term 12”, “Aint Them Bodies Saints”, “The Master”, Spike Lee’s “Oldboy”, and “Battleship”. In 2015, he was cast in the lead role in TV show “Mr. Robot”.

Malek got his first lead role in a film in 2016 with “Mal Heart”. Rami was selected to play Freddie in the film Bohemian Rhapsody in 2016.

Rami Malek- Girlfriend

Rami is in a relationship with actress Lucy Boynton. She is his co-star in “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The two met when they were shooting in London for the movie.  Malek has been in a relationship with actress Portia Doubleday in the past.

Twin Brother

He has a twin identical brother named Sami who is a teacher. His older sister Yasmine is a doctor.

Rami Malek – Height

• He is 5 feet 6 inches tall. He is a couple of inches shorter than Freddie Mercury who was 5 feet 8 inch tall.

Trivia

• Rami is the main character in many videogames such as horror game “Until Dawn” on PS4 and “The Legend of Korra”.
• Actress Rachel Bilson graduated from the same school as Rami in the same year. Kirsten Dunst was one grade junior to Malek. The two of them were together in a musical theater class.
• He was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2017.

How did Rami Malek become Freddie Mercury?

It has been sheer hard-work and willpower on the part of Rami Malek to pay Freddie Mercury.  The actor moved to London, where he worked with a dialect coach and movement coach.  Though physically and even facially to an extent, he looks different from Freddie Mercury, he worked hard on the look and body language.

For four hours each day, Malek would study  Mercury’s videos . The Live Aid concert video which is the hallmark of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, the movie, was watched by Malek for almost 1300 times to get every nuance right.  He did not spare a single interview of Freddie Mercury and interaction with band members on YouTube to capture the man to the hilt. Additionally, Malek also took singing and piano lessons.

Malek also tried to get into the headspace of Freddie Mercury’s friend and Queen Band members. He spoke to Brian May, Roger Taylor, at length and also the rockstar’s contemporaries like Boy George, Bono, Sting and Ray Davies.  Rami Malek says that he went through Freddie Mercury’s phonebook and tried to get in touch with everyone, he possibly could.

Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury (Pictures of Live Aid Concert)