Egyptian media presenter and actor Amr Samir passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday of a heart attack at the age of 33, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.
Samir began his film career as a child, when he acted in the film El-Katl El-Laziz (1997), directed by Ashraf Fahmy and starring Mervat Amin.
After completing his studies in media, he returned to the television screen as a presenter, working with OTV Egypt, where he presented the TV programme "What's Up."
He also hosted the youth programme "Shababeek" on Dream TV channel, before moving on to the Nile Life channel.
Most recently he worked at Sada El-Balad, presenting a programme for the youth.
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