Sofiene Chaari

Sofiene Chaari was a Tunisian actor who is famous for his role of Sbouï in the sitcom Choufli Hal.

Career

He was the son of Habib Chaari, actor and cinema producer who helped him start his career in theater before turning to television. He first played in Mnamet Aaroussia, At Azaïez and The Hotel before becoming well known as Sbouï in Choufli Hal, a Tunisian TV series aired from 2005 to 2009 during Ramadan. He played alongside Mouna Noureddine and Kamel Touati. After that, he remained famous with his role of Hsouna in Nsibti Laaziza aired on Nessma TV. He also presented his own TV-show Sofiene Show which aired from 2009 to 2010. Alongside his TV career, he also played in theater in Saâdoun 28 and The Marechal. He earned a presidential prize in 2005 before he died in La Marsa, Tunisia, from a myocardial infarction at the age of 49.

Filmography

Cinema

1998 : Feast directed by Mohamed Damak
2004 : Deadlines directed by Ludi Boeken and Michael A. Lerner
2004 : Words of men directed by Moez Kamoun
2006 : Making of directed by Nouri Bouzid
2011 : Always Brando directed by Ridha Béhi

Télévision

Séries

1997 : El Khottab Al Bab directed by Slaheddine Essid and written by Ali Louati and Moncef Baldi
1998 : Îchqa wa Hkayet directed by Slaheddine Essid, Mohamed Mongi Ben Tara and written by Ali Louati : Essebti
2000 : Mnamet Aroussia directed by Slaheddine Essid : Abd Razzek
2001 : Malla Ena directed by Abdelkader Jerbi
2003 : At Azaïez written by Hatem Bel Haj : Sadok
2004 : Loutil directed by Slaheddine Essid : Stoukou
2005–2009 : Choufli Hal directed by Slaheddine Essid and then Abdelkader Jerbi in the last season : Sboui
2010–2011 : Nsibti Laaziza directed by Slaheddine Essid : Hassouna El Behi

TV Films

2009 : Choufli Hal directed by Abdelkader Jerbi : Sboui

TV Shows

2009–2010 : Sofiène show : TV presenter

Videos

2009 : advertising spot for GlobalNet
2011 : advertising spot for the company El Mazraa

Theater

2005–2006 : The Marchal, text by Noureddine Kasbaoui and direction by Abdelaziz Meherzi
2009 : Comidino
2009–2010 : Saâdoun 28 directed by Mounir Ergui

Personal life and death

Chaari was married to Sihem Benzarti, the sister of the former Tunisian football player Faouzi Benzarti, together they had one son, Mohamed Habib Chaari.

Death

On August 22, 2011, shortly before midnight, he died in a clinic in La Marsa following a heart attack. He was buried the next day in a cemetery in La Manouba.