Kida Khodr Ramadan
{{Short description|German-Lebanese actor (born 1976)}}
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Kida Khodr Ramadan (born 8 October 1976) is a German actor, director and screenwriter. He has won several awards for his portrayal of Ali "Toni" Hamady in the German drama series 4 Blocks.{{cite web | url=https://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/kidakhodr-ramadan | title=Kida Khodr Ramadan - Actor - e-TALENTA }}
Early life
Kida Khodr Ramadan was born in 1976 in Beirut, Lebanon, the fifth child of a Lebanese father and a Turkish mother. His father, Mohamad Ramadan, was a successful businessman representing Persil Lebanon. As the Lebanese Civil War worsened—particularly in East Beirut, where they lived—relatives were killed and Mohamad was injured by shrapnel, prompting the family to flee. They chose Germany after securing the first available visa and initially lived in an asylum hostel in West Berlin’s Kreuzberg district. Mohamad later worked at Burger King before opening his own steakhouse restaurants.Lilian-Astrid Geese: [https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/132322.zwischen-kiez-und-kino.html Zwischen Kiez und Kino]. In: Neues Deutschland, 19. Juli 2008, S. 17
Ramadan went to the Hector-Peterson-Gesamtschule school in Kreuzberg.Kool Savas: King of Rap. Die 24 Gesetze. München 2021. S. 69f. He said high school did not interest him and he left without qualification, and entered the local hip-hop and breakdance scene. He partook in street performances with Turkish and Arabic-speaking youths at Kurfürstendamm and elsewhere.[https://taz.de/!5142382/ Gespräch mit Kida Ramadan: Dealer wider Willen.] In: Die tageszeitung, 20. Mai 2010
Career
The Turkish-German director Neco Çelik gave Ramadan his first break in 2003 after meeting him at a summer camp, giving him a role in Alltag (Everyday), a story about two youngsters who rob a bookies in Kreuzberg.{{Webarchive|url=http://www.ballhausnaunynstrasse.de/KUENSTLER-INNEN-N-S.24.0.html |wayback=20100113164616 |text=Künstler/innen N-S |archiv-bot=2019-04-22 23:54:15 InternetArchiveBot }}, Webseite des Ballhaus Naunynstraße, aufgerufen am 7. Januar 2012
His first project as solo director was "In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum" (In Berlin, No Orange Tree Grows), also as writer with Juri Sternburg, and producer, premiered at Filmfest München Pop-up 2020.http://www.filmfest-muenchen.de/de/programm/filme/film/?id=6576
Personal life
Ramadan married Meryem in Turkey in 1996, and the couple have six children.[https://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/stars/id_85338242/kida-khodr-ramadan-4-blocks-star-ist-zum-sechsten-mal-vater-geworden.html „4 Blocks“-Star ist zum sechsten Mal Vater geworden] Bei: t-online.de, 2019-03-01 He is the uncle of Omar Bugiel, a Lebanese international footballer.{{Cite web |date=27 November 2020 |title="Riberys Fresse ist einzigartig" |url=https://11freunde.de/artikel/riberys-fresse-ist-einzigartig/2975326 |access-date=27 November 2020 |website=11FREUNDE |language=de}}
A competitive boules player, he resides in Berlin and is fluent in German, Arabic, Turkish, and Kurdish.