Moin Akhtar (Urdu: معین اختر, also spelled as, Moeen Akhtar; 24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage actor, as well as a humorist, comedian, impersonator, and a host. He was also a play writer, singer, film director and a producer.


Early life
Akhtar was born
in Karachi to Urdu speaking parents migrated
from Mumbai India, was highly dynamic and versatile performer,
he made his debut for television on 6 September 1966, in a variety
show held on PTV to celebrate the first defense day
of Pakistan. Since then, he has performed several roles
in TV plays/shows, later making a team with Anwar
Maqsood and Bushra Ansari.
He was beloved for providing
humor for people of all ages, and with an etiquette that remains unmatched. His
attempts to avoid vulgarity in his humor rendered him a favorite amongst family
audiences. Akhtar was fluent in several languages,
including English, Bengali, Sindhi, Punjabi, Memon, Pashto, Gujarati and Urdu.
He performed not only in Pakistanbut played in several stage shows
like Bakra Qiston Pe and Buddha Ghar Pe Hai with Umer
Sharif in India too.



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