Word: maechel
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Omar's dazzling teeth are his own, but his name is not. He is actually Maechel Shalhoub. Years ago, planning ahead toward international fame, he guessed correctly that to Western ears there was no chic-of-Araby in the sound of Shalhoub. He thought, he says, of Omar Khayyam and Omar Bradley, both familiar names several thousand miles west. He may also have thought of Matt Dillon and Gary Cooper. At any rate, he entered his profession as Omar Sharif...
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