I felt I came from a different background than 95% of kids

He said: “I definitely felt that, culturally, I came from a different background than 95 per cent of the kids I was around. We were speaking Arabic at home. e.

“There was a feeling g of being inherently different. nt. And I don’t know whether er that feeling is something g you create for yourself.

“It was definitely reflected in people’s actions towards you.

“But it was there, and d it’s something that you u fight against until you ou accept what a beautiful and powerful thing it is to have ave this history and this tradition ion running through your genes.”

Rami, who also has an older sister – an ER doctor in Washington DC – previously said he once pretended to be his brother, who is four minutes younger than him. It came when Sami, now a teacher who was pictur pictured protesting recently, had to per perform a Greek monologue for t the extra credit he needed to graduate from university.

Actor Rami explained: “[ The professor] starts looking at me kind of accusatorially like, ‘Where the hell did you come up with w that? I’ve watched you this th whole year’.

“So she pulls me out of the th class… and goes, ‘How did y you learn how to do that?’ I go go, ‘Um ‘Um, it’s just a hobby’.

“And then she looks at me and says, ‘Well, listen, I have a class in about 30 minutes, can you come back and do it for them?’ I go, ‘Did I get the points that I’m going to need to pass the class and get my degree?’ She goes, ‘Yeah, you got the points’. I go, ‘My car’s parked in the red, I gotta go’.”

Generous

Rami’s amateur performance certainly helped pave the way for his professional career.

He nabbed a Best Actor, Drama win at last month’s Golden Globes for his portrayal of Freddie, as well as picking up his Bafta.

And he is determined to share his success with the people he loves most.

Another friend added: “Rami is an incredibly kind and generous man.

“He wants his family and friends to come on the journey with him. That’s just the type of guy he is.”