THE PRETENDER
Some call it luck their way to success. For Mena Massoud’s case, he landed one of the most anticipated roles in a Disney movie. When his name was announced for the role of Aladdin in the upcoming live action remake, people were a bit puzzled. Who is this guy and where has he been all this time? But Massoud actually started his acting career almost a decade ago, with roles in few TV series such as “Nikita,” “Open Heart” and “Saving Hope.”
The Egypt born actor knew that he wanted to be an actor at a very young age, but coming from immigrant parents, he was taught that the arts were only a hobby. He migrated to Canada when he was younger and his parents wanted him to be a doctor so he went to the University of Toronto to study Neuroscience. But his dream of being an actor was stronger and after a year he auditioned for
