Ramy Youssef, Sabrina Carpenter And Ziwe Fumudoh: Meet The 30 Under 30 Changing Hollywood

Ramy Youssef, Sabrina Carpenter And Ziwe Fumudoh: Meet The 30 Under 30 Changing Hollywood

Rising stars are wowing audiences while disrupting the status quo

On September 20, Ramy Youssef was at home, watching a remote, socially distanced Emmy Awards ceremony like the rest of us. The difference? He was nominated for his role in Ramy, the semi-autobiographical Hulu series he created and stars in, and as the winner for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series was announced, a man dressed in a full hazmat suit, carrying a gilded statuette approached his french doors. 

Youssef lost to Dan Levy, and the man in the hazmat suit waved before walking away with the trophy. But the 29 year old isn't empty handed: In January, he won a Golden Globe award for the same role and made headlines with his acceptance speech.

“We made a very specific show about an Arab, Muslim family living in New Jersey, and it means a lot to be recognized at this level,” the first-generation Egyption said, after saying “Allahu akbar. Thank you, God.”



Representation—whether it's that of the Muslim family in Ramy or the disabled community in an upcoming project—is paramount to his production company Cairo Cowboy.

“The theme that binds these characters isn't just that they're marginalized people — it's that their quest for