He was born as Mohamed Farouk El-Fishawy in Sirs El-Layan, Monufia Governorate on 5 February 1952.
[2] His father died when he was 11 years old and his elder brother Rashad El-Fishawy took care of him and raised him.
He worked in more than 130 films, including al-Qatila (1991), al-Tufan (1985), al-Rasif (1993), Mutarada Fi al-Mamnu (1993), Ghadan Sa'antaqem (1980), Hanafy al-Obaha (1990), La Tasalni Man Ana (1984), Siriyun Lilghaya (1986), Nessa Khalf al-Qodban (1986), Qahwat al-Muaridi (1981), el-Mar'a el-Hadeedeya (1987), Fatat Min Israeel (1999), al-Fadiha (1992) and Dik al-Barabir (1992).
[7] His second wife was actress Soheir Ramzi; they married in 1992 and separated after five years, subsequently divorcing.
[8] On 3 October 2018, Farouk El-Fishawy, after receiving a shield from the Alexandria International Film Festival, announced that he had cancer.