Ramy Youssef

Well, you know what it was? It was my sister Reem. She was a producer on the animated show with me and she had pulled up all these videos when I was a kid because I was struggling really finding these voices. I've never done this kind of acting before. And when I was a kid, I used to make these videos and I'd do them sometimes when my parents were sleeping.

And so I'd kind of like whisper and I'd kind of be raspy, you know, and I'd be in that place. And so I just copied what I actually sounded like as a kid there. And then I was trying to find the complete opposite and go really deep into my stomach and find the anxiety and find it in the bottom of the throat, you know. And then that became the dad.

And so I'd kind of like whisper and I'd kind of be raspy, you know, and I'd be in that place. And so I just copied what I actually sounded like as a kid there. And then I was trying to find the complete opposite and go really deep into my stomach and find the anxiety and find it in the bottom of the throat, you know. And then that became the dad.

And so I'd kind of like whisper and I'd kind of be raspy, you know, and I'd be in that place. And so I just copied what I actually sounded like as a kid there. And then I was trying to find the complete opposite and go really deep into my stomach and find the anxiety and find it in the bottom of the throat, you know. And then that became the dad.

Totally. I mean, I think there's this father who, you know, I think in both cases, being the head of a household in the ways that they think they are in the ways that they totally aren't. And they end up banging their head every direction that they move. The father in this show, Hussein Hussein is his name. His anxiety takes him over in this way that is almost vulnerable.

Totally. I mean, I think there's this father who, you know, I think in both cases, being the head of a household in the ways that they think they are in the ways that they totally aren't. And they end up banging their head every direction that they move. The father in this show, Hussein Hussein is his name. His anxiety takes him over in this way that is almost vulnerable.

Totally. I mean, I think there's this father who, you know, I think in both cases, being the head of a household in the ways that they think they are in the ways that they totally aren't. And they end up banging their head every direction that they move. The father in this show, Hussein Hussein is his name. His anxiety takes him over in this way that is almost vulnerable.

And it's certainly very vulnerable because he does these musical numbers throughout the show. that kind of tap into what's really going on with him and he kind of became the star of the show where I went oh yeah wow I mean he's he's the one that is most split by this and is probably furthest into this idea of a code switch kind of splitting you right down the middle

And it's certainly very vulnerable because he does these musical numbers throughout the show. that kind of tap into what's really going on with him and he kind of became the star of the show where I went oh yeah wow I mean he's he's the one that is most split by this and is probably furthest into this idea of a code switch kind of splitting you right down the middle

And it's certainly very vulnerable because he does these musical numbers throughout the show. that kind of tap into what's really going on with him and he kind of became the star of the show where I went oh yeah wow I mean he's he's the one that is most split by this and is probably furthest into this idea of a code switch kind of splitting you right down the middle

My father's really cool. I mean, I think part of my and my mother's is so cool. I mean, I'm really lucky. I mean, I feel part of why I've been able to explore these feelings in my work artistically is that they gave us the space as parents to to understand our feelings. And so it's not like these elements didn't exist in our communities and in our families.

My father's really cool. I mean, I think part of my and my mother's is so cool. I mean, I'm really lucky. I mean, I feel part of why I've been able to explore these feelings in my work artistically is that they gave us the space as parents to to understand our feelings. And so it's not like these elements didn't exist in our communities and in our families.

My father's really cool. I mean, I think part of my and my mother's is so cool. I mean, I'm really lucky. I mean, I feel part of why I've been able to explore these feelings in my work artistically is that they gave us the space as parents to to understand our feelings. And so it's not like these elements didn't exist in our communities and in our families.

And so this kind of constant fear and paranoia is actually not exaggerated. I would just say that my family saw it. Even if they were experiencing it, they were actually able to see, well, maybe we should turn the volume down. And then I think the fun thing with making something, especially a cartoon, is you never have to turn the volume down because it's a cartoon. And so...

And so this kind of constant fear and paranoia is actually not exaggerated. I would just say that my family saw it. Even if they were experiencing it, they were actually able to see, well, maybe we should turn the volume down. And then I think the fun thing with making something, especially a cartoon, is you never have to turn the volume down because it's a cartoon. And so...

And so this kind of constant fear and paranoia is actually not exaggerated. I would just say that my family saw it. Even if they were experiencing it, they were actually able to see, well, maybe we should turn the volume down. And then I think the fun thing with making something, especially a cartoon, is you never have to turn the volume down because it's a cartoon. And so...

I think that my parents, when they watch my work, I kind of painstakingly go through making sure that a lot of details are different enough. And we also write these, you know, shows in writers rooms where we're drawing from other writers and their families and kind of what they went through. So I think my parents, they're pretty good about kind of going, who cares?

I think that my parents, when they watch my work, I kind of painstakingly go through making sure that a lot of details are different enough. And we also write these, you know, shows in writers rooms where we're drawing from other writers and their families and kind of what they went through. So I think my parents, they're pretty good about kind of going, who cares?

I think that my parents, when they watch my work, I kind of painstakingly go through making sure that a lot of details are different enough. And we also write these, you know, shows in writers rooms where we're drawing from other writers and their families and kind of what they went through. So I think my parents, they're pretty good about kind of going, who cares?

You know, especially at this point, too. My dad's really funny about this stuff. He just is like, I'm seven years old. Like, who cares?