Question 1

True or false: He voiced the character of 'Swedish Chef' in a Muppets movie.

Accepted Answer

False. Malek has never voiced the Swedish Chef; that role is famously performed by Jim Henson and others.

Question 2

True or false: Malek's first major TV role was as a terrorist on '24' in 2004.

Accepted Answer

True. He played a suicide bomber named Marcos Al-Zacar in a multi-episode arc of '24' during Season 4.

Question 3

True or false: For his role as Freddie Mercury, Malek learned to play piano from scratch.

Accepted Answer

True. He had no piano experience before 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and took intensive lessons to mimic Mercury's style.

Question 4

True or false: Rami Malek was born in Los Angeles to Egyptian Coptic Christian parents.

Accepted Answer

True. He was born in LA, but his parents immigrated from Egypt, and he identifies as Coptic Christian.

Question 5

True or false: Rami Malek is a twin, with an older brother named Sami.

Accepted Answer

False. He has a younger brother, Sami, who is older by a few minutes? No—Sami is actually his older brother, but they are not twins.

Question 6

True or false: He once worked as a delivery driver for a vegan bakery before his acting career took off.

Accepted Answer

True. To support himself in New York, Malek delivered cakes for a vegan bakery, often on a bicycle.

Question 7

True or false: He originally auditioned for the role of 'Snape' in the Harry Potter films.

Accepted Answer

False. Malek was only 11 when the first Harry Potter film cast Snape (Alan Rickman), making this impossible.

Question 8

True or false: Rami Malek owns a dog named 'Archie' that he adopted from a shelter in 2018.

Accepted Answer

False. He does have a dog named Archie, but he adopted him in 2017, not 2018, and from a rescue organization.

Rami Malek Trivia Questions