Abderrahim Tounsi was born in 1936 in Casablanca, Morocco. He was an actor, known for Bila Houdoud 2, Bila Houdoud (2008) and My Uncle (2017). He died on 2 January 2023 in Casablanca, Morocco.
In 1967 (according to other sources already in 1960) he created the comical and somewhat simple-minded character of "Abderraouf" based on the example of a former schoolmate known to generations of Moroccans.
