Love, Loneliness & REDEMPTION

IN HIS LATER YEARS, THE FAMED ACTOR SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH STRONGER TIES WITH HIS FAMILY

- Katie Bruno

For many summers, Egyptian-born actor Omar Sharif would gather his family in the resort town of Deauville, France. "Every night, he would invite everyone near and dear to him to dine somewhere fabulous," his grandson Omar Sharif Jr. tells Closer. "His greatest pleasure was entertaining and seeing people enjoying their time at a table."

These moments of connection with the people he loved came to mean more as the Lawrence of Arabia star grew older. "I have not given enough time to my family because I was working a lot and traveling," the actor admitted. "From the age of 31, I have lived in hotels."