Sal Yusuf

About Sal Yusuf

Gazing down upon the palatially Indian inspired Brighton Pavilion, from a Polytechnic window; instilled awe. Little did he know then that this inspiration was to become a vision of his own personal Cinema Paradiso. Born in London in 1969, to the parents of Cypriot immigrants. Sal Yusuf (nee Selim Yusuf) had always alluded to the creative arts while growing up in his formative years. His inclination saw him in many a school play and part of the Croydon Youth theater in the mid eighties. Sal continued to play notable roles in amateur theater to uphold and practice the craft, until the time he turned professional. However it was Art that was to be the basis of his education. From high school he attended the Croydon school of Art to study on a foundation course in Art and Design. Subsequently this led to a BA (hons) in Visual & Performing Arts in Brighton in 1989. Sal was back to combining his passions of an actor, and as an artist. The course presented the opportunity for him to: create,devise, act out and direct a series of performances staged at the the Sallis Benny Theater; Brighton. Within these performances emerged an interest in puppetry. Upon graduating, Sal eventually landed a dream job at Spitting Image. In season 14 (1992) he began as workshop assistant in the production of puppets. In the following season, after a series of auditions, he was elevated to the role of puppeteer. After Spitting Image he took the decision to train as Teacher on a Post Graduate course based in West Yorkshire. As a substitute teacher, he had the option of taking on temporary work whilst still having the chance to pursue work in film and theater. Sal joined groups such as Kazzum Arts, performing as well as conducting workshops. However, working as a teacher was an invaluable experience, considering the fact that he taught a wide range of subjects to a wide range of students: from primary to secondary; but predominately special needs. In that time he also formed his own company, The Yellowcraft, conducting workshops and performing children's shows in the Mole Valley area in which he lived. It was only after marriage that a completely new chapter in his life opened up.Having moved to India in 2007, he embarked on embracing the talents he hadn't realized in England. Rediffusion (an advertisement agency in which his brother-in-law worked), was his first port of call. Voicing several radio spots for his new portfolio; some of which he had scripted. Sal went on to become an established and reputed voice artist. Albeit taking a hiatus from education, the call to work as a puppeteer for Amar Chitra Katha, in a series called Jooba, couldn't be overlooked. However Sal stayed firm in his intent to explore more diverse work in order to widen his prospects. Being comical in nature, it was only logical to explore a Stand Up comedy career . After a substantial run in the Bangalore Stand Up circuit, he reached the pinnacle of his achievement by appearing at the Bombay Comedystore in 2012; as the first British comic residing in India. Following the path of a fellow comedian, he then took the next step to audition and became a member of The Improv, an improvisational group based in Bangalore. Which improved exponentially in the four years he was a member (2013-17). However in the meantime, he continued to write and act in self-made commercials for competitions, with his other brother-in-law, who directed and produced. This led to a number of professional commercials and ...

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