Marcus Youssef (photo: David Cooper)
A Very Personal Story
Engaging Actor and Musician Son Share Pain
Engaging Actor and Musician Son Share Pain
by David C. Jones
Marcus Youssef is a big hearted and affable man and a great storyteller. Earlier this season he was part of the intimate and cruel Winners and Losers, a show that took the audience through an unusual game of one-ups-man-ship.
Recently Mr. Youssef had to move his mother into a home because she was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. As a child he found her blunt and carefree ways upsetting like when she confessed to having a dream where they were lovers. As a young man he distanced himself from her. As an adult caregiver he got access to all her property including her journals and diaries...
Recently Mr. Youssef had to move his mother into a home because she was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. As a child he found her blunt and carefree ways upsetting like when she confessed to having a dream where they were lovers. As a young man he distanced himself from her. As an adult caregiver he got access to all her property including her journals and diaries...
