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,d