Cem Yılmaz (, born 23 April 1973) is a

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actor, stand-up comedian, musician, filmmaker, screen writer, and cartoonist. He is best known for his films '' G.O.R.A.'' (2004), ''

A.R.O.G ''A.R.O.G: A Prehistoric Film'' ( tr, A.R.O.G: Bir Yontma Taş Filmi) is a 2008 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, directed by Cem Yılmaz and Ali Taner Baltacı, about a used carpet salesman who is sent back in time by an old interplanetary ad ...

'' (2008) and ''

Yahşi Batı ''Yahşi Batı'' is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as special agents tasked by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to deliver a diamond gift to the American president. The film, which went on nati ...

'' (2010), and has won two

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awards for his roles in ''

Organize İşler ''Magic Carpet Ride'' (A.K.A.: ''Organized Jobs''; tr, Organize İşler) is a 2005 Turkish comedy film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, about a small-time criminal who accidentally recruits a failed comedy Superman impersonator into hi ...

'' (2005) and '' The Magician'' (2006). His international films are

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's film "

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" and

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's film "

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Early life and education

Yılmaz was born on 23 April 1973 in

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. His family is paternally from Gürün, Sivas, while maternal part of his family is of Turkish origin who immigrated from

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, Ottoman Empire (nowadays in Greece). He went to primary school at the Mehmet Akif School. He then got enrolled in the Bahçelievler Kazım Karabekir Secondary School, and then Etiler Anadolu Tourism Vocational High School, eventually going to

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University ( tr, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), also known as Bosphorus University, is a major research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main campus is located on the European side of the Bosphorus, Bosphorus strait. It has six facult ...

and finishing his studies in Tourism and Hotel Management.

Career

In 1998, he had his cinematic debut with the movie ''

Everything's Gonna Be Great ''Everything's Gonna Be Great'' ( tr, Herşey Çok Güzel Olacak) is a 1998 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ömer Vargı, starring Cem Yılmaz a small-time crook who steals from his brother's pharmaceutical warehouse. The film, which went on na ...

''. Yilmaz achieved his greatest success by starring in and writing the big-budget sci-fi

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'' G.O.R.A.'' (2004), also directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak. Despite spending several years in production because of financial and other technical problems, ''G.O.R.A.'' became a box-office hit and, according to

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, "showed that popular cinema was successful in appealing to wide audiences". He has since repeated his box office successes with a sequel to ''G.O.R.A'' called ''

A.R.O.G. ''A.R.O.G: A Prehistoric Film'' ( tr, A.R.O.G: Bir Yontma Taş Filmi) is a 2008 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, directed by Cem Yılmaz and Ali Taner Baltacı, about a used carpet salesman who is sent back in time by an old interplanetary ad ...

'', '' The Magician'' and ''

'', and has appeared in more than 10 films and worked as a voice actor in a number of motion pictures. He played in movie "Water Diviner" of

. Yılmaz started doing stand-up shows in the bars of Leman Kültür in the early 1990s. He has since created four stand-up specials. In addition, he has directed the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra twice. During the course of his career, Cem Yılmaz has been the commercial face of Panasonic, Opet,

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and

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, among others. The caricatures that he has drawn and the scenario of three of his movies that were released in the form of a book were well-received by fans. He has also received a number of awards inside Turkey including a "Best Actor Award" at the

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and the 4th

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Personal life

On 10 March 2012, he married

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. The couple divorced on 31 December 2013. Together they have a son named Kemal. With 14.4 million followers on

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, he's also the most subscribed Turkish artist on

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Filmography

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shared the leading roles. It was directed by Yavuz Turgul.
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Arif V 216 ''Arif V 216'' is a Turkish comedy film directed by Kıvanç Baruönü and written by Cem Yılmaz. It stars Cem Yılmaz, Ozan Güven, Seda Bakan, Zafer Algöz and Özkan Uğur. It is a sequel to '' A.R.O.G'' (2008) and '' G.O.R.A'' (2004). Plot ...

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G.O.R.A ''G.O.R.A.: A Space Movie'' ( tr, G.O.R.A.: Bir Uzay Filmi) is a 2004 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as a used carpet salesman who is abducted by aliens from the planet G.O.R.A. The fi ...

'' and ''

'' , - style="text-align:center;" , , 2019 , style="text-align:left;", '' Karakomik Filmler'' , , , , , style="text-align:left;", Ayzek, Alpay , style="text-align:left;", A cinematic release consisting of two separate movies, ''Kaçamak'' and ''2 Arada''. , - style="text-align:center;" , , 2020 , style="text-align:left;", '' Karakomik Filmler 2'' , , , , , style="text-align:left;", Güven, Birol , style="text-align:left;", A cinematic release consisting of two separate movies, ''Deli'' and ''Emanet''.

Recurring collaborators

Shows

References

External links

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Cem Yılmaz's official website
*
Sinemalar.com Profile
*Turkis
Cem Yılmaz's BiographyCem Yılmaz Kimdir?
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yilmaz, Cem 1973 births Living people Turkish male film actors Turkish male voice actors Turkish cartoonists Turkish stand-up comedians Turkish male screenwriters Male actors from Istanbul Boğaziçi University alumni 20th-century Turkish male actors 21st-century Turkish male actors Golden Butterfly Award winners