Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (born 17 June 1974) is a Turkish actor and former model. İmirzalıoğlu appeared in the action films ''

Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali ''The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali'' ( tr, ) is a 2007 Turkish action film, directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan based on the book by Suat Yalaz, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu as the titular hero Tahtacızade "Yandım" Ali, who is inspired by the l ...

'' (The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali) and '' Kabadayı'' (For Love and Honor). He returned to television in 2009 with the series '' Ezel'' and also starred in the action film '' Ejder Kapanı'' (Dragon Trap) directed by Uğur Yücel.

Early life

Kenan İmirzalioğlu's lineage came from Uzun Hasan's state who was a sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu dynasty, also known as the White Sheep Turkomans. He studied at Yıldız Technical University for the Math department. In 1997, he joined the

Best Model of Turkey Best Model of Turkey is a female or male beauty competition. From 1988 to 1993, only Turkey's best female model was chosen in the competition. Since 1993, male models are also included. There were two exceptions: in 2004 when in addition to a mal ...

and came first. In the same year, he joined the Best Model of the World and won. Then he drew attention of

Osman Sınav Osman Sınav (born 1956) is a Turkish people, Turkish director, producer and screenwriter. Biography He studied Art and also finished courses in Textile Design, cinema and television at the Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy. He worked as a copywri ...

who is producer and screenwriter and he took his first role for Osman Sınav's TV series called '' Deli Yürek'' as leading actor.

Personal life

İmirzalıoğlu was close with

Tuncel Kurtiz Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director. Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions. Early year ...

and loved him a lot. He was with him on many TV Shows including '' Ezel''. However he died just a couple years later the show was over. Kenan would spend time with him at his farms, houses, etc. On 14 May 2016, İmirzalıoğlu married actress Sinem Kobal. The couple's first child, a daughter named Lalin, was born in October 2020. Their second daughter, named Leyla, was born in May 2022.

Filmography

TV series

* '' Deli Yürek'' (Yusuf Miroğlu) (1998–2002) * '' Alacakaranlık'' (Ferit Çağlayan) (2003–2005) * '' Zağara ve Diğerleri'' (Police) (2005) * '' Bitter Life'' (Mehmet Kosovalı) (2005–2007) * '' Ezel'' (Ezel Bayraktar) (2009–2011) * '' Karadayı'' (Mahir Kara) (2012–2015) * ''Mehmed Bir Cihan Fatihi'' (

Sultan Mehmed II Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...

) (2018) * ''Alef'' (Kemal) (2020) Asi hayat (Usman Sinav)

Films

* '' Deli Yürek: Bumerang Cehennemi'' (Yusuf Miroğlu) (2001) * '' Yazı Tura'' (Hayalet Cevher) (2004) * ''

'' (Yandım Ali) (2006) * '' Kabadayı'' (Devran) (2007) * '' Ejder Kapanı'' (Akrep Celal) (2009) * '' Uzun Hikâye'' (Ali) (2012) * '' Cingöz Recai'' (Recai) (2017) * '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'' (Donatello, English version) (2023)

TV programs

* '' Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?'' (2019–)

Awards

Cinema

Television

References

External links

* 1974 births Living people Turkish male models Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Best Actor Golden Boll Award winners 21st-century Turkish male actors Male actors from Ankara Golden Butterfly Award winners {{Turkey-actor-stub