Bülent Emin Yarar (born 1 January 1961) is a Turkish actor and theatre director.

Life and career

Yarar was born in

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. He became interested in theatre at a young age after watching several plays with his family. He didn't participate in any professional plays until the end of high school. As his father was a violinist, Yarar became interested in music as well and enrolled in

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Start Conservatory to learn singing. While learning opera, he joined the

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as an extra actor and began working on the stage. The first play that he had a role in was ''İstanbul Efendisi''. Due to pressures from his family, he eventually enrolled in the theatre department of the university that he was studying at and graduated in 1989. In the same year he began working at the Diyarbakır State Theatre. Between 1994–1995, he worked for Istanbul State Theatre. After returning to Istanbul, he directed the plays ''Ada'' and ''Getto'' for Tiyatro Ti. In 1998, he joined Tiyatro Studios and was cast in the leading role in ''

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'' by

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, and in 1999 he had a leading role in an adaptation of ''

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''. After beginning to work for Oyun Studios, he was cast in ''Ermişler ya da Günahkarlar'' alongside

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and Şenay Gürler. Together with Işıl Kasapoğlu, he directed the play ''Mem ile Zin'' for Semaver Company. Aside from his career on stage, he has appeared in various cinema and television productions.

Filmography

* '' Heartsong'' (2022) - Mirze * '' Ayak İşleri'' (2021) - Sermet Abi * '' Dip'' (2018) - Ali Kemal * '' Karışık Kaset'' (2014) - Ali * '' 20 Dakika'' (2013) - Kedi Mesut Bilaloğlu * ''Kalbim 4 Mevsim'' (2012) - Necmi * '' Celal Tan ve Ailesinin Aşırı Acıklı Hikayesi'' (2011) * '' Başlangıç'' (2011) * '' Öğretmen Kemal'' (2010) - Kemal Güngör * '' Beş Şehir'' (2009) - Tevfik * '' Dersimiz Atatürk'' (2009) - * '' Güneşin Oğlu'' (2008) - Kurban Murat * ''

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'' (2007–2010) - Kemal Güngör * ''Sapak'' (2007) - * ''

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'' (2007) -

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* ''

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'' (2006) - İmam * ''

Korkuyorum Anne ''Korkuyorum Anne!'' (English language, English title: ''Mommy, I'm Scared!'') is a 2004 Turkey, Turkish comedy film written and directed by Reha Erdem. An alternate title for the film is ''İnsan nedir ki?'' (''What is a human anyway?''). Main c ...

'' (2006) - Kasap * ''Kız Babası'' (TV) (2006) - Cevahir Kılıç * ''Dişi Kuş'' (TV) (2004) - Reşat Nuri * ''Kalp Gözü'' (TV) (2004) - * ''Çamur'' (2002) - Halil * '' Kaç Para Kaç'' (1999) - Selim's friend * '' Süper Baba'' (TV) (1996–97) - Lawyer * ''Hoşçakal'' (1989) - Yavuz's friend

Awards

* 17th International Adana Golden Cocoon Film Festival : Best Supporting Actor - '' Beş Şehir'' - 2010 * 14th Afife Theatre Awards : Most Successful Actor of the Year - ''Professional'' - 2010 * İsmail Dümbüllü Awards : Special Award - 2007 * 9th Afife Theatre Awards : Most Successful Actor of the Year - ''Çayhane'' and ''Diktat'' - 2005 * 5th Lions Theatre Awards : Most Successful Comedy Actor of the Year - ''Çayhane'' - 2005 * MSM Awards : Art Award - ''

'' - 2000 * 4th Afife Theatre Awards : Most Successful Supporting Actor of the Year - ''

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui ''The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'' (), subtitled "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. It chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago mobster, and his attempts to control the cauliflower ra ...

'' - 2000 * Ankara Art Institute Awards : Praiseworthy Actor Award - ''Miletos Güzeli'' - 1994

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yarar, Bulent Emin 1961 births Turkish male stage actors Turkish theatre directors Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Male actors from Ankara Living people