Tolga Çevik (born 12 May 1974) is a Turkish

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, most known from the hit films "Organize İşler", ''

Vizontele ''Vizontele'' is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan and co-directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the arrival of the first television to his village in the earl ...

'' and the hit series ''

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'', improvisation theatre "Tolgshow".

Life and career

His grandparents were among the Turkish population who immigrated from

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, Greece, to Turkey after the

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collapsed. He graduated from the theatre department of

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. He was a student of

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and

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Personal life

He is married to Özge Yılmaz, sister of comedian

Cem Yılmaz Cem Yılmaz (, born 23 April 1973) is a Turkish actor, stand-up comedian, musician, filmmaker, screenwriter, and cartoonist. He has four franchise film series '' G.O.R.A.'', '' Karakomik Fimler'', '' Organize İşler'', '' Vizontele''. Also, H ...

. Actor Sarp Bozkurt is his cousin, with whom he performed together in some seasons of improvisation theatre Tolgshow. He has a daughter and a son.

Theatre work

* ''Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor'' * ''Sen Beni Sevmiyorsun !'' - Edi * ''Kalbin Sesi'' - Bob * ''Kelebekler Özgürdür'' * ''Kelebekler Özgürdür'' - Can * ''Küheylan'' - Alan Strang

Filmography

Film

* 2000 - ''

Herkes Kendi Evinde ''Away from Home '' (Turkish:''Herkes Kendi Evinde'') is a 2001 Turkish drama film directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu. The film won 6 awards including at the Ankara International Film Festival and Istanbul International Film Festival. Cast * Tol ...

'' - Selim * 2000 - ''

'' - Nafiz * 2003 - ''

Vizontele Tuuba ''Vizontele Tuuba'' is a 2004 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the last summer of his childhood in village in 1980. The film, which went on nationwide release ...

'' - Nafiz * 2004 - ''Hızlı Adımlar'' * 2004 - ''Sevinçli Haller'' * 2005 - '' Organize İşler'' - Süpermen Samet * 2012 - ''Sen Kimsin?'' - Tekin Yüksek * 2013 - ''Patron Mutlu Son İstiyor'' * 2016 - ''Sen Benim HerȘeymsin''

TV series

* 1996 - ''Feride'' - Ali * 1998 - ''Salacak Öyküleri'' * 2002 - ''Aşk ve Gurur'' - Savaş Timur * 2003 - ''Esir Şehrin İnsanları'' * 2003 - ''Ölümsüz Aşk'' - Tahsin * 2004 - ''Kuş Dışı'' - İskender * 2006-2008 - ''

'' - Sacit Kıral * 2004 - ''Herşey Yolunda'' - Başar

Improvisation Theatre

* 2007 - ''Komedi Dükkanı'' * 2014 - ''Arkadaşım Hoşgeldin'' * 2016 - ''Müdür N'aptin'' * 2017–2018 - ''Tolgshow'' * 2021– - ''Tolgshow Filtresiz''

Awards

* ''Secrets'' - Best supporting actor Award (

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) * ''I Am In America'' - Best Film, Best actor Award (Acedemycal ( Fransa), National Film Fair Of B.F.A, California S.U) * ''Marriage'' - CMSU Best Film ve Talent Award * ''Terra Nova'' - Best Supporting Actor Award * ''Hey God'' - Best actor Award * ''Help Me!'' - Best actor Award * ''Help Me!'' - Best B.F.A Story Award * ''Jacques & The Master'' - Best actor Award * '' Küheylan'' - '' Avni Dilligil'' Special Award (1996-1997) * ''Küheylan'' - Stern Magazine Young Talent Award * ''Küheylan'' - Vasfi Rıza Zobu Youth Award * ''

'' - Çağdaş Cinema Actors Association Special Award (2000-2001) * ''

'' - Çağdaş Cinema Actors Association Special Award (2000-2001) * '' Organize İşler'' - Sadri Alışık Best actor Award (2005) * ''

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)) - Best Comedian (2011)'' *

- Best Show Program - '' Komedi Dükkanı'' (2008) * '' Media Oscars - Best Comedian'' (2007-2008) * Media Oscars - Best Show Program - '' Komedi Dükkanı'' (2008-2009) * Samsun University I.OMÜ awards Best Talk Show - '' Komedi Dükkanı'' (2010-2011) * ''

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Math Club Awards - Best Comedian Award'' (2010-2011) * 2nd Antalya Television Awards - Best Comedy Program '' Komedi Dükkanı'' (2011) * ''

- Best Comedian Actor Award 2011'' * ''

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- Best Comedian Actor Award 2011'' * ''

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1. Yılın Kahramanları - Best Hero Comedian Award 2011'' * ''

Yıldız Technical University Yıldız Technical University ( Turkish: ''Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi'', often simply referred to as YTU or Yıldız) is a prominent public technical university dedicated to engineering and natural sciences, as well as social sciences recentl ...

Yılın Yıldızları - Best Theatre Actor Award - 2012''

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cevik, Tolga Turkish male stage actors Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Turkish male comedians Turkish stand-up comedians 1974 births Male actors from Istanbul Living people University of Central Missouri alumni