Cem Kurtoğlu

Born

31 July 1959 (aged 67)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Cem Kurtoğlu was born on 31 July 1959 in Istanbul. He is the son of the actors Haluk Kurtoğlu and Muazzez Kurtoğlu. After completing the advanced department of the Ankara State Conservatory, he served in the artist ranks of the Ankara and then the Istanbul State Theater. On stage he appeared in plays such as Cyrano de Bergerac, King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Besides acting, he worked as a television presenter for a long time. In 1990-1991 he hosted the program Gün Başlıyor on TRT 1; he became known through Sıcağı Sıcağına, aired on Show TV between 1992 and 1999. He also prepared and presented the programs Haberciler, Yakamoz and Geride Kalanlar. He has also worked in voice-over.

In front of the camera he acted in the series Yaprak Dökümü, Yağmurdan Sonra and Umut Yolcuları, and in the film Semum in the role of Mikail Hoca. He reached a wide audience with the character Arif Uysal in the series Gönül Dağı. In the following period he appeared in the series Senden Daha Güzel, Al Sancak and Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi: Aşkın Yolculuğu.

Kurtoğlu played İlker in Avşar Film's 2018 film Bizi Hatırla.