Yıldo

Born

18 October 1945 (aged 81)

Place of birth

Konya

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Yıldo, whose real name is Ahmet Yıldırım Benayyat, was born on 18 October 1945 in the Ereğli district of Konya. Because of his father's profession, his schooling took place in different cities of Anatolia; he finished high school in Bolu and graduated from the Istanbul Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences in 1973.

In his sports career, he set a Turkish record in the 400 meters hurdles in the juniors category in 1962. During the years he played for Galatasaray's volleyball team he got the nickname Yıldo. Turning to football, he wore the jerseys of Boluspor, Şekerspor, Galatasaray, İstanbulspor, Sarıyer and Gaziantepspor. After leaving football, he was engaged in the plastic bag trade.

He entered television in 1993 with the quiz show Süper Turnike, which he hosted on Star TV; he then became one of Turkey's first late-night show hosts with his night programs on Star TV and Kral TV. Thanks to these programs, the expression "kafadan koparma" became part of everyday language. In acting, he played Berkant in the series Cennet Mahallesi; he also appeared in the films Dansöz and Kutsal Damacana.

Yıldo played Bakkal in Avşar Film's 2001 film Hemşo.