Metin Akpınar is a Turkish

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 actor. He has been one of the most successful comedians in Turkey

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Biography

He was born in Aksaray,Istanbul, and graduated from Pertevniyal high school. He pursued his university career in Faculty of Law and Literature at Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

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His professional career started in 1964 in Ulvi Uraz

Ulvi Uraz

Ulvi Uraz was a Turkish theater and film actor and director.-External links:*...

 theater with the play "Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım". In 1967, he co-founded Devekuşu Kabare Tiyatrosu, the first cabaret

Cabaret

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 theater of Turkey, in 1967, and has been the administrative director since.

In most of his films he starred with Zeki Alasya

Zeki Alasya

Zeki Alasyam is a Turkish actor and director. Alasya is of Turkish Cypriot descent and is the cousin of Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha....

, often playing the more shrewd one of the duo.

In 1998, the Turkish Government awarded the title "Devlet Sanatçısı" (literally "State Artist" or "National Artist") to Metin Akpınar.

He is married to Göksel Özdoğdu.

Filmography

• Papatyam (Necati) 2009
• Eve Giden Yol 1914 (Reşat Ağa) 2006
• Kısık Ateşte 15 Dakika (Resul) 2006
• Amerikalılar Karadeniz'de 2 (Muhtar Salih) 2006
• Döngel Karhanesi (Bertan) 2005
• Çat Kapı (Hüsnü) 2005
• Eğreti Gelin (Tavid) 2004
• Lorkestra 2002
• Rus Gelin (Damat Adayı) 2002
• Güler Misin Ağlar Mısın 2000
• Abuzer Kadayıf (Abuzer Kadayıf/Ersin Balkan) 2000
• Baykuşların Saltanatı 2000
• Güle Güle
  Güle Güle
  The Raindrop is a 2000 Turkish comedy-drama film, directed by Zeki Ökten, which chronciles the friendship of five elderly residents of Bozcaada. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won four awards at the 37th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival,...
  
   (Galip) 1999
• Propaganda
  Propaganda (film)
  Propaganda is an award-winning 1999 Turkish comedy film written, directed and produced Sinan Çetin. The film, which is a darkly surreal comedy set in a sleepy village in the southeast Turkey in 1948, starred popular comedy actor Kemal Sunal, who died the same year, in his final role...
  
   (Rahim) 1999
• Yerim Seni 1998
• Hastane (Hastabakıcı Hakkı Baharbahçe) 1993
• Biz Bize Benzeriz 1992
• Namus Düşmanı (Ali) 1986
• Patron Duymasın 1985
• Yanlış Numara (Erol) 1985
• Davetsiz Misafir
  Davetsiz Misafir
  "Davetsiz Misafir" is Turkey's unique magazine of science-fiction, politics and criticism.It was founded in 2002 and published as a non-profit publication by students from social and political science departments of Bogazici University...
  
   (Rüstem/Halim) 1983
• Dönme Dolap 1983
• Baş Belası (Metin) 1982

• Şaka Yapma 1981
• Vah Başımıza Gelenler 1979
• Köşe Kapmaca (Halis) 1979
• Petrol Kralları (Metin) 1978
• Cafer'in Çilesi (Refik) 1978
• Sivri Akıllılar 1977
• Aslan Bacanak (Halim) 1977
• Hasip İle Nasip 1976
• Her Gönülde Bir Aslan Yatar (Danyal) 1976
• Nereye Bakıyor Bu Adamlar (Metin) 1976
• Güler Misin Ağlar Mısın (Metin) 1975
• Nereden Çıktı Bu Velet (Metin) 1975
• Beş Milyoncuk Borç Verir Misin (Metin) 1975
• Hasret 1974
• Mirasyediler (Metin) 1974
• Mavi Boncuk (Süleyman) 1974
• Köyden İndim Şehire (Hayret) 1974
• Salak Milyoner (Hayret) 1974
• Oh Olsun (Doktor Metin) 1973
• Canım Kardeşim 1973
• Yalancı Yarim (Mahmut) 1973
• Tatlı Dillim
  Tatli Dillim
  Tatlı Dillim is a 1972 Turkish romantic comedy film starring Tarık Akan and Filiz Akın, written and directed by Ertem Eğilmez. It is also the first ever film for Kemal Sunal although his role is a very small one.-Cast:* Tarık Akan* Filiz Akın...
  
  (Metin) 1972

External links

• Sinematürk http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2005/02/19/ozgenturk.html