Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ

Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ

Tatlıtuğ at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Born (1983-10-27) 27 October 1983
Adana, Turkey
Residence Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2000–present
Notable work Gümüş as Mehmet
Aşk-ı Memnu as Behlül
Menekşe ile Halil as Halil
Ezel as Sekiz
Kuzey Güney as Kuzey
Kurt Seyit ve Şura[1] as Kurt Seyit
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Television 2005–present
Spouse(s) Başak Dizer (m. 2016)
Awards Best Model of Turkey (2002)
Best Model of the World (2002)
Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor (2009)
Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor (2012)

Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (Turkish pronunciation: [kɯˈvantʃ ˈtatɫɯtuː]) (born 27 October 1983, Adana) is a Turkish actor and model who has received two Golden Butterfly Awards for Best Actor. Tatlıtuğ won the pageants Best Model of Turkey and Best Model of the World in 2002.

Early life and family

Tatlıtuğ was born on 27 October 1983, in Adana, to Erdem and Nurten Tatlıtuğ. [2][3][4][5][6][7] He has said that his father's mother was from Sarajevo and his grandfather was Yugoslavian.After the second world war,they fled to Adana,Turkey.[8] He has said that he was born and raised in Adana and that his family has had a bakery business in the city for more than a hundred years.[9][10][11] He studied at Yenice Çağ Private High School, where he excelled in basketball. Due his father's illness, the family moved to Istanbul so that his father could receive proper treatment. In Istanbul, he joined Beşiktaş sport club as an amateur basketball player. He married stylist Başak Dizer on 19 February 2016 at the Turkish embassy in Paris.

Career

Kıvanç hosted some pageants and shows. A turning point in Tatlıtuğ's career was when he starred in Gümüş as the character Mehmet Şadoğlu. He acted in the comedy film Americans at the Black Sea, which was directed by Kartal Tibet. He has also starred in other shows such as Menekşe ile Halil, where he played alongside of Sedef Avcı. In the series Aşk-ı Memnu, Kıvanç shared the leading role with Beren Saat. He won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Aşk-ı Memnu. He provided the voice of Ken for the Turkish dubbed version of Toy Story 3. Since 2011, he has portrayed Kuzey Tekinoğlu in the Kanal D drama series Kuzey Güney, which ended in June 2013. Tatlıtuğ played the poet Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu in the drama film Kelebeğin Rüyası.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Americans at the Black Sea Muzaffer
2010 Toy Story 3 (Turkish dubbed version) Ken Voice acting
2013 Kelebeğin Rüyası Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005–2007 Gümüş Mehmet Şadoğlu TV series
2006 Acemi Cadi Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ TV series (1 episode)
2007–2008 Menekşe ile Halil Halil Tuğlu TV series
2008–2010 Aşk-ı Memnu Behlül Haznedar TV series
2010 Ezel Sekiz/Ramiz Karaeski TV series (few episodes)
2011–2013 Kuzey Güney Kuzey Tekinoğlu TV series
2014 Kurt Seyit ve Şura Kurt Seyit TV series
2016- Cesur ve Güzel Cesur TV series

References

  1. tr:Kurt Seyit ve Şura (dizi)
  2. "Shqiptarët në Turqi, të famshëm dhe krenar - Shekulli Online". Shekulli.com.al. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  3. "Video/ Aktori turk Kivanç Tatlitug pranon se është shqiptar …. - Zëri i Luginës". Zerilugines.com. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  4. Magazina / TV / Film. "Aktori Kivanç Tatlitug e pranon me krenari origjinën: Po jam kosovar (Video)". Telegrafi. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  5. TheAlbanian.co.uk (2016-11-19). "Video/ Aktori turk Kivanç Tatlitug pranon se është shqiptar …". Thealbanian.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  6. "Kivanc Tatlitug in " Isiltilar " Program CNN TURK ( Part 1 )". YouTube. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  7. "Kivanc Tatlitug (Boşnak kökenli)". YouTube. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  8. "HANGİ ÜNLÜ NERELİ / 6 - Magazin Foto Galeri". Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  9. "HANGİ ÜNLÜ NERELİ / 7 - Magazin Foto Galeri". Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  10. "Profil: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ". 22dakika.org. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mehmet Akif Alakurt
Best Model of Turkey
2002
Succeeded by
Yusuf Şahan Gürdal
Preceded by
Sylvain Larochelle
Best Model of the World
2002
Succeeded by
Stefan Alie
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