Cem Yılmaz facts for kids

Cem Yılmaz (born 23 April 1973) is a famous Turkish actor, stand-up comedian, musician, and filmmaker. He is also a screenwriter and cartoonist. Cem Yılmaz is well-known for his popular film series like G.O.R.A., Karakomik Filmler, Organize İşler, and Vizontele.

He has also starred in other successful movies such as Yahşi Batı, Hokkabaz, İftarlık Gazoz, and Av Mevsimi. Cem Yılmaz has won several awards for his acting, including three Sadri Alışık awards and a Yeşilçam award. He has even appeared in international films like Russell Crowe's "Water Diviner" and Ferzan Özpetek's "Magnifica presenza".

Early Life and School Days

Cem Yılmaz was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 23, 1973. His family comes from different parts of Turkey and Greece. He went to Mehmet Akif School for primary education. Later, he attended Bahçelievler Kazım Karabekir Secondary School and Etiler Anadolu Tourism Vocational High School. He then studied Tourism and Hotel Management at Boğaziçi University.

Cem Yılmaz's Career Journey

Cem Yılmaz started his acting career in movies in 1998 with Everything's Gonna Be Great. His biggest success came with the science fiction comedy G.O.R.A. (2004), which he starred in and wrote. Even though it took a few years to make, G.O.R.A. became a huge hit at the box-office, showing that his movies could attract many people.

He continued his success with a sequel to G.O.R.A. called A.R.O.G., and other films like The Magician and Yahşi Batı. He has acted in more than 10 films and has also lent his voice to many animated movies. He even acted alongside Russell Crowe in the movie "Water Diviner".

Cem Yılmaz began his stand-up comedy shows in the early 1990s. He has created four popular stand-up specials. He has also conducted the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra twice!

Throughout his career, Cem Yılmaz has been the face of many well-known brands like Panasonic, Opet, Türk Telekom, Türkiye İş Bankası, and Doritos. He is also known for his cartoons and for turning the scripts of three of his movies into books, which his fans loved.

He has received many awards in Turkey, including "Best Actor Award" at the Sadri Alışık Awards and the 4th Yeşilçam Awards.

Family Life

Cem Yılmaz has a brother named Can Yılmaz, who is a writer. His sister is married to the comedian Tolga Çevik.

Cem Yılmaz was married to Ahu Yağtu, and they have a son named Kemal.

Movies and Films

Cem Yılmaz has been involved in many movies as an actor, director, producer, or writer. Here's a list of some of his films:

Actors Cem Yılmaz Works With Often

Cem Yılmaz often works with the same talented actors in his movies. Here are some of them:

Actor	Everything's Gonna Be Great (1998)	G.O.R.A. (2004)	The Magician (2006)	A.R.O.G (2008)	Yahşi Batı (2010)	Coming Soon (2014)	Ali Baba and the Seven Dwarfs (2015)	Arif V 216 (2018)	Karakomik Filmler (2019)	Karakomik Filmler 2 (2020)
Mazhar Alanson						Y
Özkan Uğur
Ozan Güven
Özge Özberk
Zafer Algöz
Çağlar Çorumlu

Stand-up Shows

Cem Yılmaz is also famous for his stand-up comedy shows. Here are some of them:

See also

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