Olgun Şimşek

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Olgun Şimşek
Born (1971-06-01) 1 June 1971 (age 52)
Yenice, Bursa, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Spouses
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(m. 1996; div. 2000)​
Zeynep Kocabeyoğlu
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(m. 2011)​

Olgun Şimşek (born 1 June 1971) is a Turkish actor.

Biography

Olgun Şimşek was born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His paternal family is of Alevi Kurdish descent from Bingöl. His maternal family is Sunni Turkmen from Bursa.[1][2] His father was a primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began acting professionally in 1993.[3]

Şimşek acted in the play Otogargara with

Golden Orange
for Best Actor as well as Best Actor awards at the Ankara Film Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Adana Golden Coccoon Festival and the SİYAD awards.

Şimşek also had appearances in television series such as Sihirli Ceket, Beşik Kertmesi ve Alacakaranlık. He played in hit youth comedy Yedi Numara. He played two different roles in hit sitcom series Yalan Dünya.[4][5][6]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Açılımın ta kendisiyim!". Sabah. 18 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Seyirci ekrandaki herkesi oyuncu zannediyor". Sabah. 30 October 2004. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ^ Kızıltoprak, İlknur. "Seyirci ekrandaki herkesi oyuncu zannediyor". sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  4. ^ a b "sinematurk.com: Awards for Olgun Şimşek". sinematurk.com. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  5. ^ "Yalan Dünya'nın Selahattin'i sırrını açıkladı!". 22 February 2012.
  6. ^ https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yasam/olgun-simsek-kimdir-kac-yasinda-nereli-olgun-simsekin-saglik-durumu-nasil-2111400

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