Full Name Metin Akpinar Name Metin Akpinar Nationality Turkish Education Pertevniyal High School | Occupation Actor Role Actor Spouse Goksel Ozdogdu (m. 1961) | |
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Born November 2, 1941 (age 83) ( 1941-11-02 ) Istanbul, Turkey Awards Golden Orange Lifetime Honorary Award Movies and TV shows Papatyam, The Blue Bead, Deliler, Abuzer Kadayif, The Raindrop Similar People Zeki Alasya, Halit Akcatepe, Kemal Sunal, Tarik Akan, Munir Ozkul | ||
Metin Akpinar (born (1941-11-02)November 2, 1941) is a Turkish actor. He has been one of the most successful comedians in Turkey.
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.
His professional career started in 1964 in Ulvi Uraz theater with the play "Gozlerimi Kaparim Vazifemi Yaparim". In 1967, he co-founded Devekusu Kabare Tiyatrosu, the first cabaret theater of Turkey, in 1967, and has been the administrative director since.
In most of his films he starred with Zeki Alasya, often playing the more shrewd one of the duo.
In 1998, the Turkish Government awarded the title "Devlet Sanatcisi" (literally "State Artist" or "National Artist") to Metin Akpinar.
He is married to Goksel Ozdogdu.
