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Tahir Bilgiç

b. 1970

Turkish-Australian actor (born 1970)

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Born 1970. Tahir Bilgiç is an Australian and Turkish comedian, actor and screenwriter.

Tahir Bilgiç (born 12 December 1970) is an Australian comedian, film and television actor of Turkish descent. He is primarily an actor and comedian. He has written, directed and starred in live shows including "Lord of The Kebabs", "From Lebanon With Love" and "Straight Outta Compo" to name a few. He has appeared in 5 different Australian sit-coms and 3 feature films. He co-created and starred in "StreetSmart" (ch10) as well as coming with the initial idea and then co-creating "Here Come The Habibs" (ch9).

Career Tahir features as the Lebanese character Habib in the hit series Pizza and the motion pictures Fat Pizza and Fat Pizza vs. Housos. Habib became one of Australia's most popular and loved TV- sitcom characters. In 2011, he appeared in Swift and Shift Couriers.

Bilgiç has appeared on Rove Live, The NRL Footy Show, Laughing Stock, Recovery, Foxtel, Comedy Channel, the SBS documentary series - Aussie Jokers and the Australian improvisational comedy series, Thank God You're Here and as a celebrity judge on Bogan Hunters.

Filmography Sydney Comedy Store (1995) Voted Comedian of the Year (1996) The NRL Footy Show (1997 - 2018) Most appearances by a Comedian Pizza TV series (2000–2007) Fat Pizza (2003) Lord of the Kebabs: The Fellowship of the Hommous (2003) Show us your Roots (2004) Hollywood Kebabs (2004) Thank God You're Here (2006–7) Swift and Shift Couriers (2011) Housos (2011) Bogan Hunters (2014) Fat Pizza vs. Housos (2014) The Good The Bad The Ethnic (2015) Comicus Erectus (2016) 2 and a Half Lebs (2017) Here Come the Habibs (2016) Straight Outta Compo (2019) Street Smart (2018) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2018) Crazy Rich Ethnics (2021–22)

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Important facts

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Education
Narwee High School

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Tahir Bilgiç's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tahir Bilgiç?

Turkish-Australian actor (born 1970)

When was Tahir Bilgiç born?

Tahir Bilgiç was born on 12 December 1970 in Istanbul.

What is Tahir Bilgiç's occupation?

Tahir Bilgiç is a comedian, actor and screenwriter.

What nationality is Tahir Bilgiç?

Tahir Bilgiç is Australian and Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tahir Bilgiç

· Wikidata: Q7675494

· DBpedia: Tahir Bilgiç

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