Yılmaz Erdoğan

Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 4 November 1967) is a Turkish filmmaker, actor and poet who is most famous for his box-office record-breaking debut comedy film Vizontele and the television series Bir Demet Tiyatro (1995–2002/2006–2007). He founded BKM Theatre and Film Production. He was awarded the Best Supporting Actor at 4th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for his performance in The Water Diviner (2014).

Early life Yilmaz Erdoğan born in Hakkari, a predominantly Kurdish city , but spent his childhood in Ankara until he moved to Istanbul along with his family. He is of Kurdish origin. In 1987, he dropped out of his civil engineering studies at Istanbul Technical University. His brothers are Mustafa Erdoğan, who founded Fire of Anatolia, and Deniz Erdoğan, who has composed music for some of his company's productions. His cousin is actor Ersin Korkut. His former wife is the actress and costume designer Belçim Bilgin, a descendant from the family of Sheikh Said, the leader of the Sheikh Said Rebellion and his daughter Berfin Erdoğan appeared in Organize İşler.

Career He joined the Nöbetçi Tiyatrosu managed by veteran actor Ferhan Şensoy. In 1988, he founded his own theatre company, Güldüşündürü, and staged a successful production of his self-penned Kanuni Sultan Süleyman ve Rambo.

He also became chief screenwriter at Levent Kırca and his wife Oya Başar long-running television sketch show, Olacak O Kadar.

In 1994, he founded Beşiktaş Cultural Center with business partner Necati Akpınar. He achieved recognition as Mükremin Abi alongside actress Demet Akbağ in the ground breaking television series with audience Bir Demet Tiyatro (1995–2002) on Star TV.

He also continued his theatrical success with a series of plays and musicals, including his one-man show, Cebimdeki Kelimeler, and recorded a poetry album called, Kayıp Kentin Yakışıklısı, which includes seventeen poems accompanied by traditional Turkish music composed by Metin Kalender, Nizamettin Ariç and Ali Aykaç.

Also, He founded professial sketch crew in BKM Theatre for TV. The sketch series Güldür Güldür directed by iconic comedian Kemal Sunal's son Ali Sunal. The child sketch series Güldüy Güldüy directed by Kemal Sunal's daughter Ezo Sunal. Yılmaz Erdoğan directed sketch Çok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar for both screenwriter and actor.

He achieved his greatest success with the box-office record breaking comedy films Vizontele (2001) and Vizontele Tuuba (2004), which he wrote, directed and starred in. This was followed by a sequel Organize İşler (2005), which he also produced, and Organize İşler: Sazan Sarmalı (2019). In "Vizontele" and "Organize İşler", He worked as actors with comedians Cem Yılmaz, Tolga Çevik, Ata Demirer who wrote own films .

A second run for his popular television series Bir Demet Tiyatro (2006–2007) followed on ATV, and the Christmas comedy film Neşeli Hayat (2009). He has also produced the successful comedy films Eyyvah Eyvah (2010) and Çok Filim Hareketler Bunlar (2010).

Filmography

TV seriesYearTitleCredited asNotesDirectorProducerWriterActor Role 1988 Olacak O Kadar Sketch series 1992–1993 Umut Taksi Halit Akyüz Television series 1994 Yaseminname Sürahi Nine's grandchild Television series 1995–2002 Bir Demet Tiyatro Mükremin Çıtır Star TV television series 2006–2007 Bir Demet Tiyatro Mükremin Çıtır ATV television series 2024 İnci Taneleri Azem Yücedağ Kanal D television series

Theater Year Play Role Awards Notes Kadınlık Bizde Kalsın Writer 1995 Otogargara Writer 1995 Cebimde Kelimeler Writer - solo performance 2000 Sen Hiç Ateş Böceği Gördün mü? Cevat Fehmi Başkut Special Award Writer and director 2003 Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor Writer 2004 Haybeden Gerçeküstü Aşk Writer 2008–2011 Çok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar Creator 2008 Hanımhanımcık Writer 2019– Çok Güzel Hareketler 2 Creator

Books Year Book Type ISBN Notes 4th Edition 2004 Feriştah'ın Fentezileri Humor Dialogues from the TV series Bir Demet Tiyatro Cebimde Kelimeler Humor - play Otogargara Play - humor 2003 Hijyenik Aşklar Essay - humor Published in the book Kısa Güldürü Hikâyeleri Anladım Poem 18th Edition Haybeden Gerçeküstü Konuşmalar Humor - play Later turned into a play 24th Edition 2000 Hüzünbaz Sevişmeler Essay 9th Edition Kadınlık Bizde Kalsın Humor - play 26th Edition Kayıp Kentin Yakışıklısı Poem 2006 Laz Bakkal ile Tombalak Humor Dialogues from the TV series Bir Demet Tiyatro 5th Edition 2005 Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor Humor - play 4th Edition 2009 Sahiler Düş Düşler Sahi Poem