Cem Yılmaz
While studying at the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management of Bogazici University, he started drawing comics for the Turkish humor magazine Leman. In August 1995 he did his first stand-up comedy show in "Leman Culture Center" performing with no serious career intentions as a comedian. However, after the positive response of the audience, he continued his show to attract larger crowds in Besiktas Cultural Center where he has appeared in over a thousand stand-up comedy shows since, becoming so popular that tickets have sold for 250TL (approx. US$140). His movie career started in 1998 with a co-starring role in the comedy Everything's Gonna Be Great (1998), directed by Ömer Vargi, and continued with a role in Vizontele (2001), directed by Yilmaz Erdogan and Ömer Faruk Sorak. He achieved his greatest success by starring in and writing big-budget science-fiction parody G.O.R.A. (2004), also directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which despite spending several years in production because of financial and other technical problems became a box-office hit and described by Rekin Teksoy as a strong sign that showed that popular cinema was successful in appealing to wide audiences. He maintained this success with a starring role in the comedy feature movie Magic Carpet Ride (2005) AKA 'Magic Carpet Ride', also directed by Yilmaz Erdogan, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 11th Sadri Alisik Awards, and his directorial debut with The Magician (2006), co-directed by Ali Taner Baltaci, for which he won Best Actor at the 34th Brussels International Independent Film Festival and 12th Sadri Alisik Awards. He has since repeated his box office success with a sequel to G.O.R.A. (2004) called A.R.O.G (2008), also co-directed by Ali Taner Baltaci, and comedy Western parody called Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys (2009), directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak. That same year, he co-starred, alongside veteran actor Sener Sen, in the police drama Hunting Season (2010), written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, and made a special appearance in drama Zefir (2010), written and directed by Belma Bas. After two years he also acted in Ferzan Özpetek's A Magnificent Haunting (2012). After he filmed his last stand-up comedy show CM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013) directed by Murat Dündar, he announced that for the next few years he will stop his stand-up comedy shows to have a rest. Along his professional career, he has won numerous awards and appeared in more than 4000 stand-up comedy shows, took part in 10 movies and contributed as a dubbing performer in 4 movies.
The Water Diviner
as Sgt. JemalIn 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three...
Movie pageThe Magician
as İskender TünaydınFailed magician Iskender decides to do a tour to save his career, but has to bring his grumpy...
Movie pageG.O.R.A.
as Arif / Komutan Logar / Erşan KuneriCarpet dealer and UFO photo forger Arif is abducted by aliens and must outwit the evil...
Movie pageA Magnificent Haunting
as Yusuf AntepAn aspiring actor discovers that his spacious new apartment comes complete with eight friendly...
Movie pageArif V 216
as Arif Işık / Erşan KuneriAfter 8 years, Arif's old friend 216 from planet GORA pays a visit to Earth.Together they go on...
Movie pageHunting Season
as İdrisVeteran homicide cop Fermanand his hot-headed partner İdris team up with rookie cop and...
Movie pageYahşi Batı
as Aziz VefaAziz and Lemi must recover a diamond gifted by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to the U.S....
Movie pageDo Not Disturb
as AyzekA middle-aged man emerges from a pandemic slump with a new job at a quiet hotel, until some...
Movie pageAli Baba and the 7 Dwarfs
as Ali Şenay / Boris MancovAli Senay and Ilber, the two partners of Senay Cüccaciye, sell garden dwarfs. When their company...
Movie pageA.R.O.G
as Arif / Komutan Logar / Kaaya / Koobar / EnigmaCommander Logar fools Arif and sends him 1.000.000 years back in the time. He must civilize...
Movie pageComing Soon
as Zafer Yıldız / BeşirPirated DVD seller Zafer who is formerly an extra in movies, swore to give up illegal works when...
Movie pageMagic Carpet Ride
as Müslüm DurulmazA struggling, suicidal young comedian meets a car thief who is willing to teach him a few things...
Movie pageEverything's Gonna Be Great
as AltanWhen Altan swipes prescription drugs from his brother Nuri's pharmacy, they soon find themselves...
Movie pageDeli Aşk
as Şefik ErcanEkrem is an ice cream seller who goes through a number of funny adventures as he tries to win...
Movie pageVizontele
as FikriThe story takes place in a small town (called Hakkari) in Turkey at the beginning of the 70's....
Movie page61 Days
as Cibar KemalIn early 1970s, Adem is a boy living in an Aegean village with his family. He just finished the...
Movie pageCM101MMXI Fundamentals
as SelfThe funny little details of everyday life, simple things that make us laugh. An unforgettable...
Movie pageComidark Films 2: The Pawn
as BirolBirol has given up his true passion, dancing, after getting injured in an accident. Birol leaves...
Movie pageComidark Films 2: Insane
as GüvenGüven, a taxi driver is desperately in love with Meral, but he’s too shy to open up to her. One...
Movie pageCMYLMZ
as SelfIt contains a copy of Cem Yılmaz's show CMYLMZ, staged between 2001-2007, recorded in Istanbul...
Movie pageComidark Films: In Between
as AyzekWorking in a ferry as a waiter, Ayzek, having a defect with his front teeth, dreams to get his...
Movie pageComidark Films: The Getaway
as Alpay4 pals find themselves in the middle of an adventure involving the US Army and aliens when one...
Movie pageCem Yılmaz: Diamond Elite Platinum Plus
as SelfIn an irreverent but heartfelt stand-up show, Turkish comedian Cem Yılmaz shares stories about...
Movie pageBifo & CMYLMZ
as uncreditedThe funny little details of everyday life. Simple things that make us laugh. An unforgettable...
Movie pageKavur
as uncreditedA woman’s voyage of discovery into the audiovisual shadows of a life and oeuvre of her favourite...
Movie pageCMYLMZ 0100111000110000111011
as Cem Yılmaz / Alien 1 / Alien 2 / New Cem YılmazThis is the movie that Cem Yılmaz showed to his audiences before he started his stand-up show in...
Movie pageCM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013) Extralar
as SelfFundamentals (2013) Extras
Movie pageCem Yılmaz: Fifty-Fifty
as Self5th stand-up show of CMYLMZ. Starts up in autumn 2023.
Movie pageCem Yılmaz, a soldier, at the Zenica Theater
as SelfIn this stand-up show, Cem Yılmaz talks about everyday life but also makes jokes about the daily...
Movie pagePhi
as HimselfCan Manay is a celebrated psychologist, famed for his expertise in his field. A consummate...
TV Show pageThe European Side
as HimselfThe life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt...
TV Show pageThe Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri
as Erşan KuneriReexamining his own legacy, a renowned figure in erotic cinema decides to branch out and make...
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