Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ Explained

Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
Birth Date:1983 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Adana, Turkey
Nationality:Turkish
Education:Istanbul Kültür University[1]
Occupation:Actor, model
Years Active:2002–present
Spouse:[2]
Children:1
Awards:Full list
Website:https://youtube.com/@shamcruise?si=SjzF-CU4K1vkcgo9

Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (pronounced as /tr/; born 27 October 1983)[3] is a Turkish actor, model, and former basketball player. He has won several accolades, including four Golden Butterfly Awards for Best actor for his role in Ask-I memnu (2009 and 2010), for his role in Kuzey Güney (2012) and for his role in Aile (2023), and for his role two Golden Butterfly awards for Best couplea and a Yeşilçam Cinema Award. Tatlıtuğ won the pageants of Best Model of Turkey and Best Model of the World in 2002.[4] [5] 2024 yılında kıvanç Tatlıtuğ hristiyan olmuştur.

Tatlıtuğ has established himself as a leading actor of Turkey with roles in several of the highly successful television series, that includes Menekşe ile Halil (2007–2008), Aşk-ı Memnu (2008–2010), Kuzey Güney (2011–2013) and Cesur ve Güzel (2016–2017), all of which garnered him critical acclaim and international recognition,[6] portraying researcher Arman in the Netflix original series Into the Night (2021) and Yakamoz S-245 (2022).[7]

Early life and family

Tatlıtuğ was born on 27 October 1983, in Adana, to Erdem and Nurten Tatlıtuğ. His mother is Turkish from Edirne. His paternal grandfather is an Albanian from Pristina.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] His paternal grandmother is a Bosniak from Sarajevo.[14] He has said that he was born and raised in Adana and that his family has had a bakery business in the city for more than a hundred years.[15] [16] [17] He stated that he is a Muslim by religion, and was seen praying on Eid.[18] He studied at Yenice Çağ Private High School, where he excelled in basketball. Due to his father's illness, the family moved to Istanbul so that his father could receive proper treatment. In Istanbul, he joined the Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Ülkerspor, "Fiskobirlik", "Güney Sanayi", "Çukurova Kulübü", "Devlet Su İşleri" and "Tarsus Amerikan Kulübü" clubs as a professional U18 basketball player. Due to a dislocated leg, he left basketball.[19] He graduated from Istanbul Kultur University in 2013.[20] He married stylist Başak Dizer on 19 February 2016 at the Turkish embassy in Paris. The couple's first child, a son named Kurt Efe, was born in April 2022.[21] A sculpture of Tatlıtuğ has been displayed in Madame Tussauds Istanbul.[22]

Career

Film career

He acted in the comedy film Amerikalılar Karadenizde 2, which was directed by Kartal Tibet. He provided the voice of Ken for the Turkish dubbed version of Toy Story 3. Tatlıtuğ played the poet Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu in the drama film Kelebeğin Rüyası with Farah Zeynep Abdullah. Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ won Yeşilçam Cinema Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and other awards for his performance as Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu.

Web series

He played as Arman in the Netflix surreal series Into the Night and Yakamoz S-245.[23]

TV-series career

Kıvanç hosted some pageants and shows. He starred in Gümüş as the character Mehmet Şadoğlu. He had guest role in fantasy series Acemi Cadı of Turkish version "Sabrina Teenage Witch" with Merve Boluğur for second time.[24] He has also starred in other shows such as Menekşe ile Halil, where he played alongside of Sedef Avcı. In the series Aşk-ı Memnu, Kıvanç shared the leading role with Beren Saat.

A turning point in Tatlıtuğ's career was when he played as Sekiz in Ezel. Since 2011, he has portrayed Kuzey Tekinoğlu in the Kanal D drama series Kuzey Güney, which ended in June 2013. He won two Golden Butterfly Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Aşk-ı Memnu and "Kuzey ve Güney". He later acted in the historical series Kurt Seyit ve Şura with Farah Zeynep Abdullah in 2014 and in Cesur ve Güzel with Tuba Büyüküstün in 2016–2017 as Cesur Alemdaroğlu. With Elçin Sangu, Onur Saylak, he played in crime series Çarpışma.[25] [26]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Amerikalılar Karadenizde 2 Muzaffer Main role
2010 Toy Story 3 (Turkish dubbed version) Voice acting
2013 Kelebeğin Rüyası Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu Main role
2018 Hadi Be Oğlum[27] Ali Main role
2018 Organize İşler: Sazan Sarmalı Sarı Saruhan
2022 Âşıklar Bayramı Yusuf Main role
2023 Boğa Boğa Yalın Main role
2023 İstanbul İçin Son Çağrı MehmetMain role

Streaming series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Into the Night Arman Guest; Season 2
2022 Yakamoz S-245 Main role

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–2007 GümüşMehmet Şadoğlu Main role
2006 Acemi CadiKıvanç Tatlıtuğ One episode
2007–2008 Menekşe ile Halil Halil Tuğlu Main role
2008–2010 Aşk-ı Memnu Behlül Haznedar Main role
2010 Ezel Sekiz/Ramiz Karaeski Few episodes
2011–2013 Kuzey Güney Kuzey Tekinoğlu Main role
2014 Kurt Seyit ve Şura Kurt Seyit Main role
2016–2017 Cesur ve Güzel Cesur Alemdaroğlu Main role
2018–2019 Çarpışma Kadir Adalı Main role
2023–2024 Aile Aslan Soykan Main role

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kivanç Tatlitug - Biography . .
  2. Web site: Tatlıtuğ-Dizer çifti Paris'te evlendi . . 20 February 2016 . 20 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160221084743/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/tatlitug-dizer-cifti-paris-te-magazin-2197011/ . 21 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ 32 yaşında. www.hurriyet.com.tr. 4 August 2017. 25 August 2019. 24 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824180604/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/magazin/kivanc-tatlitug-32-yasinda-40007022. live.
  4. Web site: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ'u bir de böyle görün! . Gecce.com . 9 December 2016 . 20 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092028/http://www.gecce.com/fotogaleri-kivanc-tatlitugu-bir-de-boyle-gorun . live .
  5. Web site: James Cameron complimenting Kivanc Tatlitug. 31 January 2011. Istanbul view. 29 January 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202071802/http://www.istanbulview.com/james-cameron-kivanc-tatlitug/. live.
  6. Web site: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ kimdir hayatı . Mailce.com . 2017-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170529042945/http://www.mailce.com/kivanc-tatlitug-kimdir-hayati.html . 29 May 2017 . dead .
  7. Web site: Eyiakkan. Melisa. Ener. Yasemin. Netflix Ramping Up Investment In Turkey With 10 New Exhilarating Projects. Netflix Media Center. October 20, 2020. 13 September 2021. 26 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211226165544/https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-ramping-up-investment-in-turkey-with-10-new-exhilarating-projects. live.
  8. Web site: Kivanc Tatlitug in " Isiltilar " Program CNN TURK (Part 1) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Sx5fHAfNyXs . 2021-12-21 . live. . 2010-12-21 . 2016-11-24.
  9. Web site: Shqiptarët në Turqi, të famshëm dhe krenar - Shekulli Online . Shekulli.com.al . 2013-04-04 . 2016-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160921115949/http://www.shekulli.com.al/p.php?id=20343 . 21 September 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: Video/ Aktori turk Kivanç Tatlitug pranon se është shqiptar …. - Zëri i Luginës . Zerilugines.com . 2013-07-26 . 2016-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910191745/http://zerilugines.com/video-aktori-turk-kivanc-tatlitug-pranon-se-eshte-shqiptar/ . 10 September 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: Magazina / TV / Film . Aktori Kivanç Tatlitug e pranon me krenari origjinën: Po jam kosovar (Video) . 3 July 2016 . Telegrafi . 2016-11-24 . 5 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160705205044/http://www.telegrafi.com/aktori-kivanc-tatlitug-e-pranon-krenari-origjinen-po-jam-kosovar-video/ . live .
  12. Web site: TheAlbanian.co.uk . Video/ Aktori turk Kivanç Tatlitug pranon se është shqiptar … . Thealbanian.co.uk . 2016-11-19 . 2016-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161021042213/http://www.thealbanian.co.uk/video-aktori-turk-kivanc-tatlitug-pranon-se-eshte-shqiptar.html . 21 October 2016 . dead .
  13. Web site: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ Kimdir? - Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ Hayatı ve Biyografisi. Haberler. 6 April 2023. 2 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230302180643/https://www.haberler.com/kivanc-tatlitug/biyografisi/. live.
  14. Web site: My father's mother is from Sarajevo . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/FHW0JoEgvqE . 2021-12-21 . live. . 2021-04-11.
  15. Web site: HANGİ ÜNLÜ NERELİ / 6 - Magazin Foto Galeri . Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr . 2016-11-24 . 24 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111224005234/http://kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay.aspx?cid=50610&rid=2369&p=6 . live .
  16. Web site: HANGİ ÜNLÜ NERELİ / 7 - Magazin Foto Galeri . Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr . 2016-11-24 . 30 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111230231510/http://kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay.aspx?cid=50610&p=7&rid=2369 . live .
  17. Web site: Profil: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ . 22dakika.org . 2017-02-25 . 31 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111231002104/http://www.22dakika.org/yazi/kivanc-tatlitug-mankenlikten-oyunculuga . live .
  18. Web site: Are Turkish Actors or Actresses Muslims?. Geeks - Vocal Media. Kivanc is a Muslim too. He got fame through a renewed Turkish drama "Forbidden Love" He was also seen praying during Eid in Istanbul.. 16 September 2022. 5 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221205073928/https://vocal.media/geeks/are-turkish-actors-or-actresses-muslims. dead.
  19. Web site: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ sakatlandı | Magazin Haberleri . Haberturk.com . 19 March 2016 . 2017-02-25 . 17 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241117015902/https://www.haberturk.com/magazin/fiskos/haber/1212059-kivanc-tatlitug-sakatlandi . live .
  20. Web site: Ünlülerin mezun olduğu üniversiteler - CNN TÜRK - tarafsız güvenilir haberler . Cnnturk.com . 2017-02-25 . 26 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170226181234/http://www.cnnturk.com/universite-rehberim/unlulerin-mezun-oldugu-universiteler . live .
  21. Web site: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ'un oğlu Kurt Efe dünyaya geldi. Milliyet. 15 April 2022. 16 April 2022. 16 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220416140645/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/cadde/kivanc-tatlitugin-oglu-kurt-efe-dunyaya-geldi-6738113. live.
  22. Web site: KIVANÇ TATLITUĞ. Madame Tussauds. 24 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207122144/https://www.madametussauds.com/istanbul/en/whats-inside/vip-party/k%C4%B1van%C3%A7-tatl%C4%B1tu%C4%9F/. 7 February 2018.
  23. Web site: Netflix'ten yeni dizi: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ'un dizisi 'Yakamoz S-245' izleyiciyle buluştu. www.cumhuriyet.com.tr. 20 April 2022. 6 April 2023. 26 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230126160506/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/amp/kultur-sanat/netflixten-yeni-dizi-kivanc-tatlitugun-dizisi-yakamoz-s-245-izleyiciyle-bulustu-1927790. live.
  24. Web site: Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ dizileri: Her şey Acemi Cadı ile başladı.... Mynet Trend. 26 January 2021. 6 April 2023. 2 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221102113744/https://www.mynet.com/kivanc-tatlitug-dizileri-her-sey-acemi-cadi-ile-basladi-190101253386. live.
  25. Web site: Çarpışma dizisine böyle veda ettiler! Onur Saylak, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Elçin Sangu ve Alperen Duymaz'dan final paylaşımları!. Mynet Magazin. 30 May 2019. 6 April 2023. 26 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230126160922/https://www.mynet.com/carpisma-dizisine-boyle-veda-ettiler-onur-saylak-kivanc-tatlitug-elcin-sangu-ve-alperen-duymaz-dan-final-paylasimlari-229809-mymagazin. live.
  26. Web site: Loading.... e5haber.com. 24 August 2019. 12 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112075928/http://e5haber.com/cesur-ve-guzel-dizisi-oyuncu-kadrosu-konusu-oyunculari/. live.
  27. Web site: Büşra Develi, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ'un partneri oldu. tr. ntv.tr. 15 September 2017. 10 October 2017. 10 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010061856/http://www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/yasam/busra-develi-kivanc-tatlitugun-partneri-oldu,f8TtzpOdCECulOwBMNCixA. live.

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