Levent Kırca | |
Birth Name: | Zeki Levent Kırca |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1950 |
Birth Place: | Lâdik, Samsun, Turkey |
Death Place: | Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey |
Resting Place: | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul |
Nationality: | Turkish |
Occupation: | Comedian, stage and film actor, columnist, politician |
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Party: | Patriotic Party (VP) |
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Children: | 4 |
Zeki Levent Kırca (September 28, 1950[1] [2] – October 12, 2015) was a Turkish comedian, stage and film actor, columnist of the newspaper Aydınlık and politician of the left-wing Patriotic Party (Turkish: Vatan Partisi).1986 sketch series Olacak O Kadar, which he produced, wrote, directed, and acted in together with his wife for years. He played in the film with veteran actors Şener Şen, Nevra Serezli, Perran Kutman.[3]
Kırca was born in Samsun on September 28, 1950. Kırca was a faculty member at Beykent University, Faculty of Fine Arts.[4] He was named a State Artist in 1998, following a suggestion put forward by the 55th government of Turkey,[5] however, the title was taken back by the 62nd government.[6] He died of liver cancer in Istanbul on October 12, 2015. Following the religious funeral service at Levent Mosque, he was interred in the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.