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Cem Yılmaz

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.

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

2023

as Ayzek

Kavur

Kavur

2023

The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri

The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri

2022

as Erşan Kuneri

Cem Yılmaz: Diamond Elite Platinum Plus

Cem Yılmaz: Diamond Elite Platinum Plus

2021

as Self

Comidark Films 2: Insane

Comidark Films 2: Insane

2020

as Güven

Comidark Films 2: The Pawn

Comidark Films 2: The Pawn

2020

as Birol

Comidark Films: The Getaway

Comidark Films: The Getaway

2019

as Alpay

Comidark Films: In Between

Comidark Films: In Between

2019

as Ayzek

Tonight with İbrahim Selim

Tonight with İbrahim Selim

2019

Arif V 216: They Made It, But How?

Arif V 216: They Made It, But How?

2018

Arif V 216

Arif V 216

2018

as Arif Işık / Erşan Kuneri

Phi

Phi

2017

as Himself

Deli Aşk

Deli Aşk

2017

as Şefik Ercan

61 Days

61 Days

2016

as Cibar Kemal

Ali Baba and the 7 Dwarfs

Ali Baba and the 7 Dwarfs

2015

as Ali Şenay / Boris Mancov

The Water Diviner

The Water Diviner

2014

as Sgt. Jemal

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

2014

as Zafer Yıldız / Beşir

Cem Yılmaz: CM101MMXI Fundamentals

Cem Yılmaz: CM101MMXI Fundamentals

2013

as Self

CM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013) Extralar

CM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013) Extralar

2013

as Self

A Magnificent Haunting

A Magnificent Haunting

2012

as Yusuf Antep

Bifo & CMYLMZ

Bifo & CMYLMZ

2011

Hunting Season

Hunting Season

2010

as İdris

CMYLMZ: Questions & Answers

CMYLMZ: Questions & Answers

2010

as Self

Yahşi Batı

Yahşi Batı

2009

as Aziz Vefa

A.R.O.G

A.R.O.G

2008

as Arif / Komutan Logar / Kaaya / Koobar / Enigma

My Dear Family

My Dear Family

2008

Cem Yılmaz: CMYLMZ

Cem Yılmaz: CMYLMZ

2008

as Self

The Magician

The Magician

2006

as İskender Tünaydın

Magic Carpet Ride

Magic Carpet Ride

2005

as Müslüm Durulmaz

G.O.R.A.

G.O.R.A.

2004

as Arif / Komutan Logar / Erşan Kuneri

The European Side

The European Side

2004

as Himself

Bir Tat Bir Doku: Millennium

Bir Tat Bir Doku: Millennium

2001

Vizontele

Vizontele

2001

as Fikri

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CMYLMZ 0100111000110000111011

2001

as Cem Yılmaz / Alien 1 / Alien 2 / New Cem Yılmaz

Cem Yılmaz: One Taste One Texture

Cem Yılmaz: One Taste One Texture

1999

as Self

Everything's Gonna Be Great

Everything's Gonna Be Great

1998

as Altan Çamlı

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri

1995

as Presenter

Altın Kelebek

Altın Kelebek

1972

as Self - Winner

Altın Kelebek

Altın Kelebek

1972

as Presenter

Cem Yılmaz: Fifty-Fifty

Cem Yılmaz: Fifty-Fifty

as Self

GORA 4 GORA

GORA 4 GORA

as Arif Işık