Olgun ÅžimÅŸek (1 january 1971) is a Turkish actor.Olgun ÅžimÅŸek was
born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a
primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in
theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began
acting professionally in 1993.ÅžimÅŸek acted in the play Otogargara
with Demet Akbağ and Yılmaz Erdoğan. He had a small parts in the
films Tersine Dünya in 1993 and Yer Çekimli Aşıklar in 1995. In
1998, he acted in the film Karışık Pizza for which he won the Most
Promising Actor award at the Ankara Film Festival.ÅžimÅŸek also had
appearances in television series such as Sihirli Ceket, Yedi Numara,
Beşik Kertmesi ve Alacakaranlık. In 2004, he starred in the film
Yazı Tura directed by Uğur Yücel where he played a disabled
soldier. For this, he won several awards including the Golden Orange
for Best Actor as well as Best Actor awards at the Ankara Film
Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Adana Golden Coccoon Festival and
the SÄ°YAD awards. Currently, he is starring in a Turkish comedy show
Yalan Dunya.
born in the village of Yenice in Büyükorhan, Bursa. His father was a
primary school teacher and his mother was a housewife. He graduated in
theatre from the Istanbul University State Conservatory and began
acting professionally in 1993.ÅžimÅŸek acted in the play Otogargara
with Demet Akbağ and Yılmaz Erdoğan. He had a small parts in the
films Tersine Dünya in 1993 and Yer Çekimli Aşıklar in 1995. In
1998, he acted in the film Karışık Pizza for which he won the Most
Promising Actor award at the Ankara Film Festival.ÅžimÅŸek also had
appearances in television series such as Sihirli Ceket, Yedi Numara,
Beşik Kertmesi ve Alacakaranlık. In 2004, he starred in the film
Yazı Tura directed by Uğur Yücel where he played a disabled
soldier. For this, he won several awards including the Golden Orange
for Best Actor as well as Best Actor awards at the Ankara Film
Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Adana Golden Coccoon Festival and
the SÄ°YAD awards. Currently, he is starring in a Turkish comedy show
Yalan Dunya.
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