Ata Demirer (born July 6, 1972) is a Turkish filmmaker, stand-up
comedian, actor, and musician. He is known for his live comedy
sketches as well as for writing and starring in a string of Turkish
box-office hits including Eyyvah Eyvah (2010), Eyyvah Eyvah 2 (2011),
and Berlin Kaplanı (2012).Demirer, who demonstrated a talent for
singing and music at an early age, studied at Bursa Boys' High School
before transferring in his final year and graduating with honours from
Çelebi Mehmet High School. After leaving school he found work, with
the help of his brothers, as a night club pianist. In 1991, he moved
to Istanbul after being accepted on a music course at the Turkish
State Conservatory at Istanbul Technical University. During his
studies he started performing stand-up in bars and befriended Gökhan
Semiz of Turkish comedy troop Vitamin Group and sang on their single
Turkish Cowboys. His first professional performances were organised
with the assistance of E.Åž.EK Theatre Group founder UÄŸur UludaÄŸ and
while performing in musical theater with the group in Assos he was
offered the lead role in the 1995 production of Funny Money (Komik
Para) at the Dormen Theatre. That same year he also founded and toured
with the Ege Kumpanya orchestral group as well as continuing to
perform stand-up.In 1998 he impressed the organisers at Leman Kültür
with recordings of his earlier shows and they staged his show Tek
KiÅŸilik Dev Kadro which consisted mostly of impersonations of Turkish
celebrities such as actor Kadir İnanır and singers Bülent Ersoy and
Emrah. After more than 1000 performances the show transferred
successfully to television with Star TV's 42-episode run of Korsan TV
(2001) written, produced and presented by Demirer. He subsequently
joined the cast of Star TV's Tatlı Hayat (2001â€"04), the Turkish
version of US television sitcom The Jeffersons (1975â€"1985) and began
his film career, alongside future Eyyvah Eyvah co-star Demet AkbaÄŸ,
in the supporting cast of Where's Firuze? (Neredesin Firuze?) and
Vizontele Tuuba (both 2004). He greatest success came with a
three-season run from 2004 to 2006 as the loveable Volkan in the
popular Atv sitcom Avrupa Yakası, which also led to his first
cinematic lead role as Güngör in Neco Çelik's Kısık Ateşte 15
Dakika (2006). During this time he also continued his music career
with the release of the studio album Makara (2005) and the four-track
maxi-single Exit (2006) as well as the TV show Hacıyatmaz (2007).In
April 2007, he started a stand-up tour called Ata Demirer Show which
he took around Turkey and to the Netherlands, Germany and France. Upon
returning from his tour he took the lead role of Sultan Osman VII in
Gani Müjde's hit comedy The Ottoman Republic (Osmanlı Cumhuriyeti),
which was the fourth highest-grossing Turkish film of 2008, and
returned as Volkan for the final two seasons of Avrupa Yakası from
2008 to 2009. After the series finished, he wrote and co-starred with
Demet Akbağ in Hakan Algül's Eyyvah Eyvah (2010) and Eyyvah Eyvah 2
(2011), which were the highest-grossing Turkish films of their
respective years. His latest film Berlin Kaplanı (2012) also debuted
at number one in the weekly Turkish box office.
comedian, actor, and musician. He is known for his live comedy
sketches as well as for writing and starring in a string of Turkish
box-office hits including Eyyvah Eyvah (2010), Eyyvah Eyvah 2 (2011),
and Berlin Kaplanı (2012).Demirer, who demonstrated a talent for
singing and music at an early age, studied at Bursa Boys' High School
before transferring in his final year and graduating with honours from
Çelebi Mehmet High School. After leaving school he found work, with
the help of his brothers, as a night club pianist. In 1991, he moved
to Istanbul after being accepted on a music course at the Turkish
State Conservatory at Istanbul Technical University. During his
studies he started performing stand-up in bars and befriended Gökhan
Semiz of Turkish comedy troop Vitamin Group and sang on their single
Turkish Cowboys. His first professional performances were organised
with the assistance of E.Åž.EK Theatre Group founder UÄŸur UludaÄŸ and
while performing in musical theater with the group in Assos he was
offered the lead role in the 1995 production of Funny Money (Komik
Para) at the Dormen Theatre. That same year he also founded and toured
with the Ege Kumpanya orchestral group as well as continuing to
perform stand-up.In 1998 he impressed the organisers at Leman Kültür
with recordings of his earlier shows and they staged his show Tek
KiÅŸilik Dev Kadro which consisted mostly of impersonations of Turkish
celebrities such as actor Kadir İnanır and singers Bülent Ersoy and
Emrah. After more than 1000 performances the show transferred
successfully to television with Star TV's 42-episode run of Korsan TV
(2001) written, produced and presented by Demirer. He subsequently
joined the cast of Star TV's Tatlı Hayat (2001â€"04), the Turkish
version of US television sitcom The Jeffersons (1975â€"1985) and began
his film career, alongside future Eyyvah Eyvah co-star Demet AkbaÄŸ,
in the supporting cast of Where's Firuze? (Neredesin Firuze?) and
Vizontele Tuuba (both 2004). He greatest success came with a
three-season run from 2004 to 2006 as the loveable Volkan in the
popular Atv sitcom Avrupa Yakası, which also led to his first
cinematic lead role as Güngör in Neco Çelik's Kısık Ateşte 15
Dakika (2006). During this time he also continued his music career
with the release of the studio album Makara (2005) and the four-track
maxi-single Exit (2006) as well as the TV show Hacıyatmaz (2007).In
April 2007, he started a stand-up tour called Ata Demirer Show which
he took around Turkey and to the Netherlands, Germany and France. Upon
returning from his tour he took the lead role of Sultan Osman VII in
Gani Müjde's hit comedy The Ottoman Republic (Osmanlı Cumhuriyeti),
which was the fourth highest-grossing Turkish film of 2008, and
returned as Volkan for the final two seasons of Avrupa Yakası from
2008 to 2009. After the series finished, he wrote and co-starred with
Demet Akbağ in Hakan Algül's Eyyvah Eyvah (2010) and Eyyvah Eyvah 2
(2011), which were the highest-grossing Turkish films of their
respective years. His latest film Berlin Kaplanı (2012) also debuted
at number one in the weekly Turkish box office.
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