Engin Cezzar (25 September 1935 â€" 28 January 2017) was a Turkish
director, and stage, movie and TV actor.Cezzar, who started acting in
Istanbul City Theatres with the role of "Hamlet", had the title of the
youngest actor ever to portray this character in the world. He
performed many plays in the theater community he founded with his wife
Gülriz Sururi in 1962 and took the lead role in many of them. His
name has become synonymous with the character of Keşanlı Ali in the
musical Keşanlı Ali Destanı by Haldun Taner, in which Cezzar had
the leading role. He was one of the oldest friends of James
Baldwin.Cezzar was born in Istanbul in 1935. After finishing primary
school, he continued his education at Robert College. Upon his
interest in theater, which started at Robert College, he studied at
the Theater department of Yale University in the US and at the Actors
Studio Theater School. In 1958, he played the leading role in Franz
Kafka's The Warden of the Tomb, which premiered at the Piscator
Workshop theater.He returned to Turkey in 1959 and began acting in the
role of "Hamlet" at the Istanbul City Theatre. Having gained a
reputation with this performance, Cezzar became the youngest artist
ever to play the role of Hamlet, and appeared in this role over 169
times. He later worked in Dormen Theatre, DevekuÅŸu Cabaret, Istanbul
State Theatre, and Antalya State Theatre. In 1968, he married stage
actress Gülriz Sururi.
director, and stage, movie and TV actor.Cezzar, who started acting in
Istanbul City Theatres with the role of "Hamlet", had the title of the
youngest actor ever to portray this character in the world. He
performed many plays in the theater community he founded with his wife
Gülriz Sururi in 1962 and took the lead role in many of them. His
name has become synonymous with the character of Keşanlı Ali in the
musical Keşanlı Ali Destanı by Haldun Taner, in which Cezzar had
the leading role. He was one of the oldest friends of James
Baldwin.Cezzar was born in Istanbul in 1935. After finishing primary
school, he continued his education at Robert College. Upon his
interest in theater, which started at Robert College, he studied at
the Theater department of Yale University in the US and at the Actors
Studio Theater School. In 1958, he played the leading role in Franz
Kafka's The Warden of the Tomb, which premiered at the Piscator
Workshop theater.He returned to Turkey in 1959 and began acting in the
role of "Hamlet" at the Istanbul City Theatre. Having gained a
reputation with this performance, Cezzar became the youngest artist
ever to play the role of Hamlet, and appeared in this role over 169
times. He later worked in Dormen Theatre, DevekuÅŸu Cabaret, Istanbul
State Theatre, and Antalya State Theatre. In 1968, he married stage
actress Gülriz Sururi.
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