Erol Günaydın
Actor, Film actor
1933 – 2012
Who was Erol Günaydın?
Erol Günaydın was a Turkish theater and film actor, as well as a renowned showman famous particularly for his portrayal of Nasreddin Hoca and his performances in the traditional Turkish meddah. In 1955 was played in Haldun Dormen Pocket Theater, "The priest ran away" from a professional actor began his career with the game. In theater since 1955 and in cinema since 1960, he recently celebrated his golden jubilee together with the fortieth anniversary of his marriage with spouse Güneş Günaydın, a native of Manisa, in company of his children, one of whom married into an Italian family.
Erol Günaydın was born in Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, and became involved in theater while he was a student in Galatasaray High School. He played in a very varied range of plays and character roles in films since then and became nationally famous especially once he also started appearing in TV shows on a frequent basis, first as the Turkish voice of Yogi Bear, and then in his Nasreddin Hoca and meddah shows, with also a leading role in the very successful TV serial "Çiçek Taxi". He is one of the best known faces in Turkey's world of performing arts.
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- Born
- Apr 16, 1933
Akçaabat - Also known as
- Erol Gunaydin
- Spouses
- Güneş Günaydın
( - 2005/09)
- Güneş Günaydın
- Children
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Profession
- Education
- Galatasaray High School
- Lived in
- Trabzon
- Died
- Oct 15, 2012
Istanbul
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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