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Engin Cezzar was born in Istanbul in 1940. He started having an interest in theater when he studied at Robert College in Istanbul. He went to the USA and studied at Yale Drama School and the Actors Studio. He debuted in the Istanbul Municipality Theatre with the role of Hamlet. Later, he founded “Gülriz Sururi – Engin Cezzar Theatre” with Gülriz Sururi, where he served as a director and actor. Cezzar also performed and worked at the Dormen Theatre, the Devekuşu Kabare, the Istanbul State Theatre and the Antalya State Theatre. He has performed in films and TV dramas as well. He directed and produced the film “Kaldırım Serçesi” and “Ayşe Opereti”, which was written by his wife Gülriz Sururi. There is a biographic book “Engin Cezzar’ı Takdimimdir” written by İzeddin Çalışlar (2005).
Theaters as an actor:
Kız Tavlama Sanatı, Ayak Takım Arasında, Teneke, Keşanlı Ali Destanı, Midas’ın Kulakları, Canlı Maymun Lokantası, Otello, Hamlet
Theaters as a director:
Ayşe Opereti, Kadı
Filmography:
1981, Bay Alkolü Takdimimdir
1988, Time Line
1988, Keşanlı Ali Destanı
1989, Kaldırım Serçesi
2000, Hızır Bey
2002, Abdülhamit Düşerken
2006, Sağır Oda
2009, Arvas
Reference: tr.wikipedia.org; sinematurk.com; images.google.com.tr
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