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Levent Ülgen
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Levent Ülgen

Actor · 64 years old

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Age64
Birth dateAugust 8, 1962
BirthplaceKonya
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signLeo
Eye colorBrown
EducationHacettepe University State Conservatory, Theatre Department

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Levent Ülgen — Biography

Born Ömer Levent Ülgen on August 8, 1962, in Cihanbeyli, Konya, he kept a promise to his father, topping his physics class at METU after Ankara İnönü High School, then finished the Hacettepe University Conservatory's Theatre Department with honors. He began as an extra at Erkan Yücel's Ankara People's Theatre, moved after his mentor's death to the Ankara Art Theatre under Rutkay Aziz, then worked as both actor and director at the State Theatres in over thirty productions, including Shakespeare, Brecht, Dostoevsky and Lorca adaptations, directing several himself.

Ülgen debuted on screen in 1992 with the film Kurşun Adres Sormaz, but found real fame playing Kadir, a scheming son-in-law, in En Son Babalar Duyar (2002-2006), whose catchphrase 'Hallederiz' became a household phrase; he also hosted a TRT 1 game show. He spent five seasons as Sinan in Akasya Durağı, and took roles in Çocuklar Duymasın, Bizim Okul and Kiralık Aşk, plus the films Terkedilmiş, Niyazi Gül Dört Nala, Kasap Havası, Bizum Hoca, Devrimden Sonra, Nene Hatun and Türkler Çıldırmış Olmalı. Since 2007 he has volunteered yearly in staged readings of Nâzım Hikmet's plays, and signed the founding statement of a left-wing alliance formed in 2023.

He has stayed prolific through the 2010s and 2020s, playing Danyal in Hayati ve Diğerleri and appearing in Kuzgun, Gençliğim Eyvah and Kötü Kan, across more than three decades.

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Kadir, the scheming son-in-law in En Son Babalar Duyar, is Levent Ülgen's identity on television; Sinan in Akasya Durağı, five seasons in the same cast, is the example of staying power. Start with Kadir, then move to Sinan: both series let Ülgen build a character inside sitcom rhythm.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Ülgen's television work clusters in sitcom and family comedy: Çocuklar Duymasın, En Son Babalar Duyar, Bizim Evin Halleri, Akasya Durağı. In my view that repetition pulls the roles close together. Film work like Ziya Öztan's Abdülhamid Düşerken and Erden Kıral's Mavi Sürgün asks for a different kind of acting and deserves more attention.

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