Mehmet Ali Erbil

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Mehmet Ali Erbil
Born (1957-02-08) 8 February 1957 (age 67)
Nationality Turkish
Education Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, talk show host
Years active1970–present
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Spouse(s)Muhsine Şehnaz Kamiloğlu (1980–1982; 1985)
Nergis Kumbasar (1989–1996)
Sedef Altuntaş (2001–2003)
Tuğba Coşkun (2005–2011)
Children3

Mehmet Ali Erbil (born 8 February 1957) [2] is a Turkish actor, comedian and talk show host of Kurdish origin.

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Biography

Mehmet Ali was born in Istanbul, Turkey, as the son of Sadettin Erbil, a theatre and film actor, in 1957. [3] He is the grandson of Mehmed Efendi and the great-grandson of Mehmed Esad Erbilî.

He completed his primary and secondary education in Istanbul, Ankara and Balıkesir. In 1970, he enrolled in the Theatre Department of State Conservatory in Ankara. Having graduated, he started his acting career in Ankara State Theatre. Afterwards, he moved to Istanbul and continued his career in musical films. In 1984, he first started his television career in a programme he hosted together with Derya Baykal and Çiğdem Tunç.

He currently suffers from a rare disease called capillary leak syndrome. [4]

His TV show Çarkıfelek (Turkey's version of Wheel of Fortune ) was cancelled on 6 October 2010 due to Erbil's derogatory reference to Alevis. [5] The program started again in September 2011 on TNT.

Erbil is also the Turkish voice of Sheriff Woody from the Toy Story franchise.

In March 2023, a court sentenced him to a judicial fine of 13,100 for "insult" and to 4 months and 15 days in prison for "sexual harassment" of Ece Ronay Bilir. [6]

Filmography

Actor

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References

  1. "Ünlülerin boyları" Retrieved: 27 August 2015
  2. "Mehmet Ali Erbil 52 yaşında". Hürriyet Daily News . 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. Dogan, Hakan. "Polat, Sharon'ı öpüyor ben Oya Aydoğan'ı". Interview (in Turkish). Hürriyet gazetesi Kelebek eki. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. Mehmet Ali Erbil returns to Istanbul [ permanent dead link ], Turkish Daily News
  5. Turkey's Star TV cancels game show over host's remarks, Hurriyet Daily News
  6. "Mehmet Ali Erbil'e 4 ay 15 gün hapis cezası". Cumhuriyet. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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