Mehmet Ali Erbil

Mehmet Ali Erbil (born 8 February 1957) is a Turkish comedian, actor and talk show host.

Biography

He was born in Istanbul, Turkey, as the son of Saadettin Erbil, a theatre and film actor, in 1957 and is of Iraqi Turkish descent from city of Erbil. 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., Turkish Daily News

His TV show Çarkıfelek was cancelled on October 6, 2010 due a Erbil's derogatory reference to Turkish Shiite population, Alevis. , Hurriyet Daily News

Filmography

Actor:

• "Harakiri" (1975)
• "Şıpsevdi" (1977) TV series
• "Aşk Dediğin Laftır" (1977)
• "Hababam Sınıfı Güle Güle" (1981)
• "Hülya" (1988)
• "Bay E" (1995)
• "Tatlı Kaçıklar" (1996)
• "Kahpe Bizans" (2000)
• "Aşkım Aşkım" (2001) TV series
• "Hemşo" (2001)
• "Hastayım Doktor" (2002) TV series
• "En Son Babalar Duyar" (2002) TV series
• "Büyümüş de...... ...
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