Cem Kurtoğlu was born on July 31, 1959 in Istanbul. After graduating from the higher department of Ankara State Conservatory, he worked as an artist first at Ankara State Theater and then at Istanbul State Theatre. In addition to his acting career, he has also taken part in cinema, television and voice-over projects, and has lent his voice to various productions.
Kurtoğlu, who is also an active name in the television world, presented the program "Gün Başlamak" on TRT 1 in 1990-1991, and then became known by airing the program "Sıcağı Sıcanız" on Show TV between 1992-1999. He prepared and presented the programs "Haberciler" for the same channel in 1999, "Haberciler" again on Kanal 6 in 2000-2001, "Yakamoz" on Samanyolu TV in 2004-2006, and "The Left Behind" in 2006-2007.
Kurtoğlu, who has a wide repertoire on the theater stage, has performed in classic works such as "Cyrano de Bergerac", "King Lear", "Atçalı Bald Mehmet", as well as in plays such as "As You Like It", "The Art of Picking Up Girls", "Red Black Tree", "Two Masters' Child" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
In his personal life, he has two sons; Can and Mert witness their father's artistic journey.
Theatre, cinema and TV series actor, voice actor. He is the son of Haluk Kurtoğlu and Muazzez Kurtoğlu. He was born on July 31, 1959 in Istanbul. The artist, who graduated from Ankara State Conservatory, first worked at Ankara State Theater and then at Istanbul State Theatre.
In addition to theater acting, the artist, who also appeared in films and TV series, also did voice-over work. The actor, who took part in productions such as Ağlatan Dans, Kurşun Bilal, Umut Yolcuları, Ay Işık, Habis, Benim Adım Feridun, played the leading role in the movie Kod Adı K.O.Z, which tells the life of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2014.
In 2020, he starred in the movie Uncle: A Man's Story and in the TV series Gençliğim Eyvah. He continues to take part in new projects.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 36 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Leaf Fall (2006) — Mithat's friend
- After the Rain (2006) — Hulusi
- Gönül Dağı (2020) — Arif Uysal
- More Beautiful Than You (2022) — Ferdi Armağan
- Al Sancak (2023) — Gen. Sacit Korkmaz
- Galip Derviş (2013) — Latif
- Henna Lambs (2006)
- Years Later (2011)
- Centennial Night (2026) — Hulusi Akar
- In the Heat (1993) — Server
- Passengers of Hope (2010)
- Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi: The Journey of Love (2024) — Üftade
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
