Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941) is a Turkish film and

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who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' Mr. Muhsin'' (1985) and '' Lovelorn'' (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for '' Çöpçüler Kralı'' (1977) and a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award.

Biography

Şener Şen is the son of actor Ali Şen and the brother of actress İnci Şen. Şener Şen began acting in 1958 at the age of 17 as an amateur at the Yeşil Sahne Theater in

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. From 1964 to 1966 he taught in elementary schools in the villages of eastern Anatolia. In 1966 he returned to the stage at the City Theater in Istanbul. He made his film debut with a small role in the drama film ''So-Called Girls'' (1967), directed by

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. For his role as Nazım in

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's movie ''

Gönül Yarası ''Lovelorn'' ( tr, Gönül Yarası) is a 2005 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, starring Şener Şen as a teacher recently returned to Istanbul who must protect a nightclub singer from her violent ex-husband. The film, w ...

'' (2005), he won the "Best Actor" award at the 42nd

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. His roles in the movies ''

Kabadayı ''For Love and Honor'' ( tr, Kabadayı) is a 2007 Turkish drama film, written by Yavuz Turgul and directed by Ömer Vargı, starring Şener Şen as a retired gangster who learns that he has a son in need of protection. The film, which went on na ...

'' (2007) and ''

Av Mevsimi ''Hunting Season'' ( tr, ) is a 2010 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, which stars Şener Şen and Cem Yılmaz as two policemen who team up with a rookie to investigate a murder case. The film, which went on nationwide gen ...

'' (2010) in which he shared the leading role with Çetin Tekindor and

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are among his latest works. In 2015, Şen appeared in a commercial for

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. On 28 December 2016, at the Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Prize ceremony, he received an award from President

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after which he said: "Stories tell us how we can live life. I have carefully selected the characters I've portrayed to serve the good and right. I believed that societies looking for good, right and beauty will always live in peace. I accept this award with the hope of contributing to our social peace."

Filmography

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Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı ''Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı'' (The Chaos Class Failed The Class) is a 1975 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ertem Eğilmez based on a novel by Rıfat Ilgaz. The film is a sequel to ''Hababam Sınıfı''. It is the first film in which Şen ...

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Tosun Paşa ''Tosun Paşa'' is a 1976 Turkish comedy film, directed by Kartal Tibet and written by Yavuz Turgul and starring Kemal Sunal, in his trademark character role of ''Şaban'', as a butler who poses as the governor-general of Ottoman-ruled Egypt ...

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Hababam Sınıfı Tatilde ''Hababam Sınıfı Tatilde'' is a 1977 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ertem Eğilmez based on a novel by Rıfat Ilgaz, starring Kemal Sunal as a highschool student in a private school which is joined by a new young teacher. The film, which we ...

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Neşeli Günler ''Happy Days'' ( tr, Neşeli Günler) is a 1978 Turkish comedy film directed by Orhan Aksoy. Plot It tells the story of a husband and wife divorced because of a ridiculous issue. Husband and wife, who produce and sell pickles, are constantly figh ...

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Banker Bilo ''Banker Bilo'' is a 1980 Turkish language comedy film directed and produced by Ertem Eğilmez.The film features Ilyas Salman, Meral Zeren, Sener Sen and Ahu Tugba in the lead role. The film was one of the most popular Turkish comedy films releas ...

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Davaro ''Davaro'' is a 1981 Turkish adventure film directed by Kartal Tibet. Plot The story begins with Memo, who comes back from Germany to his village in south-east Turkey in the 1980s. Memo has collected all the money he needs, to marry the woman ...

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Çiçek Abbas ''Abbas in Flower'' ( tr, Çiçek Abbas) is a 1982 Turkish comedy film directed by Sinan Çetin. Plot Cast * İlyas Salman - Abbas * Şener Şen - Sakir * Ayşen Gruda - Sükriye * Pembe Mutlu Pembe ( mk, Пембе) is a Macedonian ci ...

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'' , Latif Şahin , , - , rowspan="2", 1987 , '' Zengin Mutfağı '' , Lütfü Usta , , - , '' Arabesk'' , Şener , , - , 1990 , ''

Aşk Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Yönetmeni ''The Unforgettable Director of Love Movies'' ( tr, Aşk Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Yönetmeni) is a 1990 Turkish comedy film directed by Yavuz Turgul. Cast * Şener Şen - Hasmet Asilkan * Pıtırcık Akerman - Jeyan * - Nihat * - Hakki * Oktay K ...

'' , Haşmet Asilkan , , - , 1992 , ''

Gölge Oyunu The Shadow Play ( tr, Gölge Oyunu) is a 1992 Turkish drama film directed by Yavuz Turgul. Cast * Şener Şen - Abidin * Şevket Altuğ - Mahmut * Larissa Litichevskaya - Kumru * * Metin Çekmez Metin Çekmez (26 July 1945 – 25 August 2021 ...

'' , Abidin , , - , 1993 , '' Amerikalı'' , Şeref The Türk , , - , 1996 , '' The Bandit'' ( tr, Eşkıya) , Baran , Also executive producer. , - , 2000 , '' İkinci Bahar (TV series)'' , Ali Haydar , , - , 2004 , '' Lovelorn'' ( tr, Gönül Yarası) , Nazım , Won the Golden Orange for Best Actor. , - , 2007 , ''

For Love and Honor ''For Love and Honor'' ( tr, Kabadayı) is a 2007 Turkish drama film, written by Yavuz Turgul and directed by Ömer Vargı, starring Şener Şen as a retired gangster who learns that he has a son in need of protection. The film, which went on nati ...

'' ( tr, Kabadayı) , Ali Osman , , - , 2010 , ''

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TV shows

İkinci Bahar ''Second Spring'' ( tr, İkinci Bahar) is a Turkish television series, broadcast between 1998-2001 by ATV. First 8 episodes appeared between 29 October 1998 – 20 May 1999 (with some reruns). The next 15 episodes were between 17 February-25 May ...

Awards

* 1978 15. Antalya Film Festivali ( 15th Antalya Film Festival), Çöpçüler Kralı, Best Supporting Actor * 1987 24. Antalya Film Festivali (15th Antalya Film Festival), Muhsin Bey, Best Actor * 1997 Valencia Film Festival, Eşkiya, Best Actor * 2005 42. Antalya Film Festivali (15th Antalya Film Festival),

, Best Actor * 2016 Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kültür ve Sanat Büyük Ödülleri (

Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards (Turkish: ''Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kültür ve Sanat Büyük Ödülleri'') are the annual awards awarded by Presidency of Turkey. List of awards 1995-1999 The following awards have been presented by S� ...

)

References

External links

* Fan Pag
www.senersen.net
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