Levent Üzümcü (born 6 July 1972) is a Turkish actor.
Biography
Levent Üzümcü studied at Karşıyaka Aydoğdu Primary School and Eşref Paşa High School. He trained in theatre first at the
Anadolu University
Anadolu University () is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. Anadolu University Distance Education Faculty (or Anadolu University Global Campus) serves as the national provider of distance education and is a member of the European Associ ...
in
Eskişehir
Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630.
The city is l ...
and then at the Los Angeles Acting School. From 1996, he worked at the İstanbul City Theatre. He gained national fame playing Cem Onaran on the sitcom ''
Avrupa Yakası
''Avrupa Yakası'' (''European Side'') is a Turkish sitcom, produced by Sinan Çetin and written by Gülse Birsel. The series was shot at Plato Film studios and its first episode was broadcast on ATV (Turkey), ATV on 11 February 2004.
Although the ...
''. Additionally, he also presented the ''Akıl Şampiyonu'' show on
TürkMax.
Üzümcü was married to psychological advisor Ebru Tuay and they have two children, named Ada and Batu.
Levent Üzümcü has been appointed as the Artistic Director of the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres. Üzümcü will hold this position for a period of three years.
Filmography
References
External links
Official website*
1972 births
Living people
Male actors from İzmir
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male stage actors
Turkish socialists
Anadolu University alumni
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