Memet Ali Alabora (born 25 November 1977) is a
Turkish film
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and
theatre
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actor. He is the son of actors Mustafa Alabora and Betül Arım.
He is best known for hit crime comedy "Yılan Hikayesi". With
Sanem Çelik, he played together in the hit series "Kara Melek", "Canım Kocacım", film "Ayın Karanlık Yüzü" for third times.
In 1999, he played the lead role in the film ''Kayıkçı'' ("Boatman"), a Turkish-Greek joint production.
He played in sequel films of cult films "Hababam Sınıfı" (1974). He appeared in film "Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz" based from cult play. He played in comedy-crime film series "Maskeli Beşler".
Biography
The eldest child of a family of artists, Alabora's first performing experiences were in the plays ''
The Matchmaker'', ''
Fiddler on the Roof
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'', and ''
West Side Story
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Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...
'', which were performed in English by the theater branch of his school. In high school, Alabora also acted in plays by Shakespeare and Orhan Veli. In 1994, with support from his high school, Özel Boğaziçi Lisesi, Alabora founded a semi-professional theater.
His first professional acting position was in the play ''Acaba Hangisi?'', performed at the Tiyatro Istanbul. At the same time, between 1995 and 1997, he worked as a reporter for the TV program ''A Takımı'' ("The A Team"), broadcast on ATV.
Alabora graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul University State Conservatory. He received his master's degree from Yıldız Technical University's Faculty of Art and Design. Alabora is one of the founders of garajistanbul, a contemporary performing arts institution where he worked until May 2010. He is married to actress Pınar Öğün.
In 2011 he was awarded a
Tarzan of Manisa award.
In 2012 he financed, starred in and directed ''
Mi Minör''.
Alabora is an activist in favor of civil rights and the environment; in 2013 he supported the
Gezi protests
A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Turkey began on 28 May 2013, initially to contest the urban development plan for Istanbul's Gezi Park. The protests were sparked by outrage at the violent eviction of a sit-in at the park protesting ...
.
Because of his support for the protests, and because of the way the media had shown clips of the ''
Mi Minör'' play, Alabora and his teammates "felt it would be better to leave the country." They left and settled in
Cardiff, Wales
Stage
* 1998 ''Hommage to Çiğdem Talu'' (Istanbul University State Conservatory)
* 1998–2010 ''Acaba Hangisi?'' (
Tiyatro İstanbul) - Vladi
* 1999 ''Uzakta Piyano Sesleri (Piano Sounds From Distance)'' (İ.Ü. Devlet Konservaturarı) - Stanislavski
* 2003–04 ''
The Taming Of The Shrew
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'' (Istanbul City Theatre) - Petruchio
* 2008 ''Hüsn-ü Aşk'a Dair'' (Istanbul State Opera and Ballet) - Narrator
* 2008–10 ''Histanbul''
garajistanbulpro - Ali Bora
* 2009–10 ''Muhabir''
10+ - Memet Ali Alabora
* 2012–13 ''
Mi Minor'' (EEMPCM) - President
* 2014 ''
Gegen Die Wand'' (
Theater Freiburg) - President
Filmography
Movies
TV serials
* 1996 ''
Kara Melek'' - Hakan
* 1999 ''
Yılan Hikayesi'' - Memoli
* 2002 ''
Kınalı Kar'' - (Guest role)
* 2003 ''Canım Kocacım'' - Can Berke
* 2004 ''Kasırga İnsanları''
* 2004 ''Hayalet'' - Sonat
* 2006 ''Karınca Yuvası'' - Engin
* 2013 ''Galip Derviş'' - Zafer Uzungöl
* 2017 ''
Keeping Faith
''Keeping Faith'' (1999) is the sixth novel by the bestselling American author Jodi Picoult. The book is about a custody battle involving a seven-year-old girl, Faith White, who may be seeing God.
Plot summary
When Mariah White catches her h ...
'' as Luca Samaras
* 2018 ''
Dark Heart'' as Nick Kyriacou
* 2021 ''
Fflam'' as Deniz
* 2022 ''
Four Lives
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'' as Sami Sak
* 2022 ''
Y Golau'' as Murat Özdemir
* 2022 ''
The Serpent Queen'' as
Sultan Suleiman I
Short Film
* 2002 ''Pamuk Prenses'' - Young Man
* 2019 ''Involuntary Activist'' - Hakan
Programming
* 2010 ''Heberler'' - Çeşitli
Other works
* 1995–1997 ATV ''A Team'' News Programme - Reporter
* 2001–2003 ''
Notada Yazmayanlar'' "Classical Music Programme" (Radyo Kozmos) - Together wit
Emir Gamsızoğluproducer and host
* 2001 ''
The Road To Eldorada''- Tulio's voiceover
* 2002–2007
:tr:Müjdat Gezen Sanat Merkezi (Mujdat Gezen Art Center) - Stage instructor
* 2002–2008 Andante Magazine - Editor, writer - Shared column with pianist Emir Gamsızoğlu
* 2007–2010
garajistanbul - Board member, communications director
* 200
Çevre Bey- Çevre Bey's voiceover and model for the character
* 2008 Goldberg Variations Journey (Classical Music Project) - Together with pianist Emir Gamsızoğlu design and host
* 2009–2010 Notada Yazmayanlar for Children
İş Sanat - Together with pianist Emir Gamsızoğlu design and host
* 2010 Chopin's 200th Birthday
Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall (Classical Music Project) - Together with pianist Emir Gamsızoğlu design and host
* 2011 Oyuncular Sendikası (Union of Actors) - Chairman
* 2012 Mi Minör - Director
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alabora, Memet Ali
Living people
1977 births
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male stage actors
Turkish human rights activists
Golden Butterfly Award winners
Male actors from Istanbul