Cem Yılmaz

Cem Yilmaz (born 23 April 1973), born Cem Yılmaz, is a Turkish actor, stand-up comedian, musician, filmmaker, screenwriter and cartoonist. He has four franchise film series: G.O.R.A., Karakomik Filmler, Organize İşler and Vizontele, and is best known for films such as Yahşi Batı, Hokkabaz, İftarlık Gazoz and Av Mevsimi. He has won three Sadri Alışık awards and a Yeşilçam award for his roles.

Yilmaz was born in Istanbul and studied Tourism and Hotel Management at Boğaziçi University. He had his cinematic debut in 1998 with the movie Everything's Gonna Be Great, and achieved his greatest success starring in and writing the big-budget sci-fi parody G.O.R.A. (2004), directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which became a box-office hit. He has since appeared in more than ten films and worked as a voice actor, and also appeared internationally in Russell Crowe's film The Water Diviner.

He started doing stand-up shows in the bars of Leman Kültür in the early 1990s and has created four stand-up specials. In addition, he has directed the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra twice. During his career he has been the commercial face of brands including Panasonic, Opet, Türk Telekom and Doritos. His brother is writer Can Yılmaz. On 10 March 2012 he married Ahu Yağtu; the couple divorced on 31 December 2013 and have a son named Kemal.