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Özcan Deniz | |
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 Özcan Deniz (2024) | |
| Born | (1972-05-19)19 May 1972 (age 53) Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, composer, director, writer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop,folk |
| Labels | Deniz Production |
Musical artist | |
| Website | ozcandeniz |
Özcan Deniz (born 19 May 1972) is aTurkishactor,singer, composer, writer and director ofKurdish descent.[4]
His family is ofKurdish origin.[5] Deniz's family is originally fromAğrı but he was born inAnkara and grew up inAydın. He is the nephew of a famous traditional Kurdish singer namedŞakiro. He started acting during his highschool years itself in theater plays, which he wrote himself and attended local amateur theater clubs. He performed his first orchestra work in 1985 in Aydın. In 1988 he moved toIstanbul and in 1998 to Germany to pursue a music career. He was discovered by a group of producers inMunich, Germany. Deniz‘ debut albumAğlattın Beni was released in 1992. With the albumMeleğim released in 1993, he became well known. In 1994, he released his albumBeyaz Kelebeğim. In 1994, he acted in the film 'Ona Sevdiğimi Söyle' directed byMemduh Ün. After his military service he released another album calledYalan mı in 1997 and started acting in the TV seriesYalan mı in the same year. In 1999, he starred in another TV series calledAşkın Dağlarda Gezer which he wrote himself too. Although he came to the fore with the news that he andŞebnem Schaefer were dating in 2022, Schaefer denied these allegations from the beginning.[6] He had the leading roles in the very popular TV seriesAsmalı Konak andHaziran Gecesi. Deniz both directed and wrote the screenplay for the filmYa Sonra? in 2011.[7][8]
| Movies | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | |
| 1994 | Ona Sevdiğimi Söyle | ||
| 1996 | Yer Çekimli Aşklar | Cemal | |
| 2002 | Kolay Para | Cevher Yıldız | |
| 2003 | O Şimdi Asker | Yüzbaşı Volkan | |
| 2003 | Asmalı Konak: Hayat | Seymen Karadağ | |
| 2004 | Neredesin Firuze? | Ferhat Can | |
| 2006 | Keloğlan Kara Prens'e Karşı | Kara Prens | |
| 2008 | Sarıkamış Beyaz Hüzün | Teğmen Faik | |
| 2008 | Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi: Aşkın Dansı | Çelebi Hüsamettin | |
| 2011 | Ya Sonra? | Adem | |
| 2012 | Araf | Mahur | |
| 2012 | Evim Sensin | İskender | |
| 2013 | Su ve Ateş | Haşmet | |
| 2015 | Sevimli Tehlikeli | Director-writer | |
| 2016 | Her Şey Aşktan | Medium Kado | |
| 2016 | İkinci Şans | Cemal | |
| 2017 | Öteki Taraf | Çetin | |
| TV series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | |
| 1997 | Yalan | Hasan | |
| 1999 | Aşkın Dağlarda Gezer | Zal | |
| 2002–2003 | Asmalı Konak | Seymen Karadağ | |
| 2004–2006 | Haziran Gecesi | Baran Aydın | |
| 2007 | Kader | Ali Asyalı | |
| 2008 | Aşk Yakar | Mustafa | |
| 2010 | Samanyolu | Nejat | |
| 2012 | Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam | Serhat | |
| 2013–2014 | Karagül | Murat Şamverdi | |
| 2014–2015 | Kaderimin Yazıldığı Gün | Kahraman Yörükhan | |
| 2017–2019 | İstanbullu Gelin | Faruk Boran | |
| 2021 | Seni Çok Bekledim | Kadir | |
| 2023 | Kızıl Goncalar | Dr. Levent Alkanlı | |
| TV programs | |||
| Year | Title | Channel | |
| 1998 | Deniz Show | Star TV | |
| 2007 | İki Renk | TRT 1 | |
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