Levent Kazak

Levent Kazak
Levent Kazak
Born	5 May 1967; Ankara, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Occupation	Screenwriter, actor

Levent Kazak (born 5 May 1967) is a Turkish screenwriter and actor.

Biography

Levent Kazak was born in Ankara in 1967. He finished Beşiktaş Atatürk High School in 1985. He studied at several universities such as Boğaziçi University (English Language and Literature Department), Mimar Sinan University (Painting Department, Sculpture Department and the Department of Theater Decoration and Costume), Marmara University Conservatory (Theater Department) and Istanbul University (Italian Language and Literature Department and Greek Language and Literature Department). In 1986, Kazak began performing in theater professionally. He has performed on over thirty stages with famous actors like Altan Erbulak, Ali Poyrazoğlu, Alpay İzer, Bülent Kayabaş, Savaş Dinçel and İsmet Ay. In addition, Kazak has written scenarios, translated and adapted scripts. In 1989, he prepared a TV drama “Kim Bunlar” with Peker Açıkalın, Nilüfer Açıkalın, Pelinsu Pir, and Levent Tülek. Kazak has also written scenarios for Children’s theaters and TV programs. In 2000, he wrote scenarios for films such as “O Şimdi Asker” (2000), “Neredesin Firuze” (2002) and “O Şimdi Mahkum” (2003). In 2005, Kazak wrote scenario for the film “Hacibat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü”. He won the best scenarist with this film in the 13th Altın Koza Film Festival. Kazak is one of the founders of the Senaryo Stüdyosu.

Works

Films as a screenwriter

O Şimdi Asker, 2003
Neredesin Firuze, 2004
O Şimdi Mahkum, 2005
Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü, 2006

Films as an actor

Yolun Sonundaki Karanlık, 1985
Hemşo, 1999
O Şimdi Asker, 2002
O Şimdi Mahkum, 2003
Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü, 2005

Theater as an actor / screenwriter / translator

Aş Bunları Aş, 1985
Hamam (Steaming), 1987
Hoşçakal İstanbul, 1988
Seçimler, 1989
Dünyalar, 1990
Sevimli Hayalet Pufidik
Babam 9 Doğurdu, 1991
Çehov Yalta′da, 1992
Kelebekler Özgürdür, 1993
Çılgınlar Klübü, 1990

TV dramas as an actor / scenarist / director

Kim Bunlar TRT, 1988
Bol Bol Futbol TRT, 1990
Gülen Ayva Ağlayan Nar Star, 1992

External links

Levent Kazak at IMDb

Awards
Preceded by Nilüfer Gündoğmuş Reha Erdem	Golden Boll Award for Best Screenplay 2006	Succeeded by Sırrı Süreyya Önder

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