Doğu Demirkol

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Doğu Demirkol
Born
Aydın Doğu Demirkol

(1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 37)
Ankara, Turkey
OccupationsComedian, actor
Years active2012–present

Aydın Doğu Demirkol (born 6 September 1988[1]) is a Turkish comedian and actor.

Personal life

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Demirkol was born in Ankara. His mother was a lawyer originally from Mersin and his father was a doctor from Balıkesir who was of Circassian descent.[2] He went to middle school in Amasya and finished high school in Ankara. He later graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in computer science.[3]

Career

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Early years

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Demirkol first became known for sharing comedy videos on his social media accounts, and he subsequently took part in Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye as a contestant in 2012. He later started doing stand-up shows at the Old City Comedy Club, where he was discovered by Murat Gençoğlu and invited to perform on stage at BKM Mutfak (tr).[4] In 2015, he hosted the Açık Mikrofon show at Beşiktaş Cultural Center.[5] In 2016, together with other Açık Mikrofon hosts, including Yavuz Günal, Tuna Kalınsaz, Murat Gençoğlu, and Yusuf Altıntaş, he performed the stand-up show Eski Açık.[6] After getting positive reactions for his performance there, he was invited to join the Güldür Güldür Show TV program for a short stand-up performance.

In 2016, together with Kalben he appeared in a five-minute commercial for Garanti BBVA. In the sketch, titled Fakat O Ne,[7] he portrayed a man who has difficulty in making it to the end of the month, while having dramatic daily expenditures.

Rise to prominence

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Demirkol made his cinematic debut in 2018 with his role as Zafer in Ölümlü Dünya, which was directed by Ali Atay.[8] In the same year, he appeared as Sinan Karasu in Ahlat Ağacı, which was directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and screened at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2019, he appeared in 25-episode mockumentary for Garanti Emeklilik, titled Parayı Tutamayan Adam,[9] which saw him portray a man struggling to keep his money in his pocket, and when he was about to lose his future and loved ones he meets a coach and learns how to manage his finances.

In 2020, he landed his first television role on the TRT 1 series Tutunamayanlar, in which he played the role of Tarık Şakrak.[10] In the same year, he appeared as Adem Ballı in the movie Bayi Toplantısı, the script for which was written by İbrahim Büyükak.[11] At the end of 2020 and 2021, he was chosen as the presenter of the special new year stand-up program broadcast by GAİN (tr).[12][13]

In 2021, he played the leading role in Doğu, an absurdist comedy series based on his own life that was made available on BluTV.[14] In the same year, his duet with Mustafa Sandal, titled "Tekrar", was published with a short as well as a long music video. Both versions contained references to Sandal's old music videos.[15]

In 2022, Demirkol was chosen as a judge for FOX's reality singing competition Maske Kimsin Sen? alongside Eda Ece, Melis Sezen and Alican Yücesoy.[16] In September 2022, he began presenting his own talk show Doğu Demirkol ile Alelade Show (tr) on Star TV.[17][18][19] He additionally appeared in Turkcell's "Turkey's Digital Stories" commercial series.[20]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role
2018 Ahlat Ağacı Sinan Karasu
Ölümlü Dünya Zafer
2020 Bayi Toplantısı Adem Ballı
TV series
Year Title Role Network
2020 Tutunamayanlar Tarık Şakrak TRT 1
2021– Doğu Doğu Demirkol BluTV
TV programs
Year Title Role
2012 Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye Himself/
contestant
2016 Güldür Güldür Show Himself
2019 O Ses Türkiye Himself
2020 GAİN (tr) 2021 New Year Special Program Himself/
(stand-up show)
2021 GAİN 2022 New Year Special Program Himself/
(stand-up show)
2022 Maske Kimsin Sen? Himself/
judge
2022– Doğu Demirkol ile Alelade Show Himself/
presenter

Discography

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Single

Awards

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Year Award Category
2019 51st Turkish Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor[21]
2021 GQ Türkiye (tr) 2021 'Men of the Year' Awards Comedian of the Year[22]

References

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