Gain Doğu Demirkol
Doğu Demirkol
Doğu Demirkol | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aydın Doğu Demirkol () 6 September (age&#;37) Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
| Years&#;active | –present |
Aydın Doğu Demirkol (born 6 September [1]) is a Turkish comedian and actor.
Personal life[edit]
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 engineering.[3]
Career[edit]
Early years[edit]
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 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 , he hosted the Açık Mikrofon show at Beşiktaş Cultural Center.[5] In , 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&#;[tr] TV program for a short stand-up performance.
In , 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[edit]
Demirkol made his cinematic debut in 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 Cannes Film Festival.
In , he appeared in 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 , 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 and , he was chosen as the presenter of the special new year stand-up program broadcast by GAİN&#;[tr].[12][13]
In , he played the leading role in Doğu, an absurdist comedy series based on his own life that was made available on BluTV&#;[tr].[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 , 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 , 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[edit]
Discography[edit]
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Awards[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Önceleri sosyal medya üzerinden çeşitli güldürü videoları hazırlayan Demirkol, yılında Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye adlı yarışmaya katıldı. Sonrasında Old City Comedy Club adlı mekânda stand-up gösterisi yaparken komedyen Murat Gençoğlu bir gün onu izleyip kendisinin de dahil olduğu BKM Mutfak'a davet edince[5] yılında[6]Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi'nde Açık Mikrofon başlığıyla gösteriler yaptı.[7] yılında Açık Mikrofon mezunları ünvanıyla Yavuz Günal, Tuna Kalınsaz, Murat Gençoğlu ve Yusuf Altıntaş ile birlikte Eski Açık başlığıyla stand-up gösterileri gerçekleştirdiler [8] Buralardaki başarısından sonra Güldür Güldür adlı televizyon programına konuk olarak katılıp kısa bir stand-up gösterisi sunması ile ekranlarda tanınmaya başladı.[9]
yılında müzisyen Kalben Sağdıç ile birlikte rol aldıkları Garanti BBVA için çekilen skeç tarzındaki Fakat O Ne başlıklı beş dakikalık reklam filminde[10] canlandırdığı karakter ile ayın sonunu getirmekte zorlanan bir adamın gündelik harcamalarla dramatikleşen hayatından ufak kesitler sundu.[11]
Daha sonra İstanbul'da Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi, DasDas Sahne ve Torium Sahne ile Ankara'da Yılmaz Güney Sahnesi gibi sahnelerde tek kişilik stand-up gösterileri gerçekleştirdi.