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Okan Bayülgen
Birthday
1964-03-23Place of Birth
İstanbul, TürkiyeBiography
Okan Bayülgen (real name: Okan Kaan Görgün) is a Turkish actor, variety and talk show host, comedian and photographer.After attending Tours University for law economics, Bayülgen returned to Turkey to attend Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts State Conservatory, and graduated in 1989 with a master's degree in their titular program. Bayülgen started his career acting and directing at the State Theaters of Turkey in 1989. His first solo program being a radio show at Kent FM before landing a role in the American TV series “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles” in 1992. Bayülgen returned to directing theater in 1994, when not acting in minor film roles, and he was appointed as a director for the State Theatre of Trabzon. Following his departure from Trabzon, Bayülgen created his own late-night TV show called "Gece Kuşu" ("The Night Bird") in 1995, which would lead to a string of successful late-night TV shows throughout the '90s and into the late '00s. He is one of the most popular dubbing performers and many famous Hollywood movies were dubbed into Turkish by him.
