Şener Şen

Şener Şen
Born Şener Şen
(1941-12-26) December 26, 1941
Adana, Turkey
Occupation Actor/Producer
Years active 1966–present
Spouse(s) Şermin Hürmeriç (1989–1997; divorced)
Website www.senersen.net

Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941 in Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish film and theatre actor, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in Mr. Muhsin (1985) and Lovelorn (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for Çöpçüler Kralı (1977) and a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award.

Biography

Şener Şen began acting in 1958 at the age of 17 as an amateur at the Yeşil Sahne Theater in Cağaloğlu. From 1964 to 1966 he taught in elementary schools in the villages of eastern Anatolia. In 1966 he returned to the stage at the City Theater in Istanbul. He made his film debut with a small role in the drama film So-Called Girls (1967), directed by Nejat Saydam.

He maintained a prolific output throughout the 70's as a supporting cast member in a number of films by popular Turkish comedy actor Kemal Sunal, most significantly as Body Ekrem in the Hababam Sınıfı film series, and in 1978 he received the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for Çöpçüler Krali (1977), directed by Zeki Ökten.

From 1980 to 1982 he continued his theater work in Germany. His first leading film role was alongside Müjde Ar in the comedy The Shalvar Trouser Trial (1983), directed by Kartal Tibet, for which he was named Best Film Actor by a number of film and stage publications, and he won the Golden Orange for Best Actor for his roles in Mr. Muhsin (1985), written and directed by Yavuz Turgul.

He starred in the award-winning The Bandit (1996), written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, for which he was also the executive producer. In 2004 he received a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award and he won the Golden Orange for Best Actor a second time for his role in Lovelorn (2005), also written and directed by Yavuz Turgul.

He is the son of Turkish actor Ali Şen and was married to Turkish actress Şermin Hürmeriç from 1989 until their divorce in 1997.

Filmography

Film appearances
Year Title Role Notes
1964 Hizmetçi Dediğin Böyle Olur Şener Şen's film debut.
1967 So-Called Girls (Turkish: Sözde Kızlar)
1971 Görünce Kurşunlayın
Altın Prens Devler Ülkesinde
1972 Katerina
Dinmeyen Sızı
1973 Aşk Mahkumu
Bitirimler Sosyetede Garson
Bir Demet Menekşe
1974 Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşamaz
Ayrı Dünyalar
1975 Bak Yeşil Yeşil Ahmet
Bizim Aile Şener
Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı Body Ekrem
Aptal Şampiyon Fong
1976 Hababam Sınıfı Uyanıyor Body Ekrem
Tosun Paşa Lütfü
Süt Kardeşler Kumandan Hüsamettin
1977 Hababam Sınıfı Tatilde Body Ekrem
Şabanoğlu Şaban Kumandan Hüsamettin
Çöpçüler Kralı Zabıta Amiri Won the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor.
Smiling Eyes (Turkish: Gülen Gözler) Vecihi
1978 Kibar Feyzo Maho Ağa
Sultan Bakkal Bahtiyar
Hababam Sınıfı Dokuz Doğuruyor Body Ekrem
Neşeli Günler Ziya
1979 Erkek Güzeli Sefil Bilo Maho Ağa
N'olacak Şimdi Şakir
1980 Banker Bilo Banker Maho
1981 Gırgıriyede Şenlik Var
Davaro Sülo
1982 Adile Teyze Sadık
Çiçek Abbas Şakir
Dolap Beygiri Banker Yakup
1983 Gırgıriyede Cümbüş Var Duman Haydar
Şekerpare Ziver
The Shalvar Trouser Trial (Turkish: Şalvar Davası) Ağa First lead role.
1984 Gırgıriyede Büyük Seçim
High Principled (Turkish: Namuslu) Ali Rıza
1985 Züğürt Ağa Ağa
Aşık Oldum Şakir
Çıplak Vatandaş İbrahim
1986 Milyarder Mesut
Değirmen Kaymakam Hilmi
1987 Mr. Muhsin (Turkish: Muhsin Bey) Muhsin Bey Won the Golden Orange for Best Actor.
Selamsız Bandosu Latif Şahin
1987 Zengin Mutfağı Lütfü Usta
Arabesk Şener
1990 Aşk Filmlerinin Unutulmaz Yönetmeni Haşmet Asilkan
1992 Gölge Oyunu Abidin
1993 Amerikalı Şeref The Türk
1996 The Bandit (Turkish: Eşkıya) Baran Also executive producer.
2000 İkinci Bahar (TV series) Ali Haydar
2004 Lovelorn (Turkish: Gönül Yarası) Nazım Won the Golden Orange for Best Actor.
2007 For Love and Honor (Turkish: Kabadayı) Ali Osman
2010 Hunting Season (Turkish: Av Mevsimi) Avcı

TV shows

Awards

External links

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