Müjdat Gezen

Müjdat Gezen is a Turkish theatre actor and writer.

He was born on 29 September 1943 in İstanbul. he studied in Vefa High School in which he met Uğur Dündar and Kemal Sunal, his lifelong friends. After graduation in 1960, he continued in the theatre section of İstanbul Municipality Conservatory. He is married and father of Elif Gezen.

He was interested in poetry and theatre during his high school years. In 1960 he chose theatre as his profession in İstanbul Municipality theatre. In the following years he served in various private theatres. In 1962 he performed in his first film. In 1975 he wrote his first book. In 1982 he founded a publishing company. Between 1986-88 he wrote in Cumhuriyet newspaper as a columnist. In 1991 he founded an art company named after him; Müjdat Gezen Sanat Merkezi (MSM for short) which offers training in various stage arts such as theatre and music. In 1998 he founded Müjdat Gezen theatre company. In 2007 he was appointed as the Good will ambassador of UNICEF. In 2011 together with Uğur Dündar he founded a Television School.

The following books are some of the books written by Müjdat Gezen

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