Metin Akpinar
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Born in 1942, Metin Akpinar started acting at the age of 20 with an
amateur dramatics society. He landed his first professional stage role
two years later, in 1964, and this was followed by performances in
several leading theatre productions. In 1967, he co-founded the
Devekusu Theatre, Turkey's first cabaret theatre. His film career took
off in 1972, when he acted in the first of several Ertem Egilmez comedies to
follow. Soon after, he developed an enduring screen partnership with
the actor and director, Zeki Alasya, the two gaining popularity as a pair
of comic dimwits. It was only in the 1990s that Akpinar, by now an
experienced actor, broke away and decided to go his own way in film,
theatre and television alike.
