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Name: Haluk Bilginer
Birthdate: June 5, 1954
Birthplace: Izmir, Turkey
Height: 174 cm
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Black
Education: Ankara State Conservatory Theatre (Ankara Devlet Konservatuvari Tiyatro Bolumu) (1971), London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
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Spouse: Zuhal Olcay (m. 1992–2004), Askin Nur Yengi (m. 2006–2012)
Biography: Haluk Bilginer was born in June 5, 1954. He won his first award at Demokrat Izmir Gazetesi high-school theatre competition. After graduating from State Conservatory, he started to work at Ankara State Theatre. In 1977, he went to UK in order to study at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He took part in various tv series and movies in UK between 1980 and 1993. He came to Istanbul in 1987 in order to shoot the movie of Gecenin Oteki Yuzu and met his first wife Zuhal Olcay. He founded Theatre Studio (Tiyatro Studyosu) together with Ismet Levendoglu and Zuhal Olcay in 1990 and also founded Play Studio (Oyun Atolyesi) together with Zuhal Olcay in 1999. He took part various theatre plays such as Aldatma (Harold Pinter), Kan Kardeşleri (Willy Russell), Derin Bir Soluk Al (Ben Elton), Copluk (Turgay Nar), Histeri (Terry Johnson) ve Balkon (Jean Genet).