Ali Poyrazoğlu

Ali Poyrazoğlu born 9 July 1946 is a Turkish movie and theatre actor writer voice artist and director He has been a UNICEF Turkey Goodwill Ambassador since November 2012 He began his career in cinema in 1970 However in the mid1970s he joined the wave of sex films that left their mark on Turkish cinema During this period he starred in numerous films within just two years However he later distanced himself completely from Yeşilçam After a long hiatus he returned to cinema in 1986 with the film Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur In this comedy film which was quite talked about at the time he shared the lead role with Mazhar Alanson and played the role of the Devil He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2nd Ankara Film Festival in 1989 for his role in My Friend the Devil and the Best Actor award at the 8th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Actor Awards in 2003 for his role in 9 In 1998 he was awarded the title of State Artist by the Ministry of Culture