Kemal Sunal
Kemal Sunal (11 November 1944 – 3 July 2000) was a Turkish actor and comedian. With Hababam Sınıfı, Kapıcılar Kralı and Davaro, Sunal gained large popularity amongst Turkish cinema goers and was famed for his character "Şaban", a role he frequently played.
Kemal Sunal graduated from Vefa Lisesi (Vefa High School). In his early ages, he started pursuing what was to become a long and successful acting career in minor roles in various theatres. For a brief period, he worked in the Kenterl
He was recognized as a real talent, and started receiving offers for movies with larger budgets and a more famous cast. His first bigger role was in the film "Tatlı Dillim" directed by Ertem Eğilmez. In a matter of years, Sunal co-starred alongside Halit Akçatepe, Şener Şen and Münir Özkul.
Perhaps the most famous of all his parts was when he played in Hababam Sınıfı (The Outrageous Class) and was known by the name of "Şaban", but most of his classmates just called him İnek (nerd) Şaban. İnek Şaban was constantly bullied and humiliated by his friends, but this never kept him from thinking the unthinkable, like digging a tunnel to escape school grounds (which later, turned out to lead to the vice-principal's office) or smoking in the school attic. The character was so pure and so fixed in the memories of the Turkish people, it was never replaced by another actor in the recent re-shootings of Hababam Sınıfı, most probably as a sign of respect to Sunal.
Born
Nov 11, 1944
İstanbul, Türkiye
Died
Jul 03, 2000
Known For
Acting
Movies
82 acting
7 crew
Popularity
1.4
Known For
The Chaos Class
1975
as İnek Şaban
Feyzo, The Polite One
1978
as Feyzo
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
1976
as İnek Şaban
The Foster Brothers
1976
as Şaban (Süt Oğlan)
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976
as İnek Şaban
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
1977
as İnek Şaban
The King of the Street Cleaners
1977
as Abdi Şakrak
Tosun Pasha
1976
as Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
From the Village to the City
1974
as Saffet
Saban, Son of Saban
1977
as Şaban
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