Kemal Sunal

Known for ActingBorn 1944-11-11Died 2000-07-03İstanbul, Türkiye

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 Kenterler Theatre and debuted in the play Zoraki Tabip. He was later transferred to the Devekuşu Kabare Theatre, where he performed his acting. 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Zübük

My Dear Brother

From the Village to the City

Tosun Pasha

The Chaos Class

The Foster Brothers

Feyzo, The Polite One

Saygılar Bizden

Davaro

Saban, Son of Saban

The Chaos Class Is Waking Up

The King of the Street Cleaners

King of the Doormen

The Chaos Class Failed the Class

Korkusuz Korkak

The Chaos Class Is on Vacation

Trickster

100 Numaralı Adam

The Blue Bead

Atla Gel Şaban

The Stupid Millionaire

Sakar Şakir

Deli Deli Küpeli

Tokatçı

Troublemaker Hüsnü

Fake Gangster

Queer World

The Teacher

King of The Guards

The Postman

Nightingale

The Plaintiff

Seat Trouble

Yoksul

Salako

Abuk Sabuk Bir Film

Talih Kuşu

Poor

Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class

Our Hope Is Şaban

Propaganda

Oh Olsun

The Laughing Man

Kanlı Nigar

Doktor Civanım

İnek Şaban

Stubborn

Henpecked