Gain Doğu Demirkol

Aydın Doğu Demirkol (born 6 September ^[1]) is a Turkish comedian and actor.

Personal life[edit]

Demirkol was born in Ankara. His mother was a lawyer originally from Mersin and his father was a doctor from Balıkesir who was of Circassian descent.^[2] He went to middle school in Amasya and finished high school in Ankara. He later graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in computer engineering.^[3]

Career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Demirkol first became known for sharing comedy videos on his social media accounts, and he subsequently took part in Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye as a contestant in He later started doing stand-up shows at the Old City Comedy Club, where he was discovered by Murat Gençoğlu and invited to perform on stage at BKM Mutfak&#;[tr].^[4] In , he hosted the Açık Mikrofon show at Beşiktaş Cultural Center.^[5] In , together with other Açık Mikrofon hosts, including Yavuz Günal, Tuna Kalınsaz, Murat Gençoğlu, and Yusuf Altıntaş, he performed the stand-up show Eski Açık.^[6] After getting positive reactions for his performance there, he was invited to join the Güldür Güldür&#;[tr] TV program for a short stand-up performance.

In , together with Kalben he appeared in a five-minute commercial for Garanti BBVA. In the sketch, titled Fakat O Ne,^[7] he portrayed a man who has difficulty in making it to the end of the month, while having dramatic daily expenditures.

Rise to prominence[edit]

Demirkol made his cinematic debut in with his role as Zafer in Ölümlü Dünya, which was directed by Ali Atay.^[8] In the same year, he appeared as Sinan Karasu in Ahlat Ağacı, which was directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

In , he appeared in episode mockumentary for Garanti Emeklilik, titled Parayı Tutamayan Adam,^[9] which saw him portray a man struggling to keep his money in his pocket, and when he was about to lose his future and loved ones he meets a coach and learns how to manage his finances.

In , he landed his first television role on the TRT 1 series Tutunamayanlar, in which he played the role of Tarık Şakrak.^[10] In the same year, he appeared as Adem Ballı in the movie Bayi Toplantısı, the script for which was written by İbrahim Büyükak.^[11] At the end of and , he was chosen as the presenter of the special new year stand-up program broadcast by GAİN&#;[tr].^[12][13]

In , he played the leading role in Doğu, an absurdist comedy series based on his own life that was made available on BluTV&#;[tr].^[14] In the same year, his duet with Mustafa Sandal, titled "Tekrar", was published with a short as well as a long music video. Both versions contained references to Sandal's old music videos.^[15]

In , Demirkol was chosen as a judge for FOX's reality singing competition Maske Kimsin Sen? alongside Eda Ece, Melis Sezen and Alican Yücesoy.^[16] In September , he began presenting his own talk show Doğu Demirkol ile Alelade Show&#;[tr] on Star TV.^[17][18][19] He additionally appeared in Turkcell's "Turkey's Digital Stories" commercial series.^[20]

Filmography[edit]

Discography[edit]

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