Ali Atay was born on April 20, 1976 in Rize. Turkish TV series, cinema, theater actor, director, scriptwriter and musician.
First name: Ali Atay
Date of Birth: April 20, 1976
Place of Birth: Rize
Height: 1.76 m.
Weight: 72 kg
Horoscope: Aries
Eyes are blue
Hair color is black
Spouse: Hazal Kaya
Child: Fikret Ali Atay
Siblings: Has a brother
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atayaliko
Family: His real name is Dursun Ali Atay. He was born in Rize and grew up in Kocamustafapaşa. He was 16 years old when his father died. She married actress Hazal Kaya on February 6, 2019. The couple has a son named Fikret Ali. “I have never lived in Rize, I grew up in Istanbul. We have a house there from my grandparents. We are constantly trying to go there with my brother. The 100-year-old house is about to be destroyed, we think we should have it renovated without spoiling its originality. We still haven’t decided. ”
Childhood years: There are no other artists in his family. He started thinking that he could be an actor in his high school years. “There was nobody in the family interested in art. Someone did not direct me on this issue. This happened spontaneously. It’s a process that starts in high school. I never thought I could act or play the guitar and sing. I didn’t have such a feeling either. It happened spontaneously over time. It actually originated in high school. The story of joining a theater team with his group of friends started. We had a teacher we loved very much and he was running the theater club. I entered the theater club to be with him and we started having fun there. Little games, I found myself there somehow. ”
Education life: He graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory Theater Department in 1999.
First step into acting: He started his television adventure with the character of ‘Ersin’ in the ‘İkinci Bahar’ series.
With which project did he shine? He drew attention with the character of “Mecnun Çınar” in the TV series “Leyla and Mecnun”.
Personality traits: Stubborn, determined, impulsive, humorous, funny. “I have impulsive outbursts from time to time. At times I feel very annoyingly funny, when I say funny I’m talking about being funny, then I laugh at myself. My laziness, my seeming impractical situation makes me say ‘Or just go’ sometimes to the man. I may have resembled my grandmother, and she was like that, a lethargic or hyperactive woman. His head was always a freak. ”
The source of happiness: He likes to tell stories. The field he directed is one of the areas where he feels the happiest. “You are given a space, you have the chance to build the world you want there. I acted, sang, wrote stories. All of them had their own enthusiasm. But the effort to build a world in front of the monitor was like the sum of all this. ”
First motion picture: Abdullah Oğuz / Kırlangıç
His view of life: I want to write stories from small details and tell them how they are, whatever they are. This would be a movie, there would be little stories, there would be music. I love shooting movies. I’m telling you very frankly, when compared to acting, making movies gives me a greater pleasure. A lot of our friends were offended by his first movie. I do not want to be offended. Because we’re a little sensitive people. We can be very sad if terrible things are said. ”
His view of business life: He does not only look at business life from the acting perspective, he thinks broadly. “I’ve never been able to do this in my life. Even when I was studying at the conservatory, I wasn’t just thinking about acting. I’m thinking about a storytelling in general. The song also has a story, both the movie, the story you wrote, and the novel. Whatever you are busy with, anything you do, the painting you draw has a story. I am more interested in the narration of that story. What I do, work on and spend a lot of time on includes both music, painting and acting. You inevitably go after them when you have a little understanding and enjoyment of everything it hosts. So is the music. I’m writing a song and I don’t really know how I wrote it. We are writing a script. I’m not interested in the writing techniques of the script. I’m interested in the moment he drags me. I’m writing stories. I start telling myself by entering the story without forming the beginning of the story, the whole roof, and I love this process. ”
Career plan: His films contain the influence of independent cinema and art films, as well as works made for the box office. His works are liked by the audience of both genres. He explains how he managed to bring these two poles closer together with the following words; “I think we need to use this as a way, a method to open up to the world. Because our vein of humor is incredibly developed. We know what people in all parts of the world are laughing at. We know British, Italian, French, American, North American humor, Canadians don’t laugh much, but they also have little comic movies. We know all of these, we are entitled to it. We must sell our own humor to the world. The subject that I have been focusing on for years is humor, comedy, comedy acting. The way we can get this to the world in a way is actually to make the formula we tried through independent cinema. To somehow show the world what belongs to us, what we laugh at. Actually, I am not saying this as a method or a formula. This is what I set myself, “I wonder if we can do it”. ”
Dream of the Future: In his own words, he is not dreaming, but dreamed too much. “To see the scenes even while shooting the movie, it’s actually a ‘dream’. I try to guide the players there by going over the things I see. I’m trying to match the music to them. I’m trying to adjust the whole rhythm to them. I’m trying to adjust all of your rhythm, all of your metronome accordingly. So it seems to me that if I dream early, I will strive for it. Let’s say I want to shoot the Hazy Continents Atlas very much. I mean, as a spectator, I would be in a position to say ‘No, man, can I explain? That’s why I’m a little scared to dream. Not necessary. It will find its place in time. I mean, dreams turn into projects, you create a project or something, but I have dreams to stay with myself. I think of them before I go to bed. I’m having fun thinking about them. Other than that, I don’t have big dreams to turn into projects, but big business, I’m not afraid of big risks. Because I have nothing to lose. ”
Concerns: Censorship and injustice are the issues that worry him the most. “Stop shooting my film from the festival because of censorship, I risk leaving the country. The concept of injustice can depress me. I think people can’t express themselves. This is also at the root of injustice. Sometimes people are left in such terrible situations that their lives are over before they can speak out. Everyone is in a position ready to attack anyone who shoots something. This is very scary. You can also see this through what people post on social media. While talking about it, we don’t weigh where it will go. This brings us to the point of more intolerant and rapid consumption. Quick forgetting of something also gives an opportunity to the bad-intentioned person with the feeling “We did it but it will be forgotten anyway.”
TV SERIES
1999/2000 – İkinci bahar / Ersin
2000- 7 Numara (Number 7) (Guest Player)
2001 – Aşkım Aşkım (My Love My Love) (Guest Actor)
2003- Şansa Bak (Guest Actor)
2003 – Şapkadan Babam Çıktı / Maksut
2004 – Çınaraltı / Serhan
2005- Çeşm-i Bülbül / Veli
2006 – Cemile / Demir
2007- Hayat Kavgam / Veysel
2007 / 2008- Eşref Saati / Sebati
2009 -Yapma Diyorum (I Say Don’t Do It) / The Lover Defeated
2010 – Kılıç Günü (Sword Day) / Cenk Kızıltan
2010 Gönül Ferman Dinlemiyor / Mayk / Murat
2011- Behzat Ç .: An Ankara Police / Mecnun
2011 / 2014- Leyla and Mecnun / Mecnun Çınar
2013 / 2014- Ben de Özledim (I Missed Too) / Ali Atay
2015 – Mutlu Ol Yeter / Can
2017- Masum (Innocent) / Yusuf (Internet Series)
2021- Last Summer
CINEMA FILMS
2000 – Artık Çok Geç / Kemal (TV Film)
2004 – Kırlangıç /Aşık Mağlubi
2005 – Çanta / İlhan (Short Film)
2005 – O Şimdi Mahkum / Yiğit Çiftgör
2007 – İyi Seneler Londra / Firuz
2009 – 40 / Metin
2010 – Vay Arkadaş / Manik
2013 – Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi / Cemal
2015- Limonata / Yönetmen/ Senarist
2017 – Ayla / Ali Astsubay
2018 – Ölümlü Dünya/ Yönetmen/Senarist
2019- Nuh Tepesi / Ömer
2019 – Turkish’i Dondurma / Mehmet
2019 – Cinayet Süsü /Yönetmen/Senarist
2020- Dumlupınar: Vatan Sağolsun
THEATRE GAMES
2002 – Yine Ne Oldu ?
2002- Adamlar
2003- Op’la Zo’nun Dramı
2004 – Yangın Duası
2009 – Bayrak
SONGS
Sevdalılar Beni Anlar
Falan Filan (Yalan) / with Ezgi Asaroğlu
Gitmek İstersen
Doktor
Eksik Bir Şey Mi Var?
Vay Be
Bu Kıza Kadar / with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant
Kolpa / with Serkan Keskin, Osman Sonant, Cengiz Bozkurt and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Gökte Yıldız Ay Misun / with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant
Elindedir Bağlama / with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant
Beni Affet
Sen de mi Leyla ?
Ben de Özledim / with Serkan Keskin and Cengiz Bozkurt
İtirazım Var / with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant
Batsın Bu Dünya / with Serkan Keskin and Osman Sonant
Kalenin Bedenleri / with Serkan Keskin, Osman Sonant, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Cengiz Bozkurt
Yokluğunda / Leyla The Band
Aşk Bitti / Leyla The Band
Belki(Şimdi Gitmek Vakti) Leyla The Band
Ramazan Leyla The Band
İster Gel İster Gelme/ Leyla The Band
Bu Gala Daşlı Gala / With Cengiz Bozkurt , Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Osman Sonant
Of/ Leyla The Band
Zaman / Leyla The Band
Dondurmam Buz Gibi / with Erkan Kolçak Köstendil and Şebnem Bozoklu
AWARDS
2008 – 13th Sadri Alışık Awards / Best Supporting Actor / İyi Seneler Londra
2011 – Radikal / Male Player of the Year / Leyla and Mecnun
2012 – Habertürk / Comedy Series Best Actor / Leyla and Mecnun
2014 – 19th Sadri Alışık Awards / Ayhan Işık Special Award / Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi
2014 – 14. Bilkent University Awards / Best Actor / Actor / Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi
2018 – 1st International Artemis Izmir Film Festival / Drama Best Supporting Actor / Ayla
2019- Hacettepe University 2nd Crystal Deer Awards / Best Movie Actor / Turkish’i Dondurma
2019 – Tribeca Film Festival / Best Actor / Nuh Tepesi
2019 – 7th International Bosphorus Film Festival / Best Actor / Nuh Tepesi
2020 – 18th Stars of the Year Awards / Best Movie Actor / Turkish’i Dondurma
2020 – Galatasaray University Top Awards / Best Director / Cinayet Süsü