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Can Yaman

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Can Yaman
Born (1989-11-08) 8 November 1989 (age 35)
Citizenship
  • Turkey
EducationYeditepe University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
  • lawyer
  • athlete
Years active2013–present
Known forDolunay
Erkenci Kuş
Bay Yanlış
Viola Come Il Mare
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Parents
  • Güven Yaman (father)
  • Güldem Yaman (mother)
AwardsGolden Butterfly Award
Venice Film Festival

Can Yaman (born 8 November 1989) is a Turkish actor. He received a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy in 2018 for his role in Erkenci Kuş as well as Murex d'Or in 2019. In 2020, he received an international PRODU2020 nomination, and in 2021, a nomination for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy at the Golden Butterfly Awards for his role in the series Bay Yanlış. Yaman has also starred in the TV shows Gönül İşleri, İnadına Aşk, Hangimiz Sevmedik, and Dolunay. He also won the 7th GQ Man of the Year Award 2019 and several international awards for his charitable initiatives.

Early life

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Yaman was born on 8 November 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey. His paternal parents are of Albanian origin, his grandfather grew up in Pristina and his grandmother in Skopje.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is the nephew of football coach Fuat Yaman.[7]

Yaman studied at Bilfen College for primary school, then studied at the Liceo Italiano di Istanbul, where he finished as a top student. Yaman is fluent in several languages: Turkish, Italian, French, English, German, and also speaks Spanish. In 2012, he graduated from the Law Department of Yeditepe University, and began working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he met his current law firm partners. By the time he was 24, Yaman was working in mergers and acquisitions and writing articles for the tax section of Dünya newspaper. As he was finding success in the corporate law sector, he was also realizing that corporate life was not for him. While on summer leave from work, Yaman travelled to Bodrum where he met his eventual and current acting managers, Cüneyt Sayıl and İlker Bilgi.[8]

Career

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He started his career in Gönül İşleri in 2014. In 2015, he starred in İnadına Aşk and starred in Hangimiz Sevmedik in 2016.[9][10] The breakthrough of his career came in 2017 with the series Dolunay.[11]

From 2018 to 2019, he played the lead role in the Turkish romantic comedy series Erkenci Kuş.[12] He received several acting national awards and nominations including international Murex d'Or award for this series.

Υaman played the lead role in the Turkish short series Bay Yanlış. The series was produced by Gold Film, directed by Deniz Yorulmazer. It premiered on FOX in June 2020.[13] For this series, he was nominated for Best Actor in Foreign Series at LATAM PRODU 2020 Awards.

In 2020, he became the face of the leading Turkish clothing brand TUDORS.[14]

In December 2020, Yaman made an agreement with Luxvide, an Italian production company, for the series Sandokan. It took 4 years to write and design this international event series. In March 2021, he was a guest in the all-Italian series Che Dio ci Aiuti, portraying the character of Gino. He then wen onto play a leading role of "Francesco Demir" in the all-Italian series Viola come il mare, which first season start shooting in 2021. The first series was so successful that season 2 was shot following year and aired both on Mediaset platform and further Canale 5 drawing on average 3.6-4M total viewers per episode. This huge success lead Mediaset to immediately renew the series for its 3rd season which will start shooting in spring 2025.

In winter 2022 Can Yaman shot international series El Turco starring Greta Ferro, Willian Kemp, Slavko Sobin and many other well known European actors. Originally the series was shot for Disney Plus, but following issues with the Disney Plus global organisation the production company Ay Yapim bought back the rights to the series and it is expected to launch on streaming platform in 2025.

In Autumn 2025 Can Yaman will start in the TV series Sandokan, produced by Lux Vide. The series features several well known Hollywood actors and is expected to be previewed in Venice Film festival (2025 edition)[15]

In June 2024 Can Yaman has deleted his 11 million follower Instagram account. The actor stated he wanted to focus on his acting without social media disruptions. Can Yaman currently has no social media accounts.[16]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014-2015 Gönül İşleri Bedir Kocadağ Leading Role
2015 Saba ile Oyuna Geldik Himself Guest
2015–2016 İnadına Aşk Yalın Aras Leading Role
2016–2017 Hangimiz Sevmedik Tarık Çam
2017 Dolunay Ferit Aslan [17][18]
2018–2019 Erkenci Kuş Can Divit [19][20][21]
2018 O Ses Türkiye Yılbaşı Özel Himself Guest
2019 Volverte a ver (29/11/2019, T03, P49)
2020-2021-2022 C'è posta per te
2020 Bay Yanlış Özgür Atasoy Leading Role
2021 Che Dio ci Aiuti Gino Guest Role [22][23][24]
2022–2025 Viola come il mare Francesco Demir Leading Role [25][26]
2025 Sandokan Sandokan [15]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2025 El Turco Hasan Balaban Leading Role

Commercial

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 CepteTEB Brand ambassador
DESA
2020 Pasha Fencer
2020–2022 TUDORS
2021-2023 De Cecco
2022 Mercedes-Benz
Disney+
Dolce & Gabbana

Music video

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Gülnur Gökçe "Porselen Düşler" Actors

Awards

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Awards
Year Award Name Result Category
2017 Golden Butterfly Awards Best Romantic Comedy Actor (Dolunay) Nominated
Best TV Couple (Dolunay; shared with: Özge Gürel) Nominated
2018 Best Romantic Comedy Actor (Erkenci Kuş) Won
Best TV Couple (Erkenci Kuş; shared with: Demet Özdemir) Nominated
2019 Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series (Erkenci Kuş) Nominated
Best TV Couple (Erkenci Kuş; shared with: Demet Özdemir) Nominated
Golden Star Awards Best TV Series Actor (Erkenci Kuş) Won
Murex d'Or Best Foreign Actor (Erkenci Kuş) Won
E!News TV Top Leading Man (Erkenci Kuş) Won
2020 PRODU Awards Best Actor in Foreign Series – Talento (Bay Yanlış) Nominated
2021 Filming Italy Best Movie Award 2021 TV Personality of the Year 2021 Won
Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy Series (Bay Yanlis) Nominated
2022 Monte Carlo Film Festival of Comedy Social Responsibility Award (Charity) Won
Filming Italy Sardegna 2022 Creativity Award (Charity) Won
Filming Italy Best Film 2022 International Award 2022 Won
2023 Marateale in Winter Award 2023 International Actor With Extraordinary Expressive Power Won
2024 Premio Kineo Best Actor in TV Series Nominated

References

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  2. ^ "Can Yaman kimdir?". www.biyografi.info.
  3. ^ "Can Yaman NTV Bayram Özel Reporpajı" (in Turkish).
  4. ^ "Can Yaman Kimdir ? - Can Yaman Hayatı ve Biyografisi". Haberler.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Robot değil, sağlıklı bir erkeğim". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  6. ^ "Can Yaman". DiLei (in Italian). 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  7. ^ "Can Yaman tuttuğunu koparır". Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  8. ^ "Can Yaman Bio". Can Yaman Turkey. canyamanturkey.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Rol arkadaşına bardak fırlatan Can Yaman'a ceza". T24. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Selen Soyder'e bardak fırlatan Can Yaman'a ceza". www.ntv.com.tr. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Dolunay dizisi oyuncuları kimdir?".
  12. ^ "Erkenci Kuş Full HD izle | Star TV". startv.com.tr.
  13. ^ Haley. "Can Yaman and Özge Gürel to reunite in "Bay Yanlış"". dizilah.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  14. ^ "'Dolunay'ın Ferit'i Can Yaman kimdir?". CNN TÜRK (in Turkish). 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  15. ^ a b Goldbart, Max (2024-06-06). "'Sandokan': First-Look Images Unveiled Of Series Based On Emilio Salgari's Epic". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024.
  16. ^ "Can Yaman shocks fans by deleting Instagram account with 11 Million followers amid new 'Sandokan' series | Al Bawaba". www.albawaba.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  17. ^ "Bitter Sweet (Full Moon - Dolunay)". Turkish Drama. 23 September 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "A New Star Rises on Turkish Televisions: Dolunay — "Full Moon" Turkish Romantic Comedy". Do You Know Turkey. 29 November 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  19. ^ "Yeni dizi Erkenci Kuş yakında başlıyor! İşte Erkenci Kuş'un konusu ve oyuncuları…". sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Erkenci Kuş final yapıyor". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  21. ^ "TV's Top Leading Man 2019 Responds! Congratulations to Erkenci Kus Star Can Yaman". eonline.com. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Che Dio ci aiuti: su Raiuno Elena Sofia Ricci si fa suora per cercare lo stesso pubblico di Don Matteo". TVBlog.it. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  23. ^ "Che Dio ci aiuti 6, ultima puntata: torna Can Yaman". Style. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Il divo del momento sul set di Che Dio ci aiuti 6". iO Donna. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  25. ^ "Viola come il mare protagonisti: Simona Cavallari insieme a Can Yaman e Francesca Chillemi". Piper Spettacolo Italiano. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Viola come il mare | le novità sulla fiction con Can Yaman e Francesca Chillemi". NewsCinema. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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