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Cenk Uygur
Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born March 21, 1970 (54 years)
Cenk Kadir Uygur (born March 21, 1970) is a Turkish-American progressive political commentator, media host, attorney, journalist, and politician. Uygur is the creator of The Young Turks, an American left-wing, sociopolitical, progressive news and commentary program. Before beginning his career as a political commentator, he worked briefly as an associate attorney in Washington, D.C. and New York City. As a young man, Uygur supported social conservative positions but as his views evolved he began to identify as a progressive. Uygur also co-founded the progressive political action committee Justice Democrats along with Zack Exley, Saikat Chakrabarti, and Kyle Kulinski.
Filmography
| 2013 | Dream School (TV Series) · as Journalist, Host & Co-Founder 'the Young Turks' |
| 2008 | 15 Most Shocking Political Sex Scandals · as Commentator |
| 2005 | The Young Turks (TV Series) · as Host |
| 1997 | Contact · as Reporter (uncredited) |