Uraz Kaygılaroğlu

Uraz Kaygılaroğlu is a Turkish actor. He acted in Pis Yedili (Dirty Seven), Ejder Kapanı (Dragon Trap, also: Kenan İmirzalıoğlu & Ezgi Mola), Harem, Yedi Güzel Adam (The Seven Beautiful Men), Baba Candır (Dad Is Everything, Korean Drama – What Happens To My Family Turkish Adaptation, also: Berna Koraltürk), Sefirin Kızı (The Ambassador’s Daughter, also: Engin Akyürek, Tuba Büyüküstün & Neslihan Atagül), Aynen Aynen (Same Thing, also: Kerem Bürsin), Üç Kuruş (The Bad Penny), Aşk 101 (Love 101, also: Selahattin Paşalı, Mert Yazıcıoğlu & Alina Boz), Ayak İşleri (Running Errands), Erşan Kuneri (The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri, also: Merve Dizdar & Ahsen Eroğlu), Sakla Beni (Hide Me/Lost In Love, also: Asude Kalebek & Cemre Baysel), Aktris (Actress), Kuvvetli Bir Alkış (A Round Of Applause, also: Cihat Süvarioğlu), Son Kare (Trans.: Final Shot, also: Serkay Tütüncü & Burcu Özberk), Yeraltı (Underground, also: Sunay Kurtuluş, Ekin Aksoy, Hakan Çelebi, Nilay Erdönmez, Deniz Can Aktaş, Devrim Özkan, Sümeyye Aydoğan & Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi) and more.

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Facts:

• his family is originally from Balıkesir
• he lost his father at the age of 4, so he grew up without a father
• he has a daughter named Ada Kaygılaroğlu with actress Melis İşiten
  • says he has wanted to become a father since he was around 18, influenced by losing his own father at a young age and growing up without one, because of that longing, becoming a father early, growing up with his child and spending time together felt deeply important to him
• he cannot forget his childhood memories of living with his grandfather, he says that as a child, he spent weekends at his maternal grandparents’ house and school breaks and summer holidays with his paternal grandparents
  • his grandfather sold needles for the machines in sock factories in Mahmutpasha (Istanbul) and would take him to work when he was in elementary school
  • they would commute together and take the ferry and he grew up among shopkeepers inside the han’s of Mahmutpasha
  • being surrounded by adults at such a young age helped him develop a strong sense of being part of real life
  • describes his grandfather as a very honest man who would get extremely angry at even the smallest lie and says he learned a lot from him, especially since he was mischievous and would sometimes try to escape trouble by saying things like “I didn’t do it, it was probably my grandmother”
• had wanted to be an actor since childhood, but his mother was against it
  • she told him to have a proper profession and a regular salary each month, since he lost his father at a young age and grew up with his mother, he felt he couldn’t go against her
  • he told her he would get his diploma for her but wouldn’t pursue that career and once he finished school, he began trying acting
• lost 60 kilos after being told overweight actors couldn’t lead, driven not by fame but by a desire to access more varied roles
  • he sees acting as a lifelong profession, believes the industry is highly competitive and appearance-focused and says his only competition has always been with himself
• he is extremely afraid of gaining weight because he used to be very overweight, so he tries to exercise regularly, watch what he eats, drink plenty of water and walk whenever possible
  • says that remembering his overweight days keeps him grounded and more humble, believing that if he had always looked good and been confident, he might have become harsher or more arrogant
• enjoys dressing well, he says that because he was overweight for many years, he couldn’t wear the clothes he liked and would often think “This won’t suit me anyway.”
  • after losing weight, he began putting all his interest and energy into dressing the way he wants
• he enjoys watching Peaky Blinders, The Crown and House of Cards
• wants to work on a project with Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
  • he says “I think he’s very talented and incredibly handsome, even his beard looks perfect. He’s like the Brad Pitt of Türkiye; he can make any role believable.”