Cenk Uygur
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 21, 1970, Istanbul, Turkey
- Movies
- 9
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2022 | The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | By Day's End | Himself (voice) |
| 2018 | How to Kill 14 People Without Saying a Word | Self |
| 2016 | All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone | Self - Host, The Young Turks |
| 2016 | Money Monster | Cenk Uygur (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Mad As Hell | Self |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Contact | Reporter (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2016 | UNCOUNTED - The Story of the California Election | Producer |
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