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Cenk Uygur
Istanbul, Turkey
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…
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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.
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2024
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal
TV show Self - Host, The Young Turks (archive footage)
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2022
The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Power Hour with Nina Turner
TV show
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2020
By Day's End
Movie Himself (voice)
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2019
The Conversation
TV show Self - Host
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2018
How to Kill 14 People Without Saying a Word
Movie Self
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2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Movie Self - Host, The Young Turks
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2016
UNCOUNTED - The Story of the California Election
Movie Producer
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2016
Money Monster
Movie Cenk Uygur (uncredited)
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2014
Mad As Hell
Movie Self
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2010
I'm Still Here
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1997
Contact
Movie Reporter (uncredited)
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The Young Turks
TV show Host
