Cenk Uygur

Cenk Uygur

Born: March 21, 1970
in 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 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.

Movies for Cenk Uygur...

Title: Power Hour with Nina Turner
Released: September 23, 2021
Type: TV
Speak truth to Power. Fight the power. Get the power. Use the power. Power Hour with Senator Nina Turner and Cenk Uygur.
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Title: Q: Into the Storm
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 21, 2021
Type: TV
A three-year investigation chronicles the evolution of “Q” in real time, with access to key players, along with an examination of how the anonymous character uses conspiracy theories and information warfare to influence politics.
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By Day's End
Title: By Day's End
Character: Himself (voice)
Released: March 17, 2020
Type: Movie
A lesbian couple's efforts to mend their deteriorating relationship are put on hold when a pandemic disease that causes insatiable hunger ravages the world around them.
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Title: The Conversation
Character: Host
Released: February 14, 2019
Type: TV
Cenk Uygur sits down for quick but substantive interviews with political and cultural thought leaders from around the US and the world. Expect to see politicians from both sides of the aisle, media personalities, actors, directors, and more.
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How to Kill 14 People Without Saying a Word
Title: How to Kill 14 People Without Saying a Word
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 2018
Type: Movie
This is a story of how the lips of America became sealed. How we stood by and let our minds be censored. How countless lives were lost in the name of comfort and correctness. This is how we killed fourteen people in San Bernardino, CA on December 2nd, 2015 without saying a single word.
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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Title: All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Character: Self, host, The Young Turks
Released: November 4, 2016
Type: Movie
Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.
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Money Monster
Title: Money Monster
Character: Himself
Released: May 12, 2016
Type: Movie
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
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Mad As Hell
Title: Mad As Hell
Character: Self
Released: April 29, 2014
Type: Movie
MAD AS HELL follows Cenk Uygur's transformation from unknown talk show host on local Public Access TV to an internet sensation with his online news show "The Young Turks," which has amassed over one billion views on YouTube. Once Cenk ventures from the internet into national television and lands the 6 PM time slot on MSNBC, his uncensored brand of journalism is compromised and Cenk becomes the nexus in the battle between new and old media.
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I'm Still Here
Title: I'm Still Here
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: September 10, 2010
Type: Movie
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
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Contact
Title: Contact
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Released: July 11, 1997
Type: Movie
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
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Title: The Young Turks
Character: Host
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Online American liberal/progressive political and social commentary program hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian