Cenk Uygur
March 21, 1970 (54 years old) 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.
Known For
Credits
- Future · The Young Turks as Host
- 2021 · Power Hour with Nina Turner as
- 2021 · Q: Into the Storm as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · By Day's End as Himself (voice)
- 2019 · The Conversation as Self - Host
- 2018 · How to Kill 14 People Without Saying a Word as Self
- 2016 · All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone as Self, host, The Young Turks
- 2016 · Money Monster as Self
- 2014 · Mad As Hell as Self
- 2010 · I'm Still Here as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1997 · Contact as Reporter (uncredited)