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

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2016
The Young Turks
2013
Contact
1997
Money Monster
2016
Bitmeyen Şarkı
2010
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal
2024
The Conversation
2019
I'm Still Here
2010
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016
The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM
2022
How to Kill 14 People Without Saying a Word
2018
Mad As Hell
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
14
Producing
1
2024
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal
as Self - Host, The Young Turks (archive footage)
2022
The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Power Hour with Nina Turner
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
Money Monster
as Cenk Uygur (uncredited)
2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
as Self - Host, The Young Turks
2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Mad As Hell
as Self
2013
The Young Turks
as Host
2010
I'm Still Here
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Bitmeyen Şarkı
as Oktay
1997
Contact
as Reporter (uncredited)