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