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Alex Demir

Biography

Alex Demir

Overview

  • Born
    April 12, 1970 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Birth name
    Murad Demirag
  • Nickname
    • Demi

Mini bio

  • Alex Demir was born in N.Y. He grew up in the Bronx and during his high school years his family moved to Westchester County. His father passed away suddenly when Alex was a young boy. With no male role model to guide him Alex started getting into trouble with the law and found himself in jail on several occasions. In his own words- "I was lost, clueless. I became some kind of a maniac".

    Eventually, at the suggestion of a friend from the neighborhood, Alex began taking acting classes at the famed H.B. Studios in the West Village section of Manhattan. There he received encouragement from several of the teachers including Tony Award and Academy Winner Sandy Dennis. He has stated- "It was the first time anyone ever told me that I was good at anything.......anything legal ".

    Alex made his debut on the off Broadway stage in Albert Camus'- "Caligula"

    After working in several more plays and being told constantly that he should be in front of a camera and that he needed to be in Hollywood, he eventually drove across country and settled in Los Angeles.

    His work has been described as; "explosive", "powerful", "wonderfully natural", "honest".
    - IMDb mini biography by: S. Levine

Trivia

  • Worked as a taxi driver in New York for several years. After moving to Los Angeles he's worked as a bouncer, a pizza delivery man, a furniture mover, and a tour guide at a museum before becoming a full time actor.
  • Alex Demir got his start on the stage doing off- Broadway plays while supporting himself by driving a taxi in N.Y. His work in films, on television and on the stage has been described as "wonderfully natural", "explosive", "powerful", "intense".

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