Biography

Can Yaman

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Born
November 8, 1989 · Istanbul, Turkey
Nickname
- Kral
Height
6′ 2″ (1.88 m)

Biography

Can Yaman was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. Can's father Güven and mother Güldem divorced when he was five years old. From an early age, his grandmothers were actively involved in his upbringing and care due to his parents' financial difficulties, which were also the reason why his education was mostly covered by scholarships. Can attended Bilfen College during primary and middle school and then studied at the Liceo Italiano di Istanbul, where he graduated with the highest grade since the school was established. In 2012, he graduated from Yeditepe University Law School and started working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he met his future law firm partners. When he was 24, he worked in mergers and acquisitions and wrote articles for the tax section of Dünya newspaper. While he worked in the field of corporate law, he realized that the office life was not for him. During one of his summer holidays, Can traveled to Bodrum, where he met his managers and began his acting career. His first job in show business was the role of an unfaithful husband in the music video of the song "Porselen Dusler" by Gulnur Gokce. Although his first role in a TV series was in Affairs of the Heart (2014), his breakthrough acting role was in Full Moon (2017), which made him internationally well known. The international success of the TV series, in which he starred, led him to continue his career in Italy. In addition to his work as an actor, he is the face of various Italian and Turkish brands and dedicates his time to the charity association Can Yaman for Children.
- IMDb mini biography by: pn86

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Trademarks

Pronounced body language.
Often plays characters that have difficult relationships with their mothers.
Often plays characters who don't believe in true love.
Often plays characters who can cook.
In Turkish series, he often plays characters that have a connection to foreign cultures (Italian, Spanish, Latin American, Japanese).

Trivia

He has law firm with two colleagues from university, but Turkish law doesn't allow two professions to be practiced in the same time, so his lawyer license is on hold.
He has an aptitude for languages. He is fluent in Turkish, English and Italian and can also speak some German and Spanish.
He spent the last year of high school as a foreign exchange student in Ohio, USA.
He is of Albanian descent on the paternal side. Although his father was born in Turkey, his paternal grandparents originate from North Macedonia and Kosovo.
His name is pronounced like the Italian name Gian or similarly to the English name John. It is a Turkish name meaning "life", "soul" or "spirit".

Quotes

Sometimes people compared me to someone famous and I was flattered, but I thought to myself that, if I was ever going to be an actor, I did not want to look like anyone: I just wanted to be Can Yaman, myself, not a copy of someone else.
Every time I post a photo with a colleague or an actress, there are always many women ready to insult them. I only ask one thing of you: that you like each other a bit more.
[on the work of Can Yaman for Children association] My greatest dream? To see the children from the hospital being able to play again.
[on the importance of beauty in TV industry] There are people more beautiful than me, but if looks are not accompanied by other virtues such as tenacity, fighting spirit, discipline and determination, you will not get far. Beauty alone is not enough, nor is talent.
I get upset when something I say is twisted and presented without context so that people come to the wrong conclusion. I get stressed. I would be happy if I could express myself as I am.