Tahir Bilgiç

Tahir Bilgic
Born (1970-12-12) 12 December 1970
İstanbul, Turkey
Medium Stand-up, television, film
Nationality Turkish-Australian
Years active 1995–present
Genres observational humour
Notable works and roles Pizza, Swift and Shift Couriers, Housos, Bogan Hunters and Fat Pizza vs. Housos

Tahir Bilgiç (born 12 December 1970) is an Australian comedian, film and television actor, of Turkish descent.[1] He is best known for his role as Habib in the sitcoms Pizza and Swift and Shift Couriers. He is often credited, along with Sleek the Elite as the person who came up with the catch phrase 'Fully sick'. The phrase 'fully sick' is used throughout each of the Pizza episodes and throughout the ongoing Paul Fenech sitcoms by the main characters.

Career

Tahir features as the Lebanese character Habib in the hit series Pizza and the motion pictures Fat Pizza and Fat Pizza vs. Housos. Habib enacts the ethnic stereotype of drug-dealing, obnoxious, womanising migrant. In 2011, he appeared in season two of Swift and Shift Couriers.

Bilgiç has appeared on Rove Live, The NRL Footy Show, Laughing Stock, Recovery, Foxtel, Comedy Channel, the SBS documentary series - Aussie Jokers and the Australian improvisational comedy series, Thank God You're Here and as a celebrity judge on Bogan Hunters.[2] He is cousin of Outside 90 writer Nicholas Amies.

Career

References

  1. ↑ www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/10/1041990055960.html
  2. ↑ http://www.tahir.com.au/blog/about/ Tahir Online - Biography
  3. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/10/1041990055960.html Young Turk
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