| Tahir Bilgic | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1970 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 |
Tahir Bilgiç (born December 12, 1970) is an Australian comedian, film and television actor, of Turkish descent.[1] He is best known for his role in the sitcom Pizza.
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Tahir features as the Lebanese character Habib in the hit series Pizza and movie. Habib enacts the ethnic stereotype of drug-dealing, obnoxious, womanising migrant. The stereotypes of the Fat Pizza characters are ballooned to ridicule the stereotype itself. In 2011, he appearred in season two of Swift and Shift Couriers.
Bilgiç has appeared in 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.[2]