{{short description|Azerbaijani actor, television presenter, voice-over artist and film producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Tural Asadov<br /><small>Tural Əsədov</small> | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|8|16}} | birth_place = Baku, Azerbaijan SSR | other_names = | notable_works = | height = | known_for = | education = Western Caspian University | employer = | occupation = Actor, television presenter, voice-over artist, film producer | years_active = 2001–present | spouse = | children = }}
'''Tural Asadov''' ({{langx|az|Tural Əsədov}}, born 16 August 1982) is an Azerbaijani actor, television presenter, voice-over artist and film producer.
== Biography == === Vital === Tural Jafar oglu Asadov was born on August 16, 1982, in the city of Baku. In 1999, he graduated from high school number 211. In 1999-2003 he studied regional studies at Western University. In 2003-2005 he studied by correspondence for a master's degree in finance at the University of Economics. In 2003–2005, he served in the State Border Service Marine Ships Brigade. For a while he played in the Club of Merry and Witty. He married in 2011 and has a son and a daughter. The Daughter and The Son want to stay anonymous online.
=== Activity === Tural Asadov started working in television in 2001 on Space TV channel. He hosted the "Bazar" magazine program broadcast on Space TV.
He has produced numerous commercials and feature films. As a director, he created clips of Azerbaijani pop stars such as Sevda Alekperzadeh, Miri Yusif and Roya. He hosted Roya's concert in the Kremlin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Röyanın Kreml konserti |url=https://oxu.az/showbiz/21868 |website=oxu.az |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
Tural Asadov was a participant in the "Car 10: Transformer" ({{langx|az|Maşın Şou 10: Transformer}}) episode of the car reality show, which aired in May 2010, and had to leave the game on May 17 after losing an SMS fight.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maşin Şou 10 - Transformer (17.05.2010) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvx9nnLh6jw&t=5205s |website=youtube.com |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
In 2013, he participated in the "Touch the Star" ({{langx|az|Ulduza toxun}}) project, produced by Picmus Production, all rights reserved for PicMus LLC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Известный телеведущий и продюсер Турал Асадов стал гостем программы "Ulduza toxun" |url=https://ru.baku.ws/show_news/18478 |website=baku.ws |publisher=baku.ws |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref>
On December 18, 2013, Tural Asadov and Italian actress Ornella Muti were hosts at the concert entitled "San-Remo festival stars in Baku".<ref>{{cite web |title=San Remo festival stars perform in Baku |url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/86863 |website=azertag.az |publisher=Azerbaijan State News Agency |access-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226205912/https://azertag.az/en/xeber/86863 |archive-date=26 February 2021}}</ref>
In 2014, he co-hosted the Big Stage ({{langx|az|Böyük səhnə}}) vocal project on Azerbaijan's Public Television with popular presenter Husniya Maharramova.<ref>{{cite web |title=Azerbaijan: Three tickets to the final |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/azerbaijan-three-tickets-to-the-final |website=eurovision.tv |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
As one of the main actors in the 2015 film Half-World ({{langx|az|Yarımdünya}}), directed by Turkish Osman Albayrak, Tural Asadov was also the main producer of the project.<ref>{{cite web |title=Мири Юсиф и Турал Асадов рассказали о новом фильме "Yarımdünya" |url=https://www.trend.az/life/culture/2375189.html |website=trend.az |publisher=Trend News Agency |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
He hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Baku 2015 European Games in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title="Peşəkar aparıcıların iş fəaliyyəti" mövzusunda "dəyirmi masa" keçirilib |url=https://azertag.az/xeber/Pesekar_aparicilarin_is_fealiyyeti_movzusunda_deyirmi_masa_kechirilib-888685 |website=azertag.az |publisher=Azerbaijan State News Agency|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
On October 22, 2015, at the Fairmont Hotel, Samsung hosted an event organized by Azerbaijan, where the presentation of the Galaxy Note 5 smartphone and Galaxy Gear S2 smartwatch took place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samsung Galaxy Note 5 официально поступил в продажу в Азербайджане |url=https://1news.az/economy/20151023020755003.html |website=1news.az |publisher=1news.az |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Телеведущий Турал Асадов: «Возможности телефона Samsung Note 5 повергли меня в шок!» |url=https://1news.az/news/20151110034514859-Televedushcii-Tural-Asadov-Vozmozhnosti-telefona-Samsung-Note-5-povergli-menya-v-shok-FOTO |website=1news.az |publisher=1news.az |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref>
In 2015, he was the host of "The Voice of Azerbaijan" song contest.<ref>{{cite web |title=Известная азербайджанская модель приняла участие в слепом прослушивании Səs Azərbaycan |url=https://1news.az/news/20151226033520380-Izvestnaya-azerbaidzhanskaya-model-prinyala-uchastie-v-slepom-proslushivanii-Ses-Azerbaycan-FOTO-VIDEO |website=1news.az |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
In 2016, he has been the official voice of Baku City Circuit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amateur video from Formula 1 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BwzY9jVhUf3/?igshid=duu6nyu59jxu |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/turalasadov/2032077639820593143 |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram |publisher=Tural Asadov |access-date=10 March 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
From 2015 to 2018, Tural Asadov served as the Azerbaijani jury spokesperson in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 42 spokespersons for the 2016 Grand Final |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/the-42-spokespersons-for-the-2016-grand-final |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=eurovision.tv |access-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021032457/https://eurovision.tv/story/the-42-spokespersons-for-the-2016-grand-final |archive-date=21 October 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jensen|first1=Charlotte|title=Voting order and spokespeople for Grand Final 2017|url=https://www.eurovisionary.com/voting-order-for-grand-final-2017/|website=eurovisionary.com|publisher=Eurovisionary|access-date=13 May 2017|date=13 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=May we have your votes please?|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/spokespersons-grand-final-eurovision-2018|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=11 May 2018|date=11 May 2018}}</ref>
In late 2016, Tural Asadov starred in the romantic-comedy film Too Many Coincidences in New York.<ref name="a">{{cite web |title=FILM CLUB: ULVIYYA KONUL'S FILM TOO MANY COINCIDENCES |url=http://www.yarat.az/index.php?lang=en&page=12&yrtMaincatID=13&yrtSubcatID=26&yrtEventID=1586 |website=yarat.az |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="b">{{cite web |title="Too many coincidences" shown in Baku |url=https://www.azernews.az/culture/107488.html |website=azernews.az |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
In 2017, he hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Islamic Solidarity Games.
In 2019, he hosted the 15th anniversary concert of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. He commented on the Europa League final on May 29, 2019, at the Baku Olympic Stadium.
== Projects == ;As an actor * ''Protect Men'' (full-length feature film) (role: Zaur) * ''Istanbul holiday'' (full-length feature film) (role: correspondent) * ''Stolen Dreams'' (feature series) (role: Elnur) * ''Dmitrov street 86'' (short feature film) (role: Shafiqa's son-in-law) * ''Half-world'' (full-length feature film) * ''Too Many Coincidences'' (full-length feature film) (role: Mike Kowalski) <ref>{{cite web |title=Турал Асадов и Айдан Ахундзаде в трейлере романтической комедии, снятой в Нью-Йорке |url=https://1news.az/news/20161110113001372-Tural-Asadov-i-Aidan-Akhundzade-v-treilere-romanticheskoi-komedii-snyatoi-v-Nyu-Iorke-VIDEO |website=1news.az |publisher=1news.az |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref> * ''Hozu 2'' (full-length feature film) (role: Investigator)
;As a producer * ''Half-world'' (full-length feature film)
;As a dubbing artist: * ''American pastoral'' <ref>{{cite web |title="CinemaPlus"da "Amerika pastoralı" filminin qapalı nümayişi təşkil olunub |url=https://www.cinemaplus.az/az/cinema/cinemaplus-news/cinemaplusda-amerika-pastorali-filminin-qapali-numayisi-t-skil-olunub/ |website=cinemaplus.az |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> * ''Spark'' <ref>{{cite web |title="CinemaPlus"da "Cinemazadeh dublyaj həftəsi"nə start verilib |url=https://www.cinemaplus.az/az/cinema/cinemaplus-news/cinemaplusda-cinemazadeh-dublyaj-h-ft-sin-start-verilib/ |website=cinemaplus.az |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> * ''Underwater era'' * ''Super Alibi'' <ref>{{cite web |title="CinemaPlus"da "Super Alibi" komediya filmi Azərbaycan dilinə dublyaj olunub |url=https://report.az/sou-biznes-xeberleri/cinemaplus-da-super-alibi-komediya-filmi-azerbaycan-diline-dublyaj-olunub/ |website=report.az |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> * ''Escobar'' * ''Bleed for This'' <ref>{{cite web |title="CinemaPlus"da "Qan bahasına" Hollivud filminin Azərbaycan dilində nümayişi keçirilib |url=https://www.cinemaplus.az/az/cinema/cinemaplus-news/cinemaplusda-qan-bahasina-hollivud-filminin-az-rbaycan-dilind-numayisi-kecirilib/ |website=cinemaplus.az |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist|2}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|3213227}} * {{facebook|turalasadov}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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