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DOB:
14 May 1970
STAR SIGN: Taurus
TV: Roland Browning
in GRANGE HILL (BBC 1982-1987); Enormous Orphan in BLACKADDER'S
CHRISTMAS CAROL (BBC 1988); Otto in CHEF! (BBC 1991);
BRING BACK GRANGE HILL (Channel 4 2005); E4 MUSIC (2005)
ERKAN ON ROLAND: Unlike
Roland, Erkan was a happy chap with plenty of friends.
"I'm not like Roland at all", he told the 1984
Grange Hill annual. Sometimes Erkan would get stick because
of his weight but he never let it get to him.
YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW:
Roland was Erkan's first acting role. His teacher and
his mum suggested he auditioned for the part when Grange
Hill producers placed an ad in The Sun newspaper.
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HOBBIES: Roland may have
been lonely but Erkan was always a busy chap! When not filming
he played rugby for his school and did judo. Erkan once had
to decline an offer to join a rugby team because he was busy
with filming. He was also a talented drummer and demonstrated
his skills in the 1986 Drugwatch special, "It's Not Just
Zammo".
FAMILY: Erkan is the youngest
in his family; his brother Martin and sister Susan are both
older. Martin and Erkan used to fight all the time but Sue was
proud when Erkan got the part!
WHERE IS HE NOW? Erkan
is no longer acting but recently got his own slot with Lee
MacDonald on E4 Music. In 1993 C4's "The Word" tracked
him down to a friend's record shop where he was helping out.
He then appeared on This Morning's Grange Hill reunion in
1998. Earlier this year Erkan took part in "Bring Back
Grange Hill" for Channel 4, and appeared on Radio 1.
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Information from the 1984
Grange Hill Annual
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