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He is a member of the music band M.F.O., which stands for Mazhar (Alanson), Fuat (Guner), Ozkan (Ugur)

He co-starred as Garavel alongside Cem Yilmaz in the film G.O.R.A. (2004) in 2004.

He married Aysun Aslan in 1989. He has a son, Alisan.

He formed a band called Atomikler while studying at Fenerbahçe High School.

He starred as Samim Akca in the 2012 TV series Subat.

In 2013, Özkan Ugur was diagnosed with lymphoma. In July 2020, Ugur defeated cancer for a second time. Due to his illness, he had to visit the doctor every 6 months for a check-up.

Ugur started acting in 1983 in theatrical plays of Ferhan Sensoy, later acting in movies and TV series as well, most notably in Cennet Mahallesi, Poyraz Karayel and films of Cem Yilmaz.

In 2017, the group MFÖ released their first album in 5 years. Ugur was the only member of the band to not have released a solo album.

Ugur started playing the mandolin in primary school.

He was a Turkish pop and rock musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ and actor.

Together with , Ugur represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 1985 with "Didai didai dai" where they finished 14th, and in 1988 with "Sufi" when they placed 15th.

In 2020 and 2023, during the times when his condition worsened, misinformation was spread on social media claiming that Ugur had died.

Özkan Ugur started his professional career in 1970 with the Serif YüzbaSioglu Orchestra as a bass guitarist.

Ugur starred in his first movie, Arkadasim Seytan, in 1988.

After starting his career in 1970, he became a founding member of Kurtalan Ekspres in 1972, which included Baris Manço. After switching several bands for the next few years, Ugur formed MFÖ together with Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner in 1980.