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10 Facts About Lakis Lazopoulos

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Apostolos Lazopoulos is a Greek playwright, actor, comedian, script writer, producer, tv presenter, writer, columnist, songwriter and performer.

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Lakis Lazopoulos was ranked 83rd by the public in Skai TV's Great Greeks in 2009.

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Lakis Lazopoulos was born in Larissa, Greece, where he received his primary and secondary school education.

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Lakis Lazopoulos then entered the School of Law at the University of Thrace and in 1984 received his Master's degree from the University of Thessaloniki.

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Lakis Lazopoulos joined the Free Theatre of Athens, where he performed Why People are Happy, followed by yet another successful revue, Change and Craze.

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Lakis Lazopoulos was sued over this by the then-President of Greece, Christos Sartzetakis.

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Lakis Lazopoulos stood trial but was acquitted of all charges.

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Lakis Lazopoulos played the role of McKeith in Brecht's "Three Penny Opera" under the direction of Jules Dassin.

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Lakis Lazopoulos followed this with a guest star appearance in the film "Kavafis", directed by Giannis Smaragdis.

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Lakis Lazopoulos concurrently wrote the theatrical play "Ta Leme", which maintained its position at the top of the box office well into 2002.