Nicholas Giannopoulos was born on 1 July 1963 and is an Australian stand-up comedian, stage, TV and film actor and film director.
11 Facts About Nick Giannopoulos
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Nick Giannopoulos is best known for his comedy stage show Wogs Out of Work alongside George Kapiniaris, the television sitcom Acropolis Now and The Wog Boy film series and has been described as "Australia's leading exponent of "wog" humour".
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Nick Giannopoulos was born in Melbourne, the first-born son of Greek immigrant parents.
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Nick Giannopoulos grew up in working class origins, his father ran a milk bar, which he staffed sometimes from a young age, while his mother was a machinist.
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Nick Giannopoulos grew up in the inner Melbourne suburbs of Fitzroy and Richmond and attended Abbotsford Primary School and Richmond High School.
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Nick Giannopoulos left Rusden halfway through his course when he auditioned and was accepted into the Drama School at the Victorian College of the Arts, from where he eventually graduated.
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Nick Giannopoulos has followed up Wogs Out of Work with the Wog Boys, Wog-A-Rama and Wog Story stage shows.
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Nick Giannopoulos has made appearances at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, as well as co-authored books.
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Nick Giannopoulos was one of the creators and stars of the television sitcom Acropolis Now.
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In 2004, Nick Giannopoulos hosted and produced the TV special Greece Is The Word on the Seven Network and repeated before the Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony.
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In 1990, Nick Giannopoulos was the director and star of the play The Heartbreak Kid with which he toured Australia.