Nick Giannopoulos
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Nick Giannopoulos (July 1, 1963 in Melbourne, Australia) is a Greek Australian stand-up comedian, film and TV actor. He is best known for his comedy stage show Wogs out of Work and the television sitcom Acropolis Now and is an exponent of wog comedy.
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[edit] Early life
Giannopoulous lived in Richmond, Victoria as a child and supported the Richmond Football Club upon moving there. He asked his mother to buy him a Richmond jumper, which is black with a yellow sash. Instead his mother purchased a black jumper with a red sash, due to the fact it was on special. However, this jumper was of the Essendon Football Club, and since then Giannopoulous has been a prominent supporter of the club.
[edit] Comedy career
Giannopoulos has also made appearances at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. He has also followed up Wogs out of Work with the Wog Boys and Wog-A-Rama stage shows.
[edit] Film career
His film credits include The Wog Boy (2000) which was a box-office hit in Australia, and a less successful film - The Wannabes (2003), which he also directed.
[edit] Trivia
- He owns a house on a Greek island.[citation needed]
[edit] External link
Nick Giannopoulous at the Internet Movie Database
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