Andreas Voutsinas (Greek: Î'Î½Î´Ï Îας Î'ουτσινάς; 22 August
1930 â€" 8 June 2010) was a Greek actor and theater director. In the
English-speaking world, he was best known for his roles in three Mel
Brooks films, The Producers (1968), The Twelve Chairs (1970) and
History of the World, Part I (1981).Voutsinas was born on 22 August
1932 in Khartoum, since there was a sizeable community of Greek
settlers in Sudan at the time. His parents hailed from the Ionian
Island of Kefalonia. They set up a pasta factory in the Anglo-Egyptian
colony, "reputedly supplying spaghetti to Italian forces" during the
Fascist invasion of Abyssinia. After the collapse of the business
during WWII, Voutsinas moved with his mother to Athens.Voutsinas
studied acting and costume design at the Old Vic School and drama and
song at the Webber Douglas Academy in London, and, in 1957, joined The
Actors Studio.Voutsinas directed more than 130 performances of
classical and contemporary repertoire in London, Paris, New York,
Canada and Greece. He worked as an actor and director on Broadway and
acted in films by Jules Dassin and Luc Besson.
1930 â€" 8 June 2010) was a Greek actor and theater director. In the
English-speaking world, he was best known for his roles in three Mel
Brooks films, The Producers (1968), The Twelve Chairs (1970) and
History of the World, Part I (1981).Voutsinas was born on 22 August
1932 in Khartoum, since there was a sizeable community of Greek
settlers in Sudan at the time. His parents hailed from the Ionian
Island of Kefalonia. They set up a pasta factory in the Anglo-Egyptian
colony, "reputedly supplying spaghetti to Italian forces" during the
Fascist invasion of Abyssinia. After the collapse of the business
during WWII, Voutsinas moved with his mother to Athens.Voutsinas
studied acting and costume design at the Old Vic School and drama and
song at the Webber Douglas Academy in London, and, in 1957, joined The
Actors Studio.Voutsinas directed more than 130 performances of
classical and contemporary repertoire in London, Paris, New York,
Canada and Greece. He worked as an actor and director on Broadway and
acted in films by Jules Dassin and Luc Besson.
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