Nicholas Giannopoulos (Greek: Πικόλαος "Πίκος"
Î"ιαννόπουλος; born 1 July 1963) is an Australian stand-up
comedian, film and TV actor and film director of Greek descent. He is
best known for his comedy stage show Wogs Out of Work alongside George
Kapiniaris, the television sitcom Acropolis Now and the film The Wog
Boy and has been described as "Australia's leading exponent of "wog"
humour".Giannopoulos was born in Melbourne, Australia, the first-born
son of Greek immigrant parents. He grew up in the inner Melbourne
suburbs of Fitzroy and Richmond and attended Abbotsford Primary School
and Richmond High School. In 1981 he was accepted into the Drama
course at Rusden State College where he also was a student in Media
Studies. He 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.Giannopoulos co-created and
starred in the ground breaking stage show Wogs Out of Work which
remains one of the highest grossing Australian created live shows of
all time. He has followed up Wogs Out of Work with the Wog Boys,
Wog-A-Rama and Wog Story stage shows. Giannopoulos has also made
appearances at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, as well as co-authored
books In 1990â€"1991, he toured Australia to full house audiences for
eight months as the star of the stage production of Acropolis Now Live
Onstage, which he co-produced. In 1993â€"1995, he toured Australia
with his ethnic comedy stage show Wog-A-Rama. In the 90s, he toured
Australia with his ethnic comedy stage show Wogboys.
Î"ιαννόπουλος; born 1 July 1963) is an Australian stand-up
comedian, film and TV actor and film director of Greek descent. He is
best known for his comedy stage show Wogs Out of Work alongside George
Kapiniaris, the television sitcom Acropolis Now and the film The Wog
Boy and has been described as "Australia's leading exponent of "wog"
humour".Giannopoulos was born in Melbourne, Australia, the first-born
son of Greek immigrant parents. He grew up in the inner Melbourne
suburbs of Fitzroy and Richmond and attended Abbotsford Primary School
and Richmond High School. In 1981 he was accepted into the Drama
course at Rusden State College where he also was a student in Media
Studies. He 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.Giannopoulos co-created and
starred in the ground breaking stage show Wogs Out of Work which
remains one of the highest grossing Australian created live shows of
all time. He has followed up Wogs Out of Work with the Wog Boys,
Wog-A-Rama and Wog Story stage shows. Giannopoulos has also made
appearances at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, as well as co-authored
books In 1990â€"1991, he toured Australia to full house audiences for
eight months as the star of the stage production of Acropolis Now Live
Onstage, which he co-produced. In 1993â€"1995, he toured Australia
with his ethnic comedy stage show Wog-A-Rama. In the 90s, he toured
Australia with his ethnic comedy stage show Wogboys.
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