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Stavros Paravas (; April 15, 1935 – September 15, 2008) was a Greek actor.


Biography

He was born on April 15, 1935, in the Athens neighborhood of
Tourkovounia The Tourkovounia (), also known as Lykovounia (Λυκοβούνια, "wolf mountains") and in Antiquity called Anchesmos (), is a hill range in Athens, Attica. The name has also been transferred to a neighbourhood in Central Athens and a neighbo ...
. His parents were poor refugees from
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, and he helped his family financially doing odd jobs. After a successful audition, he entered and graduated from the drama school of ”Kostis Michailidis”, on a scholarship.45 χρόνια αντι-στάρ
, obituary in ''Ethnos'', 16 September 2008
During the Greek military junta of 1967–74, dictatorship, he was arrested for opposition against the regime and was exiled to Gyaros. He married a United Kingdom, British lady Anne and raised three children, Jonathan, Martha and Vanessa. The first child Jonathan suddenly died later. In February 2006, he suffered severe health problems including headaches and years of lung problems with his heart in which he felt better.''Σταθερή βελτίωση παρουσιάζει η υγεία του Σταύρου Παράβα'', in.gr , February 12, 2007, retrieved on September 16, 2008 He died on September 15, 2008, from a heart attack and he was buried two days later.


As an artist

His first appearance in theater was in 1955 in ''To proto psema'' with Katerina Andreadi's company. In the early years of his career he worked with Vilma Kyrou, Dinos Iliopoulos and Kostas Hatzichristos. In the 1970s, he turned with reviews. His presentation ''Dirlanda'' which halted and his reason for his exile. In the next decade, he appeared in several classical roles. His first appearance was in Epidaurus in ''Plutus (play), Plutus'' by Aristophanes.


Filmography


References


Sources

*''Pinakothiki Feliou, apo to Logotheidis kai Meta, Kostas Papassilios, Ebiria ekdotiki'' (''Πινακοθήκη Γέλιου,από το Λογοθετίδη και μετά, Κώστας Παπασπήλιος, Εμπειρία εκδοτική, 2002''), 2002 , p 158-167


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paravas, Stavros 1935 births 2008 deaths Greek male film actors Male actors from Athens