Alexis Georgoulis (; born 1974) is a

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actor and politician.

Personal life

Georgoulis was born on 6 October 1974 in

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. His father worked for

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and his mother taught

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. Georgoulis served his mandatory military service in the

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, and began studying

civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

at the

National Technical University of Athens The National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA; , ''National Metsovian Polytechnic''), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, a university in Athens, Greece. It is named in honor of its benefactors Nikolaos Stournaris, Eleni Tosi ...

in 1993. In 1996, he began acting with local drama schools, and in 1997, he was accepted to the Vasilis Diamantopoulos' Jasmine

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Acting

After performing with the

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Heresis in their renditions of '' Carmen 33'' and ''The Return'', Georgoulis began working in television. He first took smaller roles in ''Alice in Wonderland'' and ''Death Agony'', but it was his co-starring role in 2001's ''

Eisai to Tairi mou ''Eisai To Tairi Mou'' (Greek: ''Είσαι Το Ταίρι Μου''; English: ''You're My Mate'') is a Greek romance comedy television series aired in the 2001–2002 season by Mega Channel. It was written by Lefteris Papapetrou and directed by ...

'' that elevated the Greek actor to stardom. According to the

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, in recognition of his fame, Georgoulis is called the "

George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster and independent films, Clooney has received numerous accolades, including two Ac ...

of Greece" therein.

Performance credits

Dance

Filmography

Film

Television

Politics

As a member of

Syriza The Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance (), best known by the syllabic abbreviation SYRIZA ( ; ; a pun on the Greek adverb , meaning "from the roots" or "radically"), is a Centre-left politics, centre-left to Left-wing politi ...

, he was elected to the

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on 26 May 2019 for a four-year term. His

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included the promotion of the

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. When his involvement in an alleged case of sexual harassment went public in 2023, he was expelled from both Syriza and

The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) is a left-wing political group of the European Parliament established in 1995. Prior to January 2021 it was named the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (, GUE/NGL). The group is mainly compose ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgoulis, Alexis 1974 births actors from Larissa Aristotle University of Thessaloniki alumni Greek male film actors Greek male television actors Greek actor-politicians living people MEPs for Greece 2019–2024 People from Larissa politicians from Larissa Syriza MEPs