Guido Hatzis is a

Greek-Australian Greek Australians () are Australians of Greek ancestry. Greek Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Greek diaspora. As per the 2021 Australian census, 424,750 people stated that they had Greek ancestry (whether alone o ...

comic character created by

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Tony Moclair Tony Moclair (born 4 September 1969, Cork, Ireland) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, performer, and radio broadcaster. Renowned for his versatility, Moclair has contributed to numerous Australian radio networks, frequently showcasing ...

and

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and voiced by Moclair. Guido appeared originally on Schiller and Moclair's radio program "Crud" on the Australian Radio Network

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. Most of Guido's comedy involves making

prank call A prank call (also known as a crank call, a hoax call, or a goof call) is a telephone call intended by the caller as a practical joke played on the person answering. It is often a type of nuisance call and can be illegal under certain circumsta ...

s that are usually centred on outrageous claims about his looks and abilities, Greek

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s, and extreme bluntness.

History

Moclair appropriated the last name "Hatzis" from friend and sometime producer of the "Crud" program, fellow broadcaster and actor Chris Hatzis; Chris Hatzis,

and Tony Moclair are alumni of the Breakfasters on Melbourne's

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. Chris Hatzis based the character on fellow school friend Paul Catelaris aka "Pauly", a Greek man who migrated to Melbourne from Athens in the late 1980s. In 2000, Guido also appeared in the music video " Always Be with You" by Australian band

Human Nature Human nature comprises the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of Thought, thinking, feeling, and agency (philosophy), acting—that humans are said to have nature (philosophy), naturally. The term is often used to denote ...

as a guest in a nightclub with Human Nature performing, later in the video, during the performance he calls band member Phil (Burton), on his mobile phone, interrupting the performance, to tell them their dancing is terrible, and proceeds to show them humorous dance moves. Guido Hatzis currently has a YouTube channel with more recent prank calls, an Instagram account, a Twitter account and a Facebook account.https://www.facebook.com/guidohatzis

Discography

Studio albums

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. Guido Hatiz has won two awards from two nominations. ! , - ,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

, ''Do Not Talk Over Me'' , rowspan="2", Best Comedy Release , , rowspan="2", , - ,

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

, ''Whatever...'' , , -

References

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