Sakis Tanimanidis ( el, Σάκης Τανιμανίδης; born 30 April 1981) is a

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TV host, producer and entrepreneur. Tanimanidis became known in his native country as the host, creator, producer and director of the travel sho
World Party
that aired on

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from 2014 to 2016. In 2017, he became a household name as the Greek host and co-producer of

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2017(the adaptation of the international franchise for the Turkish and Greek television). He is also a serial entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Enthoosia that owns Museums in 7 countries around the world. He has invested/founded multiple start-ups in Greece and abroad.

Early life

Tanimanidis was born in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

, Greece on 30 April 1981. He showed an early interest in showbusiness: While still an engineer student in the state university of Thessaloniki, Tanimanidis co-hosted the TV show ''Asteria kai Labara'' on

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before moving to Boston for a 2-year MBA in

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Career

''World Party'' (2013–2016)

Upon his return from the US in Greece, Tanimanidis created his own TV production company and the concept of the travel show World Party. In this show he and his friends visited more than 40 countries around the world and engaged in risky experiences and unique challenges. World Party mission was to explore our boundless and beautiful world through its tremendous people and places. Tanimanidis was the host, creator, producer and director of the show.

Survivor (2017–2019)

In 2017 Tanimanidis was chosen by

Acun Medya Acun Medya, is a Turkish media company founded by Acun Ilıcalı, Esat Yöntunç, Çaykun Ertan, Alpay Kazan, Mustafa Kazan and Evren Çağlar on 27 September, 2006. Acun Ilıcalı who is the owner of the company is also the main host in most show ...

as the host of

. The show is filmed in the Dominican Republic for both Turkish and Greek audiences with Tanimanidis being the host of the Greek cast version. TV ratings have been record-breaking for a prime-time reality programme.

Greece Got Talent (2017–2018)

In 2017 he was selected to be one of the judges in season 5 of this show alongside

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and

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. Sakis Tanimanidis maintains his own travel agency. Also, he has founde
Baby Blue Project
a production company for TV shows, concept creation, commercial videos, content development and more
Baby Blue Project
is equipped with modern tools and great dreams and based in Athens.

Boom! (2019-2020)

In 2019, he was selected to present a new game show called Boom! on

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. The game show was stopped abruptly due to low ratings in December of the same year. Some episodes aired on repeat in the summer of 2020.

Dragons’ Den (2023-present)

The Greek version of

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began airing in January 2023 on

ANT1 Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece. The alternate spelling is wordplay in Greek; ''ena'' (ένα) is the Greek number ''1'' (one), thus ''ANT1'' is pronounced the same as ''Antenna'' (Αντέννα). It laun ...

. It is hosted by Sakis Tanimanidis.

Personal life

Tanimanidis announced in 2017 that he is in a relationship with Christina Bompa. The couple married Saturday 1 September 2018 in the Greek Island of

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. In December 2020, they announced that they are expecting twins.

References

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