Giorgos Vasiliou (actor)

He was born in Lamia, Greece in 1950. As a child, Vasilou worked at various jobs, along with school. Vasileiou was also playing soccer with PAS Lamia 1964 and he was goalkeeper. During 1970–71 season, he faced AEK Athens F.C. Despite the 1–4 defeat, AEK wanted to join him, but the proposal was declined by his club. That led him to retire from soccer.[http://www.filathlos.gr/diaphora/288175-giorgos-basileioy-ethopoios-alla-kai-termatophylakas-giati-chalase-e-metagraphe-toy filathlos.gr Γιώργος Βασιλείου: Ηθοποιός αλλά και τερματοφύλακας – Γιατί χάλασε η μεταγραφή του στην ΑΕΚ] He studied at the Drama School of Giorgos Bellos where he graduated with honors.[http://www.tovima.gr/culture/article/?aid=841226 Το Βήμα Πέθανε σε ηλικία 66 ετών ο ηθοποιός Γιώργος Βασιλείου] On 17 November 1973, during the Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973, he met his wife, Lia Thermogianni, then a student of Athens Law School, whom he married four years later and had two children.[http://www.cnn.gr/news/ellada/story/52836/pethane-o-giorgos-vasileioy Newsroom , CNN Greece Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Βασιλείου]

He has worked alongside Thanasis Vengos, Rena Vlachopoulou and other great names in Greek theatre. In the early 1990s, and after many appearances in plays, movies and television shows, he met Nikos Foskolos, who has since called Vasilou teacher and who confided important roles, most notably that of Stathis Theocharis in the daily series Καλημέρα Ζωή.[http://www.tovima.gr/culture/article/?aid=841226 Το Βήμα Πέθανε σε ηλικία 66 ετών ο ηθοποιός Γιώργος Βασιλείου]

During the Greek parliamentary elections of 2004, he was elected by the New Democracy party for deputy. Since 2007, after being deputy in parliament, he continued to work in theater and television. In November 2011, he announced his membership in the Democratic Alliance party and was a resident in the constituency of Piraeus. During the last 12 years of his life, he resided in Salamina with his wife.

He had taken part, and has starred in, many plays and television productions and movies. He also has given his voice to many compilations and children's productions, and has taught at Tragas Drama School.

He died in Salamina on 2 November 2016, after a months-long battle with lung cancer.

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• Αθηναϊκό-Μακεδονικό Πρακτορείο Ειδήσεων:«Έφυγε» απο τη ζωή ο ηθοποιός Γιώργος Βασιλείου [http://www.amna.gr/articlep/129578/%C2%ABEfuge%C2%BB-apo-ti-zoi-o-ithopoios-Giorgos-Basileiou]
• Το Βήμα Πέθανε σε ηλικία 66 ετών ο ηθοποιός Γιώργος Βασιλείου [http://www.tovima.gr/culture/article/?aid=841226]
• Newsroom , CNN Greece Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Βασιλείου [http://www.cnn.gr/news/ellada/story/52836/pethane-o-giorgos-vasileioy]

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