Giannis Bezos

Ioannis Bezos (; born 10 September 1956) is a Greek actor, director, and singer. He is considered one of the best Greek actors of his generation, performing on television, theatre, and cinema.

Biography The person who discovered Bezos first was Thymios Karakatsanis, at a performance at Smaroula theatre. Initially, he worked with Aliki Vougiouklaki on stage. He went on to have a number of TV hits: Oi Aparadektoi (1991–92, 1992–93), Tis Ellados ta Paidia (1993–95), Ekeines Kai Ego (1996–98), Flower-spread Life (1998–99), Akros oikogeneiakon (2001–3), Eftyhismenoi Mazi (2007–10), My Daughter's Marriage (2010) and Clinical Case (2011). In many of the TV series in which he starred and stars, he has cooperated with the director Andreas Morfonios, with whom he has a close friendship, while some of these are directed by Bezos himself.

Also, he starred in various theatrical performances in the 1980s including Frogs and Lysistrata. In March 2009 the theatrical hit La Cage Aux Folles, a Jean Poiret French musical, starring Bezos, made its premiere at Pallas theatre, with direction by Stamatis Fasoulis.

Bezos is also famous for his singing, which he often demonstrates while performing. Consequently, he has featured in musical performances, periodical cooperations and on records (at Giorgos Hatzinasiou, Notis Mavroudis and Thanos Mikroutsikos records). Since 1987, he has been married to actress Natalia Tsaliki, who has featured alongside Bezos many times on TV and stage. They have a daughter, Iro Bezou (1988).

In April 2016 the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation announced Bezos would host a new television series, "Speaking of Theatre" («Μιλώντας για θέατρο»), on ERT2, Bezos's first TV hosting role for some time.

He has also acted in five films.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1983 Hooligans: Hands off the youth! Haris Film debut 1987 The Woman Who Saw Dreams Achilleas 1987 Cover Woman Preacher direct-to-video 1989 Innocent or guilty interrogator 1991 Imagine if it rained short film 1992 Up, down and sideways waiter 2000 Poor S.A. Odysseas 2001 One-time payment Giannis 2006 Illustration Giorgos 2010 From the one to the other short film 2010 Mikis Theodorakis Mikis Theodorakis 2011 Christmas Tango Col. Manolis Loggos 2015 Rembrandt's daughter Malaparte 2018 Magic skin 2025 Christmas carols Sofianos Karamanos

Television Year Title Role(s) Notes 1984 Parking Space Television debut 1986 The dilemma Loukelis Main role, 16 episodes 1986-1987 Vendetta Miltos Petridis Main role, 13 episodes 1988-1989 Who killed Avel? Stavros Papastavrou Main role, 13 episodes 1989 Innocent or guilty interrogator Main role, 7 episodes 1990 The Three Harites seller Episode: "The Unknown Man" 1991 Dear gentlemen 1 episode 1991-1993 The Unacceptables Giannis Bezos Lead role, 49 episodes 1992 Narrow hole wall contacts Hatzipapas 1 episode Eliza and the others Mickie Episode: "Beautiful, young and unlucky" Anatomia enos egklimatos Petros Episode: "Paihnidia thanatou" 1992-1993 Tha miliseis me to dikigoro mou Antonis Nikolopoulos Lead role, 31 episodes 1993 Anatomia enos egklimatos Episodes: "Timoria" / "Foul tis damas" 1993-1995 Tis Ellados ta Paidia Epaminondas Kakalos Lead role, 54 episodes; also directror 1994 The Good Mother-in-Law Epaminontas Kakalos Episode: "You can put a flag, you can!" 1995 The ridiculousness of it Stathis Episode: "It is your fault" Just a greek coffee 1 episode 1995-1996 Absent Stathis Lead role / 20 episodes 1996-1998 They and I Zahos Doganos Lead role, 58 episodes; also director 1998 Night Report dentist 2 episodes 1998-1999 Live long and prosper Nikolas Deligiannis Lead role, 32 episodes 1999-2000 Aristotelis the Great Aristotelis Aristotelous Lead role, 32 episodes; also director 2001 Red Cycle Mihalis Hatzis Episode: "Crown Letters" 2001-2002 The pampered children Kimon Apostolidis Lead role, 18 episodes The three widows Lead role, 22 episodes 2001-2003 Very Family Friendly Alexandros Theotokatos Lead role, 48 episodes 2002 My sweetest lie Aristeidis Mamaloukos 1 episode 2003-2004 Wedding List Giannis Dimitropoulos Lead role, 20 episodes 2004-2005 The Knives Themistoklis Makris Lead role, 26 episodes 2005 A wedding with everything Ilias Episodes: "Nothing upright" 2006 Seven deadly mothers-in-law Makis Beretas Episodes: "The Spoiled Mother-in-law" 2006-2007 He came and tied Giorgos Leventis Lead role, 28 episodes 2007 With you 1 episode Honorable Cuckolds Alkis Episode: "The hypochondrium cuckold" 2007-2009 Happy Together Dionysis Mavrotsoukalos Lead role, 60 episodes 2008 Black Midnight Aristotelis Tsaparas 1 episode 2009 Happy Together - The Movie Dionysis Mavrotsoukalos TV movie 2010 The marriage of my daughter Giannis Lazos TV movie 2010-2011 No if you receive more than the one who doesn't have Saint Petros (voice) 3 episodes 2011-2012 Clinical Case Markos Staikos Lead role, 18 episodes 2013-2014 Emma's Home Arhontis Paxinos Lead role, 21 episodes 2014 Through This Kostas Episode: "The widow and her tail" 2015 Justification Tilemahos Triantafyllou 10 episodes Don't drive me crazy Sokrates TV-mini series 2016 Your Family Polyvios Delakourtis Episode: "Hangover" 2016-2017 Talking about theatre Himself (host) Talk show; also director 2018-2020 Throw the fryer away Andreas Baskias Lead role, 114 episodes 2019 Life in the grave general Balafaras Lead role, 13 episodes 2020-2021 Present Eleftherios Goulas Lead role, 60 episodes; also director 2021-2022 In foreign hands Haralabos Fegoudis Lead role, 157 episodes 2022 The Numbers Ntinos Sakkaris Episode: "The Numbers" 2022-2023 Everything I Love with Giannis Bezos Himself (host) Music talk show on OPEN The Other Me: Nemesis Dorotheos Komninos 8 episodes 2024 Famagusta Andreas Sekeris Lead role, 24 episodes 2024-2026 VIP: Good Old Days Giannis Leroutsos 4 episodes 2026 Super Heroes Vasilis Metaxas Lead role, 60 episodes