Pavlos Chaikalis

Pavlos Haikalis (also Chaikalis; ; born 30 October 1959) is a Greek actor and politician.

Biography Pavlos Haikalis was born in Katakolo, Elis, on 30 October 1959. He and his older brother Thanasis Haikalis (1948–2022) were raised by his mother Nikoleta because by the time Pavlos Haikalis was 10 yeard old his father Giorgos Haikalis, who was a travel agent, died. After two years they started the health problems of his mother, he and his brother began working at variety of odd jobs for livelihood. He worked as waiter, labourer and warehouseman at a factory, newsstand kioskman, detective and others. in Kallithea, Attica, after his retirement was relocated to his origin town of Katakolo, Elis, where was engaged in amateur acting became a member of the local theatre group Trojan Horse . Although his brother died on 11 November 2022, at the same day Pavlos Haikalis acted at the Apollon Theatre in Pyrgos, Elis playing his brother's role on the play The late mother of the lady of the theatre group Trojan Horse.

Pavlos Haikalis relocated in Athens after he was failed at the last grade of gymnasium school (now lyceum school). He studied acting at Athens's Drama School Giorgos Theodosiadis, after actor Ilias Logothetis motivated him to enroll at it. He served his military service at armored forces on the borders of Greece. Nearly the end of his military service, he was invited by the drama school to act to the theatrical play End of the Journey at the Amiral Theatre, in Athens, with actors Aggelos Antonopoulos and Danis Katranidis. Later he was acted at the play Our Person with Lakis Komninos and Eleni Erimou. and TV series such as the ERT2's Androklis and his lions (1985), Mega's Fifty Fifty (2005-2007 and 2010-2011) starring together with Petros Filippidis and Sakis Boulas, Mega's The Block of Flats (2008-2011).

In February 2021, Haikalis was accused by 4 women of sexual harassment, and inappropriate behavior. The Hellenic Actors' Union (SEI) at its general session on 10 April 2022 has unanimously decided the lifelong removal of Pavlos Haikalis from its registry of members.

Today Pavlos Haikalis has abandoned the theatre and public life in general, has settled permanently in the city where he was born and deals with astrology.

Political career From 18 July 2015 until 28 August 2015 he was the Deputy Minister for Labour and Social Solidarity in the coalition government of Alexis Tsipras. From May 2012 until August 2015 Haikalis was a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Independent Greeks representing the Attica constituency. Before joining the cabinet he was spokesman of his party for social security.

Haikalis has admitted that as a taxpayer he had not declared an invoice of 45.000 euros on his annual income tax declaration, which is being submitted to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). In June 2015, Pavlos Haikalis made some xenophobic statements, said «aliens are blame for the growth in crime and unemployment» and «Greek do not become, but you are born». Pothen Esches expressly forbids Members of Hellenic Parliament from owning or participating in an offshore company, thus it is incompatible with the holding of a seat as lawmaker of parliament. The Independent Greeks political party was forced to exclude him from their ballot in 2015 parliamentary elections.

Personal life His first marriage was with actress Evdokia Pentzaki with whom he had one son Giorgos Haikalis (born 1990) from whom he had one grandson (born 2019). His second marriage was with actress Margarita Soldatou. Haikalis was married her third wife police officer Maria Lykou with civil marriage on 6 November 2015 in a ceremony at the Town Hall of Rafina, Attica, but four years later in 2019 they divorced and Haikalis announced that he assumes responsibility.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role(s) Notes 1980 Loxandra Television debut 1980-1981 Drunken city son Series regular, 21 episodes 1982 Singers of liberty 1 episode 1984 Our own person Kraef Lead role, 13 episodes Local newspaper Lead role, 12 episodes Happy Christmas and Happy Marriage Himself TV special 1985 Androklis and his lions Zaharias Series regular, 26 episodes 1986 Stories from Kefallonia 1 episode 1985-1988 Froutopia different voice roles Recurring role, 24 episodes 1986 Madam Sousou Vrasidas 2 episodes 1987 Happy New Year is only a wish civil servant TV special Maria Dimadi Michalis Series regular, 8 episodes Swear Please Ermolaos Episode: "The victims of Ermolaos" The tv station of Vaggelitsa Sakis Klamenos 1 episode 1987-1988 Stories from the box Sevastianos (voice) Lead role, 22 episodes 1988 Happy New Pain Himself TV special The siblings 1 episode Antheon Street Theocharis Lead role, 13 episodes Frames Recurring role 12 plus 1 wishes for 1989 Himself (co-host) TV special 1988-1989 Be quiet, our country is sleeping Series regular, 13 episodes 1989 Who came to our house tonight Lead role, 8 episodes The Secret with Kostas Karras Himself (co-host) Sunday game show 1989-1990 Inspection, Inspection Lead role, 13 episodes 1990-1991 The gamester Andonio Lead role, 25 episodes 1990-1993 Psarokostoula my darling Lead role, 190 episodes 1991 Blue Cruise Lead role, 14 episodes 1991-1992 The judge Solon Recurring role 1992 You will talk with my lawyer 1 episode The Unacceptables Episode: "Unacceptable New Year's Eve" Red-Black Himself (host) TV special 1992-1993 Crazy housemates Tasos Tyfoxilos Lead role, 41 episodes 1992-1994 Wheel of Fortune Greece Himself (host) Season 4-5 1992-1998 Ten Little Mitsoi naughty grandmother / priest Lambros Lead role, 39 episodes 1993 Harry Clyn Show Himself 1 episode The three bodyguards Recurring role The Children of Greece Hercules Pouaeres Episode: "I'm not a terrorist" 1994 The Good Mother-in-law Paolo Lead role, 16 episodes Anyone with their own needs Lead role, 13 episodes Moral Department Episode: "Exclusively" 1995 Anna Vissi with Love Himself (co-host) Variety talk show on ANT1 The bis examarten Lakis Episode: "Groom urgently wanted" One in the morning, other in night Foivos Tamianopoulos 2 episodes 1996 They and I Nikitas Episode: "Hunting job" Unforgettable comedies Babis Rentzis Episode: "Babis and Babinos" 1998-1999 When Harry broke up with Mary Lead role, 17 episodes 1999 No men anymore Theocharis 1 episode Two Strangers police officer 1 episode 1999-2000 Criss Cross Thomas Lead role, 30 episodes 2000 Innocent or Guilty Miltos Tamiolakis 5 episodes 2000-2001 What Soul Will You Deliver, You Fool Woman? priest Lambros Main role, 7 episodes 2001-2004 Under the Acropolis Babis Lead role, 250 episodes 2004 Seven Deadly Mothers-In-Law Giorgos Lorandos Episode: "The Racist Mother-in-law" 2005-2007 Wedding ring on the right Theofilos Giantzoglou Main role, 413 episodes 2005-2011 Fifty Fifty Mimis Sarantinos Lead role, 81 episodes 2006-2008 The Red Suit officer Karantinos 6 episodes 2007-2008 The Cicada and the Ant Antonis Kavouras Lead role, 18 episodes Daddy's Girls Pavlos Prassas Lead role, 26 episodes 2008-2011 The Block of Flats Thanasis Balafoutis Lead role, 132 episodes 2009 The Secrets of Eden lawyer 1 episode 2012 My Mother's Sin priest Nikolaos 1 episode 2013 The Delicatessen Grigoriou Pavlos Allantopoulos Lead role, 25 episodes 2013-2014 The Diner Leonidas Ifantis Lead role, 38 episodes 2014-2017 The Classmates Isidoros Nikolaidis Main role, 433 episodes 2018 Ten Little Mitsoi naughty grandmother Lead role, 5 episodes 2018-2019 Free Relationship Nikos Papakostas Lead role, 33 episodes 2019-2020 The Block of Flats Mess Evripidis Papadakis Lead role, 35 episodes 2021 On my shoes Giannaros Recurring role, 30 episodes

Film Year Title Role(s) Notes 1981 17 Bullets for an Angel film debut 1984 Loafing and Camouflage cook 1985 Girls for... a bite 1985 The clever hugman Fotis video movie 1985 Without hair and knowledge Mourmouris video movie 1986 Raid on the Villa of the Angels video movie 1986 The virgin hunter Tony video movie 1986 The barbarian and Barbara Thanasis video movie 1986 Austerity right now Antonis video movie 1986 A star is born with caesarian birth video movie 1986 The Starlet Gino video movie 1986 Lovers' branch video movie 1986 Chasing love video movie 1987 Absences 1987 Conjugal short circuits Agapios video movie 1987 I need a man Telemachos video movie 1987 Nitsa's Revenge Karamitsos video movie 1987 A bumpkin with French and piano lessons video movie 1987 Your death, my life Vasilis Gkanas video movie 1987 My friend is a ninja policeman video movie 1987 Bonnie and Clyde Greek Edition 1: Robbery for two Giorgos video movie 1987 Bonnie and Clyde Greek Edition 2: Chasing the green suitcase Giorgos video movie 1987 Hard walnuts and sweet touloumba Makis Tromaras video movie 1987 Trip to Bangkok Sotos Berdesis video movie 1988 Baptised by crazy priest Paraskevas video movie 1988 Zero hour car Mitsos Theofilou video movie 1988 My child. Where's my child? video movie 1988 Psonio, tapi kai... psyhraimos video movie 1988 Your boy is the best Sotiris Katsimichas video movie 1988 Krystallo kid video movie 1988 The bedchaser Nodas video movie 1989 From school to bouzoukia Fanis Argyriou video movie 1989 The twin of misfortune Panagos video movie 1989 The screw video movie 1990 The pirate and the Filipina Giorgos video movie 1990 The gambler Antonio video movie 1999 Safe Sex Kostas 2005 Loukoumades with honey Leonidas 2005 A marriage, a funer and one woman from Bulgaria Vasilis TV movie 2013 The Limousine: A Comedy of Misunderstandings professore 2017 The Treasure Neokopos Cheretakis 2021 Karditsa Forever Agis Patrick

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