Giorgos Kapoutzidis
Giorgos Kapoutzidis | |
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Γιώργος Καπουτζίδης | |
| Born | 31 July 1972 |
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| Notable work | Sto Para Pente |
Giorgos Kapoutzidis (Greek: Γιώργος Καπουτζίδης; born 31 July 1972) is a Greek screenwriter and actor.
He is the creator of the critically successful television series Saturday-born (Σαββατογεννημένες, Savvatogennimenes), In the nick of time (Στο παρά 5, Sto Para Pente) and Greek national (Εθνική Ελλάδος, Ethniki Ellados). He has won three television awards, for best screenplay, for the series Savvatogennimenes and Sto Para Pente (twice).[1]
In May 2006, he was the commentator for the Greek TV, ERT, in the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Athens. He also wrote the scripts for the presenters Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas in both the semi-final and final. He was the commentator for the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), in the Eurovision Song Contest from 2013 to 2022 (except 2018), alongside radio producer, Maria Kozakou.
In 2016, Kapoutzidis was selected to be the presenter of the third season of The Voice of Greece. In 2017, he returned to present The Voice and was selected to be a judge in the fifth season of Ellada Eheis Talento alongside Sakis Tanimanidis and Maria Bakodimou.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Illustration | Agis Moundreas | film debut | |
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Carl | voice role (in greek) | |
| 2009 | Soula Ela Xana | Himself | cameo appearance | |
| 2009 | Up | Alpha | voice role (in greek) | |
| 2009 | The Heiress | gynecologist | ||
| 2010 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | Sammy | voice role (in greek) | |
| 2013 | Planes | Dusty Crophopper | voice role (in greek) | |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Dusty Crophopper | voice role (in greek) | |
| 2018 | The Grinch | Grinch | voice role (in greek) | |
| 2023 | One World, Two Faces | Himself (narrator) | documentary |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Forbidden Love | Television debut | |
| 2002–2003 | Camera Café | Himself (writer) | Greek adaptation of French tv series |
| 2003–2004 | Saturdayborn | Jose Gutierez, Himself (writer) |
Main role, 33 episodes |
| 2005 | The Nanny | dc. Papasotiriou | 1 episode |
| 2005–2007 | Sto Para Pente | Spyros Deloglou, Himself (writer) |
Lead role, 49 episodes |
| 2006 | Feel the fun | Himself (host) | Vareity talk show |
| Greek Finals of Eurovision Participation | Himself (commentator) | TV special | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | Himself (commentator) | TV special | |
| 2007 | MEGA Telethon - Chain of love for hope | Himself (host) | MEGA TV special |
| 2008 | Singles 3 | Padelis | Episode: "The force of habit" |
| The Red Suite | Asimakis Bakolas | Episode: "Red hostage" | |
| 2009–2010 | The Twenty | Himself (host) | Variety show on MEGA; also writer and creative director, 15 episodes |
| 2010 | Talk Dirty to Me | Denos | Episode: "Extra katsaridoctol" |
| Love in Action | Himself (writer) | TV movie on MEGA | |
| 2009 Madame Figaro Awards Cyprus - Women of the Year | Himself (host) | TV special | |
| 2010 Madame Figaro Awards Greece - Women of the Year | Himself (co-host) | TV special | |
| 2010–2011 | Just the 2 Of Us | Himself (host) | Season 1; also creative director |
| 2011 | 2010 Madame Figaro Awards Cyprus - Women of the Year | Himself (host) | TV special |
| 2011–2013 | Company in the kitchen | Himself (host) | Daytime cook show on MEGA |
| 2013–2014 | Eurosong: A MAD Show | Himself (host) | TV special |
| 2013–2017, 2019–2022, 2025-2026 |
Eurovision Song Contest | Himself (commentator) | TV special |
| 2015 | National Team | Christos Melitis, Himself (writer) |
Lead role, 15 episodes |
| 2015 Time Out Eating Awards | Himself (host) | TV special | |
| 2015–2016 | I have no words! | Himself (host) | Daytime game show on MEGA; season 2 |
| 2016–2018, 2024-today |
The Voice of Greece | Himself (host) | Season 3-5, 10-11 |
| 2017 | 2017 Super Music Awards Cyprus | Himself (host) | TV special |
| 2017–2018 | Greece's Got Talent | Himself (judge) | Season 5-6 |
| 2018–2019 | As long as i have you | Tryfonas Parikleous | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | The road to Tokyo: Team Hellas | Himself (host) | Sports talk show on ERT1; also creator, 59 episodes |
| 2022–2025 | Serres | Himself (writer) | 20 episodes |
| 2022 | director | 5 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Numbers | Jorge Kapoutzidis | Episode: "Your world" |
| 2025 | One Future | Himself (host) | Saturday talk show on Skai TV |
| In the Nick of Time - 20 Years Later | Spyros Deloglou Himself (creator) |
TV special |
References
- ^ "Φλας μπακ στα 11 χρόνια του θεσμού". ethnos.gr. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2015.