About

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Place of birth:
Orestiada, Thrace, Greece
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Thanasis Papathanasiou

Overview

Thanasis Papathanasiou was born in 1959 in Orestiada. He studied Political Sciences at Panteion University (but without graduating) and at the Lykourgos Stavrakos Film and Television School. Before taking up writing, he wanted to be a sportswriter.

Michalis Reppas and Thanasis Papathanasiou are a contemporary writing duo who have been involved in writing (as well as directing) plays, as well as television series, films, and musical theater performances.

They became widely known with the now famous television series Treis Harites (1989 - 1992) and Bis hexamartein (1993 - 1996).

Their plays "Dads with Rum" (1996), "Symbetheri from Tirana" (2008), "The Stork Brings the Babies" (2002), "Raus" (2010), "Men ready for everything" (2012 ) was one of the biggest commercial successes of modern Greek theater while their film "Safe Sex" (1999) broke the record for paid Greek cinema tickets with 1,500,000 tickets. The film currently holds the second place at the Greek box office, right after "Politiki kousina". The authors have been honored with the "Karolos Koun" theater prize (2002) in the category "Dramaturgy of a Greek Work" for their play "Evros across the street" while their also play "Attiki Odos" (2010) won the " Audience Theater Award" of the magazine "Athinoramas", in the category "Best New Greek Project". Their film, "Oxygeno", was honored in 2003 with the "FIPRESCI Award", at the 44th Thessaloniki Festival.

Known for

Acting
2010 Naked Cinema Actor Θανάσης Παπαθανασίου N/A
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Directing
2024 The Curse of Tzela Delafraga Directing Director N/A
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2022 Mary Mary Mary Directing Director 69
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2018 Άντρες έτοιμοι για όλα Directing Director N/A
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2015 Put the Minister in the Socket Directing Director N/A
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2008 Extremely Non-Graphic Directing Director 58
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2004 Which Eleni? Directing Director N/A
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2003 Blackmail Boy Directing Director 58
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2001 Crying... Silicon Tears Directing Director 59
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1999 Safe Sex Directing Director 59
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Writing
2024 The Curse of Tzela Delafraga Writing Writer N/A
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2023 Snow Cookies Writing Screenplay 59
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2022 Mary Mary Mary Writing Writer 69
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2015 Put the Minister in the Socket Writing Writer N/A
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2008 Extremely Non-Graphic Writing Writer 58
Average
2004 Which Eleni? Writing Writer N/A
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2003 Blackmail Boy Writing Writer 58
Average
2001 Crying... Silicon Tears Writing Writer 59
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1999 Safe Sex Writing Writer 59
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1993 To Dis Examartein Writing Writer 69
Fair
1990 Oi Treis Harites Writing Writer 70
Good
1989 Δυο φορές ψεύτης Writing Writer 58
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1989 Kalokairines ataxies Writing Writer 59
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1988 Δυο κορίτσια στο κρεβάτι μου Writing Writer 58
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