Angelo Tsarouchas

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Angelo Tsarouchas is a Canadian comedian/actor, cousin of George Tsarouchas,^[1] whose parents are originally from Greece. A large element of his stand-up comedy revolves around the parody of his Greek origins.

Life and career

Evangelos Petros Tsarouchas (Born: Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was raised by a Greek mother and father, his first language was Greek (in his words "my Mom couldn't speak English, so we spoke mainly Greek in the house"),[1] and is an internationally known stand-up comic. Angelo Tsarouchas has toured extensively throughout the world, making him one of the most requested comics year round. He married his Armenian American girlfriend, Alina Basil on October 10, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

Recently, he was showcased at the UK Paramount Comedy Festival, South African Comedy Festival and Montreal's Just for Laughs. Angelos' diverse talent has also landed him on the big screen with appearances in The Score, John Q, The Recruit, The Prince and Me, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and Cinderella Man, and most recently in his first starring role in the award winning film Fred and Vinnie, where he plays the world's fattest vegetarian and agoraphob. Angelos' material appeals to an incredibly wide range of audiences, his recent one hour special on Showtime "Bigger is Better" has been viewed more than 14 million times. He wrote and performed his one-man show "It's All Greek to Me" which has received rave reviews. The same titled comedy CD has also reached number one in Australia, keeping him in demand year round.

Angelo has also been a special guest on the Russell Peters World Tour, as well as the Just For Laugh's Ethnic Heroes of Comedy Tour and Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show, and too many others to mention.

References

External links

• Official website
• Angelo Tsarouchas at the Internet Movie Database