Jannis Pappas (born in Brooklyn , New York , USA ) - American stand-up comedian of Greek origin [1] [2] . In the last years of his creative activity, the most famous Greek community in the USA is in its popular YouTube characters Moris and Mr. Panos [3] [4] [5] [6] .
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| Birth name | English Yannis pappas |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn , New York , United States |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | stand-up comedian |
| Father | Chris Pappas |
| Mother | Anna Pappas |
| Site | Official site |
Biography
Born in Brooklyn ( New York , USA ) in the family of Christians and Anna Pappas, who practiced law. The parents of his father come from the island Imvros (today the territory of Turkey ), and his mother was born in Crete ( Greece ). Pappas grandfather, like many Greek immigrants, was engaged in the restaurant business [2] . He has two older brothers, Peter and Nikos. Peter Pappas, a lawyer by profession, worked in the administrations of US presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama .
In his childhood he attended the Orthodox church , was a servant [2] .
He graduated from the College of American University , where he studied American studies and the history of America .
He was engaged in social activities , in particular for 2.5 years he took part in providing humanitarian aid to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, for three years he worked with mentally ill people, as well as with representatives of the social assistance organization “Lutheran Social Service” .
He was the host of the comedy show "2 Point Lead" [7] , and also with journalists Marianne Antonio and Pedro Andrade led the program "Fusion Live", dedicated to current events, pop culture and satire . Together with comedian led the show "The Bracket".
In addition to the profession of a comedian, together with his friend, director Jess Scaturro created a production company «Ditch Films».
Links
Notes
- ↑ Yannis Pappas . Comedy Central .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Nevradakis, Michael. The Greek-American Comedian: Interview with Yannis Pappas . GreekTV: Uniting Greeks Worldwide.
- ↑ Yannis Pappas . YouTube .
- ↑ Mr. Panos . YouTube.
- Ro Comedian Yannis Pappas Remembers 'Robin Williams' Important Message in 'Dead Poets Society' . Greek Reporter (August 15, 2014).
- ↑ Varikos, Joanna. Yannis Pappas Joins Fusion's 'The Morning Show' as Host . Greek Reporter (October 10, 2013).
- ↑ Yannis Pappas . hahaha.com.