Vlassis Bonatsos
Vlassis Bonatsos (Greek: Βλάσσης Μπονάτσος) (November 30, 1949 – October 14, 2004) was a popular Greek entertainer and singer.
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| Born | November 30, 1949 |
| Died | October 14, 2004 (aged 54) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Actor, TV-presenter, singer |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Koutoumanou (1996–2004) |
Biography
His father was a judicial officer and his mother was a piano teacher. Vlassis started his music career by creating a group named "PELOMA BOKIOU" ("ΠΕΛΟΜΑ ΜΠΟΚΙΟΥ") in the early 1970s. The band members came up with the name after combining syllables of their last names: DaPEris, LOgothetis, MArinakis, BOnatsos and KIOYrktsoglou. In the early 1980s he costarred in the legendary theatrical play "Evita" starring Aliki Vougiouklaki (Αλίκη Βουγιουκλάκη) and him as Che. He maintained a relationship with Vougiouklaki for several years. Then he took up acting and starred in Greek movies, but his fame reached its peak in the 1990s when he started participating in popular TV series such as "Aparadektoi" (1991). He is also remembered as a presenter of iconic TV shows and gameshows on Greek TV including the Greek version of Family Feud (named in Greek: Kontres). In Kontres his memorable catchphrase was "Tora!!!!!" (Now!!!) with a characteristic sudden raise in his voice (almost yelling). He died suddenly in 2004, aged 54. According to the press his death cause was asphyxiation, due to obstructive laryngitis.
Music
- Epikindini isoropia (1976)
- Genika (1981)
- Auta ta vradia (1983), LP
- Paralirima (1991)
- Xairete (1996)
Television
- Me to kleidi sto heri (TV game)
- Oi Aparadektoi - as Vlassis
- Ekeines Kai Ego - guest star
- Family Feud, the Greek version with the same board but with similar colors, theme song, Greek title and several characteristics but the same attitude as Family Feud, it was known as Kontres or Kondres in Greek and was broadcast at 6:30 EET (5:30 CET) on Mega Channel in the mid-1990s and on Mega Cosmos in the early-2000s in the afternoons.
Selected filmography
- I arhontissa kai o alitis (1968)
- O Drakos, to prosopo tis imeras (1983)
- Ela tora... pou leipei o andras mou (1986)
- Tile-kannivaloi (1987)
- Patris, listeia, oikogeneia (1987)
- O Agapitikos tis... Dimitroulas (1989)
- O Diavolos kai to kerato tou (1989)
- O Drapetis (1991)
- Gynaikes dilitirio (1993)
- Vitsia gynaikon (2000)
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