Kostas Sommer
Costas or Kostas Sommer (Greek: Κώστας Σόμμερ; born 17 May 1975) is a Greek model and actor who has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows. In 2005, he appeared in the Hollywood film Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo starring Rob Schneider, as the Greek gigolo Assapopoulos Mariolis. The role was Sommer’s first Hollywood role, after nailing his only audition since arriving in Los Angeles.
Life and career
Sommer was born in Germany, to a Greek father, from Crete, and a German mother. He uses his mother's maiden name as his stage name. He spent most of his childhood years in Germany, and later moved to Greece. Sommer attended the German School of Athens. He was bitten by the acting bug as a young boy, and continued working in television and film in Greece. He started modeling at age 12, and is a graduate of UCLA in acting 1997.
He is a very well known Greek celebrity appearing in numerous magazines as a model before landing roles in big screen film productions such as Brides by Pantelis Voulgaris, A Breath's Distance for ATA Studios and Golden Beach. Some of his television credits include Love Came From Afar, Aliki, and The Bachelors. He has also appeared in several broadway plays include playing the part of Joe Bonaparte in Golden Boy and Liliom. He enjoys extreme sports as well as skydiving, jetski, speed boat, car and motorcycle racing/stunts. Some of his other hobbies include kickboxing, sailing, scuba diving, track and field and firearms. He currently lives between Athens and Los Angeles Sommer made a guest appearance during the April 2006 Miss Star Hellas, (Greek: Μις Σταρ Ελλάς) pageant. He was starring opposite actress Fay Zafirakou, (Greek: Φαίη Ζαφειράκου), in the Greek TV series Tis Agapis Maheria (Greek: Της αγάπης μαχαιριά), (The Knives of Love) by Stratos Markidis for ANT1. This series had a personal connection to Kostas since the story is based in Cretan traditions.
Costas
Costas or Kostas (Greek: Κώστας) is a Greek name. As a given name it is the hypocorism for Konstantinos (Constantine).
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Kostas (film)
Kotas is a 1979 film directed by Paul Cox about a Greek taxi driver.
Production
The film was shot over four weeks in March 1979. $100,000 of the budget came from the Victorian Film Corporation.
Post production on the film was rushed so Cox could ready it in time for the Melbourne Film Festival which he now says was a mistake. However it was the best received of all Cox's features to date.
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Kostas (songwriter)
Kostas Lazarides (Greek: Κώστας Λαζαρίδης; born April 14, 1949) is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, George Strait, and Travis Tritt, and has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). In addition, he recorded one album, entitled XS in Moderation, on Liberty Records in 1994.
Biography
Kostas Lazarides was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. While he was seven years old, he and his family moved to the United States, taking up residence in Billings, Montana. Lazarides eventually began identifying himself by the singular name Kostas.
Personal life
Kostas was divorced from his wife Hope Evangeline in 2001. They have a daughter named Sofia, who was aged 8 at the time of the divorce. Custody of Sofia was awarded to Kostas. Sofia disappeared on August 25, 2003, while visiting her mother in Nashville, prompting an FBI hunt for her that lasted 6 years. Hope was arrested by FBI agents in Dallas, Texas, on February 24, 2009. She was returned to Tennessee where she was charged with custodial interference and appeared before General Sessions Judge Gale Robinson on March 11, 2009.
Sommer, Kostas Filmography
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2014, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2012, role: actor
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2012, role: actor
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2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2009, role: producer
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2009, role: actor , character name: Ottis
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2009, role: actor , character name: Harry
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2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2008, role: actor , character name: Himself - Host
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2008, role: actor , character name: Nikos
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2008, role: actor , character name: Frank Asarian
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2007, role: actor
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2006, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2006, role: actor , character name: Stephen
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2005, role: actor , character name: Assapopoulos Mariolis
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2004, role: actor
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2004, role: actor , character name: Kostas
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2003, role: actor , character name: Aris
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2002, role: producer
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2002, role: actor , character name: Ilia
