Zannino

Zannino Greek Ζαννίνο born Giannis Papadopoulos Γιάννης Παπαδόπουλος of Theophilos Galata Constantinople 21 August 1923 Athens 27 May 1995 was a Greek theater and film actor distinguished in supporting roles He was the son of Theophilos Papadopoulos and Sofia and during the years of uprooting he came with his parents to Greece and settled in Drapetsona in Piraeus Since 1937 when his father died the small but strong Giannis has been trying to find work and take care of his mother At that time he was hired as a dancer in the Ramasov ballets that gave performances in various cafesandan centers of the time In one of those performances at the Attic Mantra in the early 1940s when Attic himself asked him what his name was he answered Yannis but the ballet director Sofia Ramazov called him Nino and then Attic said What Yannis and nonsense Yannis is Jean Jean and Nino are Zannino Thats how Ill introduce you Since then this artistic pseudonym has remained for both himself and his later wife and daughter Zanninos artistic career has been brilliant both in Greek cinema and even in American having participated in the film Midnight Express as well as in theater and even on television Zannino was the one who brought Harry Klynn real name Vassilis Triantafyllidis to the theater Source Wikipedia