Biography:Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

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Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
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Tsoukalos at AlienCon 2016
Born (1978-03-14) 14 March 1978 (age 47)
EducationIthaca College
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Television producer
Websitethealiensguy.com

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (/ˈsuːkələs/; Greek: Γεώργιος Τσούκαλος; born 14 March 1978) is a Swiss-born writer, and television presenter and producer. He is a ufologist and a promoter of the ancient astronauts hypothesis.[1] He is best known for his appearances on Ancient Aliens, a History Channel series of which he is also producer.[2]

Career

Tsoukalos is of Greek-Austrian heritage.[3] He is a 1998 graduate of Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, with a bachelor's degree in Communications.[4] From 1999 to 2007, he worked as a promoter of IFBB-sanctioned bodybuilding contests, including Mr. Olympia.[5] He was lead promoter and contest director of the IFBB San Francisco Pro Grand Prix from 2001 to 2005.[6][4]

Since 2002, Tsoukalos has appeared in programs broadcast by Travel Channel, History Channel, Syfy, and National Geographic. He was the editor of Legendary Times magazine from 1999 to 2008.[7][8][9] He is a co-executive producer of Ancient Aliens, and he has appeared in more than 200 episodes since 2009.[10] He presented and co-produced the 2014 H2 series In Search of Aliens.[11]

Ancient Aliens meme

Tsoukalos's appearances in Ancient Aliens inspired a meme highlighting his unusual hairstyle overlaid with the caption: "I'm not saying it was aliens … but …"[12] Variations of the meme were uploaded by users as early as November 2010.[12][13] According to Dictionary.com, the meme mimicked "the tone of conviction used by Tsoukalos to present unfounded far-fetched pseudo-logic as fact."[13]

In a 2015 Reddit AMA, Tsoukalos said he loved the meme, adding "it's a great honor to have been embraced" by Internet users.[3][14] During a 2016 appearance on CNN Philippines, Tsoukalos's meme-ification was discussed at length. A partial transcript of the interview was later published online as "Meet the Hair Guy from Ancient Aliens."[15]

In 2021, Tsoukalos made a cameo appearance in the Resident Alien episode "Welcome Aliens". He was described by the lead character as "that high-haired gentleman".[16] The episode included several references to the Ancient Aliens meme.[17] Tsoukalos reprised his cameo in the 2022 episode "Best of Enemies".

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2002 In Search of Self 1 episode; Credited as an Egyptologist
2003 Is It Real? Episode: "Ancient Astronauts"
Is There a Stargate? Documentary short
2007 Mysterious Journeys 3 episodes[4]
2008 Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest TV documentary[4]
2008–2016 Coast to Coast AM Syndicated radio program; 9 episodes[18]
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Giorgio (cameo) Uncredited appearance
UFO Hunters Self 3 episodes[4]
2009–2024 Ancient Aliens Self / Producer
  • 240 episodes
  • Consulting producer (2009–2015)
  • Co-executive producer (2015–2024)
2010 Extreme Universe Self Episode: "Star Gates"
2011 The Mo'Nique Show 1 episode; Archive footage appeared in later episodes
2011–12 The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast; Episodes #125 and #232
2013 Contacto Extraterrestre Episode: "Caídos a Tierra"
America's Book of Secrets Episode: "The Ancient Astronaut Cover-Up"
2014 In Search of Aliens Self / Presenter 10 episodes; Credited as co-executive producer
2017 Ancient Aliens Declassified Self 6 episodes; Highlights from Ancients Aliens
Next Week with Jeff Durbin Episode: "Conspiracy Theories and Sam McClure"; Archive footage
2018 BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural Episode: "The Unexplained Phoenix Lights Phenomenon"
The Noite com Danilo Gentili Episode: "Ufólogos"
2019 Truth-Seekers Giorgio Tsoukalos (cameo) Short film
2020 The UnXplained Self Episode: "The Truth About UFO's"
2021–22 Resident Alien Giorgio Tsoukalos (cameo) 2 episodes
2022 Les Secrets du miracle de Fatima Self TV documentary; Archive footage

References

  1. ↑ Wood, Jennifer M. (2015-04-18). "10 Things We Learned About Aliens (and Hairspray) from Giorgio Tsoukalos' AMA". http://mentalfloss.com/article/63218/10-things-we-learned-about-aliens-and-hairspray-giorgio-tsoukalos-ama. 
  2. ↑ Birnes, William J. (2016-02-23). UFO Hunters Book Two. New York: Tor Books. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7653-2521-1. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "10 Facts About the Ancient Aliens Guy". History Channel. 2017-04-13. https://www.history.co.uk/shows/ancient-aliens/articles/10-facts-about-the-ancient-aliens-guy. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos". http://www.legendarytimes.com/giorgio/. 
  5. ↑ Colavito, Jason (2005-12-30). The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-59102-352-4. 
  6. ↑ Teper, Lonnie (2003-03-03). "Cutler Repeats as Schwarzenegger Classic Champion". https://www.ironmanmagazine.com/cutler-repeats-as-schwarzenegger-classic-champion/. 
  7. ↑ "Uspto Issues Trademark: Legendary Times". US Fed News Service. https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2743114581.html. 
  8. ↑ "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos: Short Biographical Sketch". Legendary Times. http://www.legendarytimes.com/giorgio/. 
  9. ↑ Card, Jeb J.; Anderson, David S. (2016). Lost City, Found Pyramid: Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0817319113. 
  10. ↑ "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos - Ancient Aliens Cast" (in en). https://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens/cast/giorgio-a-tsoukalos. 
  11. ↑ "In Search of Aliens" (in en). https://www.history.com/shows/in-search-of-aliens. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Ancient Aliens". 15 May 2011. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ancient-aliens. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "ancient aliens" (in en-US). March 2018. https://www.dictionary.com/e/memes/ancient-aliens/. 
  14. ↑ Tsoukalos, Giorgio (2015-04-17). "I am Giorgio Tsoukalos. You may know me from the show ANCIENT ALIENS. AMA!" (in en). https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/32z4m6/i_am_giorgio_tsoukalos_you_may_know_me_from_the/cqfzbgv/. 
  15. ↑ Juacian, Don (2016-08-26). "I want to believe: Meet the hair guy from "Ancient Aliens"" (in en). https://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/television/2016/08/26/ancient-aliens-giorgio-tsoukalos-interview.html. 
  16. ↑ "Welcome Aliens". Resident Alien. Season 1. Episode 9. 2021-03-24. Syfy.
  17. ↑ Sagers, Aaron (2021-04-21). "Resident Alien: Inside That Hair-Raising Cameo" (in en-US). https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/resident-alien-ancient-aliens-giorgio-tsoukalos/. 
  18. ↑ "Giorgio Tsoukalos" (in en). 2016-09-15. https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/tsoukalos-giorgio-7137/. 

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