Laert Vasili Explained

Laert Vasili
Birth Date:1974 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Delvinë, Albania
Occupation:Actor, director
Yearsactive:1990–present

Laert Vasili (el|Λαέρτης Βασιλείου, Laertis Vasiliou; born 7 March 1974) is an Albanian-born Greek actor and director of film and stage.

Early life and education

Vasili is of Albanian ethnicity on his father's side, while his mother is of Greek ethnic background. Both of his parents were officers in the Military of Albania. As a result, the family moved around a lot and he spent his childhood between Tirana, Saranda and Delvina, Albania. He started acting at the age of 16 while still in high school, playing leading parts in several school theatre performances. At the age of 19 he was accepted to the Academy of Arts in Tirana. In 1994 he left to Greece to study acting at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School in Athens, Greece. He came second out of 750 applicants. He graduated in 1997.

Career

He was nominated for the Dimitris Horn Prize for "Best Young Actor" in 2001.

In 2012 Vasili directed a play in Greece, Corpus Christi, depicting Jesus Christ and his apostles as a group of homosexual men. The 1997 play was written by American playwright Terrence McNally. The Greek Orthodox Church and the right-wing extremist Golden Dawn protested against the play, and Vasili and the cast of the play faced charges of blasphemy in Greece.[1] Vasiliou criticised the fact that prosecutors were using scarce resources to prosecute his cast, rather than investigating tax evaders who had contributed to Greece's economic crisis. "What I see is that there are people who have robbed the country blind, who are not in jail, and the prosecutor turns against art," Vasili told Reuters.[1]

Vasili was part of the first season of the reality show Dance with Me on Klan TV in Tirana, held between 28 September and 29 December 2014. Vasili and the professional singer Zajmina Vasjari came second of six competing couples at the finale. He also won the first season of the reality show Blind Taste on Vizion Plus TV in Tirana, Albania. He came first at the grand finale on 4 July 2015 ahead of 32 candidates.

Awards

Nominations

Director

He has written and directed theatrical plays dealing with the sensitive theme of immigration and the notion of being a foreigner. He was the first to use Albanian artists living in Greece in professional performances, which moreover were multi-lingual. The plays were initially presented in Athens, Greece, and run for more than 400 performances from 2003 to 2015, in Greece, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo and in Albania.

Translator

He has translated several plays from English into Greek and Albanian, and also from Greek into Albanian.

Filmography

Television

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Greece lays charges of blasphemy over gay Jesus play. cbc.ca. 17 November 2012. 2 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Delvina i jep titullin 'Qytetar Nderi' aktorit Laert Vasili .
  3. Web site: Actor of Europe 2018 Awards.
  4. Web site: FITUESIT KREATIVË NGA 45 VENDE TË BOTËS PЁR VITIN 2015, LNPSHA "PEGASI" ALBANIA, SIPAS PËRKATËSISË – Jeni të gjithë ëngjëj – Ejani të fluturojmë së bashku . pegasiworld-al.com . 28 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127074754/http://pegasiworld-al.com/fituesit-kreative-nga-45-vende-te-botes-p%D1%91r-vitin-2015-lnpsha-pegasi-albania-sipas-perkatesise/ . 27 January 2016 . dead.
  5. Web site: Η τελετή βράβευσης των Αθηναϊκών Gay Theatre Awards | LiFO. 14 June 2013.
  6. Web site: Η μάχη του νέου με το παλιό (The battle of the new with the old) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232947/http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=1670 . 2016-03-03 . 2024-01-13 . el.
  7. Web site: Mess 2008 - News . www.mess.ba . 28 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311141048/http://www.mess.ba/2008/public/2008/index.php?lang=en&sel=31&view=91 . 11 March 2012 . dead.
  8. Web site: Festivali i Komedisë, Çmim nderi për Besa Imamin - Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve.
  9. Web site: Çmimet Kult 2016, ja cilët janë të kandiduarit!. 12 December 2016.
  10. Web site: Η τελική λίστα υποψηφίων: Ψηφίστε για τον Άντρα της Χρονιάς | LiFO. 14 January 2013.
  11. Web site: 10α Θεατρικά Βραβεία Κοινού 2008.
  12. Web site: Στον Αργύρη Ξάφη το Βραβείο "Δημήτρης Χορν" | ΑΡΧΕΙΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΥ | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ . www.kathimerini.gr . 28 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003182154/http://www.kathimerini.gr/109782/article/politismos/arxeio-politismoy/ston-argyrh-3afh-to-vraveio-dhmhtrhs-xorn . 3 October 2015 . dead.
  13. News: Elektra Laert Vasili Maqedoni Abc News . Elektra Laert Vasili Macedonia Abc News . Albanian . YouTube . ABC News Albania . 14 September 2015 . 2 October 2015.
  14. News: Për herë të parë/ Një Musical " à la Paris" në Shqipëri . 14 April 2023 .
  15. Web site: Tiranafilmfest.
  16. Web site: Νεα, ειδησεις | ΣΙΝΕΜΑ . www.e-go.gr . 28 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810203324/http://www.e-go.gr/cinemag/summary1.asp?catid=10167 . 10 August 2011 . dead.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Laert Vasili".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.