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Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

Swiss-born TV presenter and producer

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 pseudoscientific ancient astronauts hypothesis.[2] He is best known for his appearances on Ancient Aliens, a History channel series of which he is also producer.[3]

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Career

Tsoukalos is of Greek-Austrian heritage.[4] He is a 1998 graduate of Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, with a bachelor's degree in Communications.[5] For several years he worked as a bodybuilding promoter and a volunteer in IFBB sanctioned bodybuilding contests, including Mr. Olympia.[6] He produced and directed the annual IFBB San Francisco Pro Grand Prix from 2001 to 2005.[7][5]

Since 2002, Tsoukalos has appeared in programs broadcast by Travel Channel, History, Syfy, and National Geographic. He was the editor of Legendary Times magazine from 1999 to 2008.[8][9][10] He is a co-executive producer of Ancient Aliens, and he has appeared in more than 200 episodes since 2009.[11] He presented and co-produced the 2014 H2 series In Search of Aliens.[12]

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 …"[13] Variations of the meme were uploaded by users as early as November 2010.[13][14] According to Dictionary.com, the meme mimicked "the tone of conviction used by Tsoukalos to present unfounded far-fetched pseudo-logic as fact."[14]

In a 2015 Reddit AMA, Tsoukalos said he loved the meme, adding "it's a great honor to have been embraced" by Internet users.[4][15] 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."[16]

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".[17] The episode included several references to the Ancient Aliens meme.[18] Tsoukalos reprised his cameo in the 2022 episode "Best of Enemies".

Filmography

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    Childress, David Hatcher (30 July 2009). Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest. Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-1-931882-94-1.
  2. [2]
    Wood, Jennifer M. (18 April 2015). "10 Things We Learned About Aliens (and Hairspray) from Giorgio Tsoukalos' AMA". MentalFloss. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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    Birnes, William J. (23 February 2016). UFO Hunters Book Two. New York: Tor Books. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7653-2521-1.
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    "10 Facts About the Ancient Aliens Guy". History. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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    "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos". www.legendarytimes.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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    Colavito, Jason (30 December 2005). The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-59102-352-4.
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    Teper, Lonnie (3 March 2003). "Cutler Repeats as Schwarzenegger Classic Champion". Iron Man. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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    "Uspto Issues Trademark: Legendary Times". US Fed News Service. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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    "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos: Short Biographical Sketch". Legendary Times. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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    Card, Jeb J.; Anderson, David S. (2016). Lost City, Found Pyramid: Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0817319113.
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    "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos - Ancient Aliens Cast". History. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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    "In Search of Aliens". History. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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    "Ancient Aliens". Know Your Meme. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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    "ancient aliens". Dictionary.com. March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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    Tsoukalos, Giorgio (17 April 2015). "I am Giorgio Tsoukalos. You may know me from the show ANCIENT ALIENS. AMA!". r/IAmA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  16. [16]
    Juacian, Don (26 August 2016). "I want to believe: Meet the hair guy from "Ancient Aliens"". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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    "Welcome Aliens". Resident Alien. Season 1. Episode 9. 24 March 2021. Syfy.
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    Sagers, Aaron (21 April 2021). "Resident Alien: Inside That Hair-Raising Cameo". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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    "Giorgio Tsoukalos". Coast to Coast AM. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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