Sakis Tanimanidis
Sakis Tanimanidis (
Early life
Tanimanidis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece on 30 April 1981. He showed an early interest in showbusiness: While still an engineer student in the state university of Thessaloniki, Tanimanidis co-hosted the TV show Asteria kai Labara on TV 100 before moving to Boston for a 2-year MBA in Babson College.
Career
World Party (2013–2016)
Upon his return from the US in Greece, Tanimanidis created his own TV production company and the concept of the travel show World Party. In this show he and his friends visited more than 40 countries around the world and engaged in risky experiences and unique challenges. World Party mission was to explore our boundless and beautiful world through its tremendous people and places. Tanimanidis was the host, creator, producer and director of the show.[6]
Survivor (2017–2019)
In 2017 Tanimanidis was chosen by
Greece Got Talent (2017–2018)
In 2017 he was selected to be one of the judges in season 5 of this show alongside Giorgos Kapoutzidis and Maria Bakodimou.[9]
Sakis Tanimanidis maintains his own travel agency. Also, he has founded Baby Blue Project, a production company for TV shows, concept creation, commercial videos, content development and more. Baby Blue Project is equipped with modern tools and great dreams and based in Athens.[10]
Boom! (2019-2020)
In 2019, he was selected to present a new game show called Boom! on Skai TV. The game show was stopped abruptly due to low ratings in December of the same year. Some episodes aired on repeat in the summer of 2020.
Dragons’ Den (2023-present)
The Greek version of Dragons' Den began airing in January 2023 on ANT1. It is hosted by Sakis Tanimanidis.[11]
Personal life
Tanimanidis announced in 2017 that he is in a relationship with Christina Bompa.[12] The couple married Saturday 1 September 2018 in the Greek Island of Sifnos.[13] In December 2020, they announced that they are expecting twins.
References
- ^ "World Party - Who Is Who". alphatv.gr.
- ^ "Sakis Tanimanidis". babyblueproject.com.
- ^ "World Party TV Show". alphatv.gr.
- ^ "World Party". alphatv.gr.
- ^ "Survivor – ΣΚΑΪ". survivor.skai.gr.
- ^ "WORLD PARTY". alphatv.gr.
- ^ "Αυτό είναι το επεισόδιο του Survivor με τη μεγαλύτερη τηλεθέαση".
- ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Ο τελικός του Survivor "πέταξε" στο 78,2%! - zappit.gr".
- ^ "ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΕΧΕΙΣ ΤΑΛΕΝΤΟ — ΣΚΑΪ (www.skai.gr)".
- ^ "Baby Blue Project". babyblueproject.com.
- ^ "Dragons' Den: Ο Σάκης Τανιμανίδης μάς συστήνει το κορυφαίο show επενδύσεων". Zappit (in Greek). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Instagram. "Christina Bompa (@chrismpo)" (in Greek).
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Πρώτο Θέμα - Τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2018 η Χριστίνα Μπόμπα και ο Σάκης Τανιμανίδης θα ανέβουν τα σκαλιά της εκκλησίας". 8 August 2018.