Petros Filippidis
Petros Filippidis or Petros Philippidis (Greek: Πέτρος Φιλιππίδης; born 31 December 1963, Athens, Greece) is a Greek actor. In 1985, he graduated from the Karolos Koun School of Athens.
Filippidis has taken part in many ancient Greek comedies, such as Thesmophoriazusae and The Birds. He achieved widespread fame starring in 1993 Mega Channel's comedy television series High Rock along with actor . Since then, he has taken part in numerous television series as well as in film productions. He is perhaps best known for starring in the Mega Channel production 50-50 with Pavlos Haikalis, and Sakis Boulas.
Me Too[]
The wave of #MeToo that took off in Greece, inspired a number of actresses and actors in the Arts and Entertainment sector to come forward with their own stories of workplace bullying, sexual harassment and abuse, with reports surfacing about Philippidis' involvement in such cases. Following these revelations, Philippidis was removed from the TV shows he was starring.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
He was charged on sexual harassment charges and he was imprisoned on 28 July 2021.[7]
References[]
- ^ "#MeToo movement takes off in Greece". Deutsche Welle. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Greek theatre director arrested on rape charges". The Guardian. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Greek theater's sexual abuse case sparks belated #MeToo movement". Deutsche Welle. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Greece's #MeToo movement". NewEurope. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Petros Philippidis: Storm after the revelations (original: "Πέτρος Φιλιππίδης: Θύελλα μετά τις αποκαλύψεις")". ProtoThema. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Well-known actor fired from ERT after the 3 eponymous complaints - The announcement (original: "Τέλος από την ΕΡΤ ο γνωστός ηθοποιός μετά τις 3 επώνυμες καταγγελίες - Η ανακοίνωση")". Skai. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Team, ΤοΒΗΜΑ (2021-07-31). "Πέτρος Φιλιππίδης – Οι αντιδράσεις του καλλιτεχνικού χώρου στην προφυλάκισή του". Ειδήσεις - νέα - Το Βήμα Online (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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