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Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas was an American television actor and singer. His career spanned over forty years. The most memorable character is the role he played as KOJAK.

Early Life

Telly Savalas was born on January 21, , in New York. He was named Aristotelis Savalas by his Greek American parents. His father, Nick Savalas operated a restaurant. His mother, Christina, was an amateur artist. Savalas was the second born in a family of five children.

He graduated from Sewanhaka High School in In he was drafted into the US military. Savalas studied radio and television production at the Armed Forces Institute. After his discharge from the military, he enrolled at Columbia University to study psychology. He graduated in

Radio and Television

Savalas started his journalism work at the Voice of America in the early s. He then moved to ABC News. He then directed and hosted his radio talk show called Telly’s Coffee House.

Acting Career

In , Telly Savalas passed an audition for a cast at CBS Network. His first appearance was on the series Armstrong Circle Theater. He did roles in Matter of Conviction and Birdman of Alcatraz in Savalas a

Telly Savalas was an American actor best known for his role as a tough, New York City detective in the s television series, Kojak.

He was born on January 21, in Garden City, New York as a son of Greek immigrants, Savalas and his brother Gus sold newspapers and shined shoes to help support the family. In , he joined the army and served in World War II, from which he was discharged with a Purple Heart disability.

After his release, Savalas attended the Armed Forces Institute where he studied radio and television production. He went on to enroll at Columbia University where he continued his studies in psychology. During the early s, Telly worked for ABC radio, the Voice of America, and eventually became the executive producer of his own popular talk show, Telly’s Coffee House, for which he earned a Peabody Award.

In , Savalas attended an audition for the CBS anthology series Armstrong Circle Theatre, intending to prompt an actor friend who was up for a role. Instead, the casting director took Savalas’ sinister demeanor into account and cast him in a character part, which led to other TV assignments and movie roles. A performance in Matter of Conviction impressed actor

Nick Savalas Quick Facts

Nick Savalas is a famous English-based actor and film actor known for Erotika zevgaria (), House Arrest (), and Beyond Reason (). Apart from this he is also best known and rose to fame internationally for being the brother of a famous English-born American actress named Nicollette Sheridan. Nick has six siblings named Ariana Savalas, Nicollette Sheridan, Christian Savalas, Candace Savalas, Penélope Savalas, and Christina Savalas. He has six Cousins including Nicholas George Savalas, and Militza Savalas. His Uncles are George Savalas, Gus Savalas, and Teddy Savalas, and one Aunt’s name is Katherine Savalas.

Real Name	Nicholas Aristotle Savalas.
Nick Name	Nick.
Date of Birth	February 24,
Age (as of )	51 years.
Birthday place	United Kingdom.
Height (Tall)	5 feet 9 inches. cm. m.
Weight	Kilograms: 80 Kg. Pounds: lbs.
Eye Color	Brown.
Hair Color	Bald.
Body Measurements
Net Worth (approx.)	$k US dollars (as of ).

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