Ancient Aliens: The Series explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. From the age of dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate.
Tsoukalos at New Orleans Comic Con, December 1, 2012 | |
Born | March 14, 1978 (age 41) |
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Education | Ithaca College |
Occupation | Publisher, television personality, Ancient Astronaut Theorist |
Website | www.legendarytimes.com |
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (/ˈsuːkələs/; Greek: Γεώργιος Τσούκαλος; born March 14, 1978) is a Swiss writer, ufologist, television presenter and producer. He is a proponent of the pseudoarchaeologicalfringe theory that ancient alien astronauts interacted with ancient humans.[2] He is known for his appearances on the television seriesAncient Aliens.[3][4]
Tsoukalos has appeared on The Travel Channel, The History Channel, the Sci-Fi Channel, the National Geographic Channel, as well as Coast to Coast AM, and was a consulting producer on 23 episodes of Ancient Aliens.[5] He is the co-founder of Legendary Times magazine,[6] which last published in 2008.[7] The magazine featured articles from Erich von Däniken, David Hatcher Childress, Peter Fiebag, Robert Bauval, and Luc Bürgin on the topic of ancient astronauts and related subject matter.[8]
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Biography[edit]
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Tsoukalos is of Greek-Austrian heritage.[9] He is a 1998 graduate of Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, with a bachelor's degree in Communications.[10] For several years he worked as a bodybuildingpromoter and a volunteer in IFBB sanctioned bodybuilding contests, including Mr. Olympia.[11] He produced and directed the annual IFBB San Francisco Pro Grand Prix from 2001 until 2005.[12][10]
Tsoukalos was also the host of the H2 series In Search of Aliens, which ran for one season in 2014.[13] He was featured in the History Con Events at the World Trade Center Manila in August 2016.[14]
References[edit]
- ^Childress, David Hatcher (2009). Lost cities & ancient mysteries of the Southwest. Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited Press. p. 400. ISBN978-1935487555. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Wood, Jennifer M. (April 18, 2015). '10 Things We Learned About Aliens (and Hairspray) from Giorgio Tsoukalos' AMA'. MentalFloss. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^Holly, Donald H., Jr. (1 July 2015). 'Reviews: Talking to the guy on the airplane'(PDF). American Antiquity. 80 (3): 615–629. doi:10.7183/0002-7316.80.3.615. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Birnes, William J. (2016). UFO Hunters Book Two. Macmillan. p. 112. ISBN978-1429953962. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^'Giorgio Tsoukalos'.
- ^'Uspto Issues Trademark: Legendary Times'. US Fed News Service. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^'Legendary Times - Come Search with Us'.
- ^'Giorgio A. Tsoukalos: Short Biographical Sketch'. Legendary Times. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^'10 Facts About the Ancient Aliens Guy'. History. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ ab'Giorgio A. Tsoukalos'. www.legendarytimes.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^Colavito, Jason (2005). The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. ISBN978-1591023524.
- ^Teper, Lonnie (March 3, 2003). 'Cutler Repeats as Schwarzenegger Classic Champion'. Iron Man Magazine. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^Card, Jeb J.; Anderson, David S. (2016). Lost City, Found Pyramid: Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices. University of Alabama Press. ISBN978-0817319113.
- ^'Celebrities at the History Con'. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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