Apostolos "Lakis" Lazopoulos (Greek: Λάκης Λαζόπουλος) is a Greek playwright, actor and songwriter. His birth name is Apostolos Lazopoulos (Greek: Απόστολος Λαζόπουλος), Lakis being a diminutive. Lazopoulos was ranked 83rd by the public in Skai TV's Great Greeks in 2009. In 2010, Forbes ranked Lazopoulos as the most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece.[1] Career Apostolos Lazopoulos was born in Larissa, Greece, where he received his primary and secondary school education. He then entered the School of Law at the University of Thrace and in 1984 received his Master’s degree from the University of Thessaloniki. Rather than practicing Law however, he chose to devote himself exclusively to acting, which had by this time won him over. In 1979, he writes his first script for the revue “SOMETHING’S COOKING IN GIPSYLAND”, in which he stars with the Thessalic Theatre. “SAY GOODBYE, IT’S ALL OVER NOW” soon followed with tremendous success and thus Lakis Lazopoulos joins the Free Theatre of Athens with whom he performs “WHY PEOPLE ARE HAPPY”, followed by yet another successful revue, “CHANGE AND CRAZE”.