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Taki Theodoracopulos

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Taki Theodoracopulos
Παναγιώτης Θεοδωρακόπουλος
Appearing on TV show After Dark in 1991
Born
Panagiotis Theodoracopulos

(1936-08-11) 11 August 1936 (age 88)
Greece
Education
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Occupation(s)Journalist, publisher, writer

Panagiotis "Taki" Theodoracopulos (/ˌθədɔːrəˈkɒpələs/; Greek: Παναγιώτης "Τάκης" Θεοδωρακόπουλος, [panaˈʝotis ˈtakis θeoðoraˈkopulos]; born 11 August 1936)[1] is a Greek journalist and writer. Theodoracopulos's column "High Life" has appeared in The Spectator since 1977, where he wrote a series of controversial articles. Some of his articles have been edited by Boris Johnson.[2][3]

In 2002, Theodoracopulos founded The American Conservative magazine with Pat Buchanan and Scott McConnell. He was also the publisher of the British magazine Right Now!.

He lives in New York City, London and Gstaad, Switzerland.[4]

References

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  1. "Taki". The Spectator.
  2. Purnell, Sonia (2011). Just Boris: Boris Johnson: The Irresistible Rise of a Political Celebrity. London: Aurum Press Ltd. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-84513-665-9.
  3. Byrnes, Sholto (1 February 2003). "A racist rant too far? Police investigate Taki the playboy pundit". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. Eaton, Phoebe (31 October 2014). "Gstaad: The Last Resort". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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