He is credited with having brought the traditional Karagiozis plays to mass audiences through television, recordings and cinema.
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Besides being the most famous performer of Karagiozis, he was also an accomplished painter, with over 50 exhibitions of his works.
Conrad, also known as Karaghiosis, the protagonist of Roger Zelazny's ...And Call Me Conrad (also known as This Immortal), which won the 1966 Hugo Award for Best Novel, is partially inspired by this character.
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Solomon (Σολομών), a usually rich Jew from Thessaloniki, one of the less known characters, he speaks in his own fashion, sometimes uttering a very fast repeating sound often compared to a Gatling gun, earning him, by Karagiozis, the nickname "heavy arms", despite his frail build.