Laert Vasili (Big Brother VIP) Height, Age, Family, Biography

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Height: 5' 8½"

Marital Status: Unmarried

Age: 50 Years

Bio/Wiki
Other Name(s)	• Z. Laert Vasili • Laertis Vasiliou
Profession(s)	• Actor • Theatre Director
Physical Stats
Height	5' 8½" (174 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Blue
Hair Colour	Medium Brown
Career
Debut	Play: Antigone (1995)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2005: Best Director Prize at the Balkan Theatre Festival 2008: Most Important Theatre Artist of the Year award by Eleftherotypia 2008: MESS Future Prize at the MESS International Theatre Festival (MESS) 2012: Special Award for Corpus Christi at Athens Queer Theatre Awards 2015: Best Director of the Year award at Pegasus International Awards 2016: Gratitude Award at Ferfilm International Film Festival 2018: Actor of Europe Award at the 16th International Theatre Festival, Prespa 2019: 'Honorary Citizen' of Delvinë 2021: Best Festival Director Award at the 19th International Theatre Festival, Prespa
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 March 1974 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	50 Years
Birthplace	Delvinë, Albania
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Albanian
Hometown	Delvinë
College/University	• Academy of Arts (now University of Arts), Tirana, Albania • National Theatre of Greece Drama School (GNT Drama School), Athens, Greece (1997)
Educational Qualification	A degree in Drama
Religion	Orthodox Christianity
Ethnicity	Albanian-Greek
Controversies	The 'Corpus Christi' Backlash: In 2012, Vasili stirred controversy when he directed the play 'Corpus Christi' in Greece that portrayed Jesus Christ and his apostles as homosexual men. The Greek Orthodox Church and the Golden Dawn party strongly opposed the play, which led to blasphemy charges against Vasili and the cast. Vasili, on the other hand, criticised the the prosecutors and argued that they should focus on issues like tax evasion instead of going after artists. ^[1]CBC News
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- (retired Albanian Armed Forces Officer) (deceased) Mother- Ilia Reveka Vasili (retired Albanian Armed Forces Officer) (deceased)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Elena Vasili (realtor)
Other Relatives	Uncle- Ilia Vasili (deceased)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Laert Vasili

Laert Vasili grew up in Tiranë, Sarandë, and Delvinë in Albania, as his parents were officers in the Albanian military and frequently moved due to their work.
A childhood picture of Laert Vasili

Vasili developed an interest in acting at a very young age. By the time he was 16 and still in high school, he was already playing lead roles in various school theatre productions.

When he was 19, he earned a spot at the Academy of Arts (now the University of Arts) in Tirana.

In 1994, Vasili moved from Albania to Greece to study acting at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School (GNT Drama School) in Athens, where he ranked second out of 750 applicants.

He has appeared in many films such as Laert Vasili in ‘Mirupafshim’ (1997), Albanian Thief in ‘Afti i nyhta menei’ (trans. Edge of Night) (2000), Albanian Officer in ‘Hostage’ (2005), Aghim in ‘O gios tou Tsarly’ (2008), and Edmond in ‘Out of Touch’ (2011).

Vasili has also appeared in some short films such as a butcher in ‘Flegomeni Stella’ (2000), Sergeant Palakos in ‘Paftuar’ (2015), and Martin in ‘Mëngë këmishe’ (2015).
Laert Vasili as ‘Sergeant Palakos’ in a still from the short film ‘Paftuar’ (2015)

Vasili has written and directed several plays that explore the sensitive topics of immigration and the experience of being a foreigner. His work includes ‘Electra’ by Sophocles played at Buthrotum, ‘Doruntine’ by Ismail Kadare, and ‘The Lady of the Camellias’ by Alexandre Dumas.
Laert Vasili in Alexandre Dumas’s play ‘The Lady of the Camellias’

He was the first to involve Albanian artists living in Greece in professional, multi-lingual theatrical productions. These plays, which started in Athens, had over 400 shows from 2003 to 2015 across Greece, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Albania.

He has translated many plays from English to Greek and Albanian and from Greek to Albanian.

In 2003, Laert Vasili played the role of Papa-Nikoloas in the television series ‘Oikos Antohis.’

Vasili has worked in many other television series, including ‘Agnostou diamonis’ (2006), ‘Oi istories tou astynomou Beka’ (2007), ‘Kato Partali’ (2014), and ‘Skanderbeg’ (2017).
Laert Vasili (right) as ‘Teodori’ in a still from the television series ‘Skanderbeg’ (2017)

In 2014, Vasili appeared as a contestant in the reality show ‘Dance with Me,’ which aired on Klan TV. He and his partner Zaimina Vasjari finished in second place out of six competing couples in the finale.
Laert Vasili and Zaimina Vasjari after winning the reality show ‘Dance with Me’ (2014)

In 2015, Vasili participated in Vision Plus TV’s reality show ‘Blind Taste’ and emerged as the winner.

In 2024, he appeared as a contestant in the reality show ‘Big Brother Albania VIP 4,’ which aired on Top Channel.
Laert Vasili in a still from the show ‘Big Brother Albania VIP 4’ (2024)

In 2024, Vasili appeared as a guest on Ilnisa Agolli’s podcast in which he mentioned he was in love with a prostitute.
Laert Vasili during Ilnisa Agolli’s podcast

In the podcast, he also shared his experience of being brutally attacked in Greece by men linked to MPs, leaving him near death and receiving no support from the Albanian state. He admitted to having used various drugs in the past but later decided to quit.