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Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
Tsoukalos in 2025
Born (1978-03-14) March 14, 1978 (age 47)
Lucerne, Switzerland[1]
EducationIthaca College
Occupations
  • Writer
  • Television presenter
  • Television producer
Websitethealiensguy.com

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (/ˈsuːkələs/; Greek: Γεώργιος Τσούκαλος; born March 14, 1978) is a Swiss-born writer, and television presenter and producer. He is a ufologist and a promoter of the ancient astronauts hypothesis.[2] He is best known for his appearances on Ancient Aliens, a History Channel series of which he is also producer.[3]

Career

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Tsoukalos is of Greek-Austrian heritage.[4] He is a 1998 graduate of Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, with a bachelor's degree in Communications.[5] From 1999 to 2007, he worked as a promoter of IFBB-sanctioned bodybuilding contests, including Mr. Olympia.[6] He was lead promoter and contest director of the IFBB San Francisco Pro Grand Prix from 2001 to 2005.[7][5]

Since 2002, Tsoukalos has appeared in programs broadcast by Travel Channel, History Channel, Syfy, and National Geographic. He was the editor of Legendary Times magazine from 1999 to 2008.[8][9][10] He is a co-executive producer of Ancient Aliens, and he has appeared in more than 200 episodes since 2009.[11] He presented and co-produced the 2014 H2 series In Search of Aliens.[12]

Ancient Aliens meme

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Tsoukalos's appearances in Ancient Aliens inspired a meme highlighting his unusual hairstyle overlaid with the caption: "I'm not saying it was aliens … but …"[13] Variations of the meme were uploaded by users as early as November 2010.[13][14] According to Dictionary.com, the meme mimicked "the tone of conviction used by Tsoukalos to present unfounded far-fetched pseudo-logic as fact."[14]

In a 2015 Reddit AMA, Tsoukalos said he loved the meme, adding "it's a great honor to have been embraced" by Internet users.[4][15] During a 2016 appearance on CNN Philippines, Tsoukalos's meme-ification was discussed at length. A partial transcript of the interview was later published online as "Meet the Hair Guy from Ancient Aliens."[16]

In 2021, Tsoukalos made a cameo appearance in the Resident Alien episode "Welcome Aliens". He was described by the lead character as "that high-haired gentleman".[17] The episode included several references to the Ancient Aliens meme.[18] Tsoukalos reprised his cameo in the 2022 episode "Best of Enemies".[citation needed]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2002 In Search of Self 1 episode; Credited as an Egyptologist
2003 Is It Real? Episode: "Ancient Astronauts"
Is There a Stargate? Documentary short
2007 Mysterious Journeys 3 episodes [5]
2008 Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest TV documentary [5]
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Giorgio (cameo) Uncredited appearance
UFO Hunters Self 3 episodes [5]
2009–2025 Ancient Aliens 266 episodes; Co-executive producer
2010 Extreme Universe Episode: "Star Gates"
2011 The Mo'Nique Show Episode dated July 21, 2011
2013 Contacto Extraterrestre Giorgio Tsoukalos (cameo) Episode: "Caídos a Tierra"
America's Book of Secrets Self Episode: "The Ancient Astronaut Cover-Up"
2014 In Search of Aliens Self / Presenter 10 episodes; Co-executive producer
2015 Ancient Aliens: The Ultimate Evidence 7 episodes; Consulting producer
2016 CNN Philippines Self / Guest Featured interview
2017 Ancient Aliens Declassified Self 6 episodes; Highlights from Ancients Aliens
Next Week with Jeff Durbin Self / Guest Episode: "Conspiracy Theories and Sam McClure"; Archive footage
2018 BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural Self Episode: "The Unexplained Phoenix Lights Phenomenon"
The Noite com Danilo Gentili Self / Guest Episode: "Ufólogos"
2018–2019 WGN Morning News 2 episodes; National news program
2019 Truth-Seekers Giorgio Tsoukalos (cameo) Short film
2020 The UnXplained Self Episode: "The Truth About UFO's"
2021–22 Resident Alien Giorgio Tsoukalos (cameo) 2 episodes
2022 Les Secrets du miracle de Fatima Self TV documentary; Archive footage
2022–2024 Ancient Aliens: Special Presentation Self / Presenter 24 episodes; Co-executive producer
2023 1st Annual 4bidden Conscious Awards TV special
2023 Jesse Watters Primetime Self / Guest Episode aired September 13, 2023
2024 2nd Annual 4bidden Conscious Awards Self / Presenter TV special
2024–25 Ancient Aliens: Origins Self 12 episodes; Co-executive producer

Radio and podcast appearances

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Year Program Host Episodes Ref
2008–2016 Coast to Coast AM George Noory 9 episodes [19]
2009 Donna Seebo Show Donna Seebo Episode dated September 2, 2009 [20]
2010 The Spirit Revolution Kathleen McGowan, Philip Coppens Episode dated November 16, 2010 [21]
When Pigs Fly Andrew Feder Episode dated October 22, 2010 [22]
2010–2012 Life Changes Show Filippo Voltaggio 2 episodes
2011 Connecting The Light Mike Quinsey Episode dated May 6, 2011 [23]
The Metaphysical Hour Dolores Cannon Episode dated June 3, 2011; Published as podcast in 2021 [24]
2011–12 The Joe Rogan Experience Joe Rogan 2 episodes
2017 Hysteria 51 Episode: "Pyramids of Giza"; Archive audio [25]
2025 Intergalaktiskt Episode: "Zeus var chefsalien" [26]
On the Phone with John Mingione John Mingione Episode: "On the Phone With: Giorgio Tsoukalos" [27]

References

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  1. ^ Childress, David Hatcher (July 30, 2009). Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of the Southwest. Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-1-931882-94-1.
  2. ^ Wood, Jennifer M. (April 18, 2015). "10 Things We Learned About Aliens (and Hairspray) from Giorgio Tsoukalos' AMA". MentalFloss. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Birnes, William J. (February 23, 2016). UFO Hunters Book Two. New York: Tor Books. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7653-2521-1.
  4. ^ a b "10 Facts About the Ancient Aliens Guy". History Channel. April 13, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos". www.legendarytimes.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Colavito, Jason (December 30, 2005). The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-59102-352-4.
  7. ^ Teper, Lonnie (March 3, 2003). "Cutler Repeats as Schwarzenegger Classic Champion". Iron Man. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Uspto Issues Trademark: Legendary Times". US Fed News Service. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos: Short Biographical Sketch". Legendary Times. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  10. ^ Card, Jeb J.; Anderson, David S. (2016). Lost City, Found Pyramid: Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0817319113.
  11. ^ "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos - Ancient Aliens Cast". History. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "In Search of Aliens". History. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Ancient Aliens". Know Your Meme. May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "ancient aliens". Dictionary.com. March 2018. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  15. ^ Tsoukalos, Giorgio (April 17, 2015). "I am Giorgio Tsoukalos. You may know me from the show ANCIENT ALIENS. AMA!". r/IAmA. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  16. ^ Juacian, Don (August 26, 2016). "I want to believe: Meet the hair guy from "Ancient Aliens"". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "Welcome Aliens". Resident Alien. Season 1. Episode 9. March 24, 2021. Syfy.
  18. ^ Sagers, Aaron (April 21, 2021). "Resident Alien: Inside That Hair-Raising Cameo". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  19. ^ "Giorgio Tsoukalos". Coast to Coast AM. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  20. ^ Seebo, Donna (September 2, 2009). Donna Seebo Show (Radio broadcast). Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  21. ^ McGowan, Kathleen; Coppens, Philip (November 16, 2010). The Spirit Revolution (Radio broadcast). Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  22. ^ Feder, Andrew (October 22, 2010). When Pigs Fly (Radio broadcast). Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  23. ^ Quinsey, Mike (May 6, 2011). Connecting The Light (Radio broadcast). Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  24. ^ Cannon, Dolores (June 3, 2011). The Metaphysical Hour with Dolores Cannon (Radio broadcast).
  25. ^ "Pyramids of Giza – Egyptian Tombs or Alien Gas Stations?". Hysteria 51 (Podcast). ForthHand Media. November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  26. ^ ""Zeus var chefsalien" – och behöver man skäggnät i satellitverkstan?". Intergalaktiskt (Podcast) (in Swedish). Ny Teknik. April 1, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  27. ^ Mingione, John (March 28, 2025). "On the Phone With: Giorgio Tsoukalos". On The Phone With John Mingione (Podcast). Audacy. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
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