Guido Hatzis is a Greek-Australian comic character created by Australian comedians Tony Moclair and Julian Schiller and voiced by Moclair. Guido appeared originally on Schiller and Moclair's radio program "Crud" on the Australian Radio Network Triple M. Most of Guido's comedy involves making prank calls that are usually centred on outrageous claims about his looks and abilities, Greek stereotypes, and extreme bluntness.
Moclair appropriated the last name "Hatzis" from friend and sometime producer of the "Crud" program, fellow broadcaster and actor Chris Hatzis; Chris Hatzis, Julian Schiller and Tony Moclair are alumni of the Breakfasters on Melbourne's 3RRR. Chris Hatzis based the character on fellow school friend Paul Catelaris aka "Pauly", a Greek man who migrated to Melbourne from Athens in the late 1980s.[ citation needed ]
In 2000, Guido also appeared in the music video "Always Be with You" by Australian band Human Nature as a guest in a nightclub with Human Nature performing, later in the video, during the performance he calls band member Phil (Burton), on his mobile phone, interrupting the performance, to tell them their dancing is terrible, and proceeds to show them humorous dance moves. [1]
Guido Hatzis currently has a YouTube channel with more recent prank calls, [2] an Instagram account, [3] a Twitter account [4] and a Facebook account. [5]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification |
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AUS [6] | |||
Do Not Talk Over Me |
| 11 |
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Whatever... |
| 8 |
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Deported |
| 39 |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Guido Hatiz has won two awards from two nominations.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2000 | Do Not Talk Over Me | Best Comedy Release | Won | [7] |
2001 | Whatever... | Won |
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Whatever... is the second album of material from Greek-Australian comic character, Guido Hatzis. The album is a compilation of prank call segments from the Triple M radio show, CRUD. The album was released in November 2000 and peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum.