Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

Giorgio A Tsoukalos is a Swissborn writer television presenter and producer He is a proponent of the pseudoarchaeological theory that ancient alien astronauts interacted with ancient humans He is best known for his appearances on the television series Ancient Aliens Tsoukalos was born in Lucerne Switzerland in 1978 He is of GreekAustrian heritage He graduated from Ithaca College in Ithaca New York in 1998 with a bachelors degree in communications After graduating he worked as a bodybuilding promoter and a volunteer in IFBB sanctioned bodybuilding contests including Mr Olympia He produced and directed the annual IFBB San Francisco Pro Grand Prix from 2001 to 2005 Since 2002 Tsoukalos has appeared in programs broadcast by Travel Channel History Syfy and National Geographic He was the editor of Legendary Times magazine from 1999 to 2008 In 2009 he began appearing as a regular on the History Channel series Ancient Aliens He is also a coexecutive producer of the show Tsoukaloss work has been criticized by many archaeologists and scientists who argue that there is no evidence to support his claims of ancient alien visitation However Tsoukalos remains a popular figure among fans of the Ancient Aliens theory He has written several books on the subject including Chariots of the Gods Revisited 2002 Atlantis The Evidence 2005 and The Lost Civilizations of Lemuria and Atlantis 2009