Before NBA glory, Giannis Antetokounmpo had a fleeting role in an Australian film

Long earlier helium became an NBA champion and 1 of basketball’s biggest stars, Giannis Antetokounmpo concisely stepped into the world of cinema — successful an Australian production.

At conscionable 16, Antetokounmpo and his parent Veronica appeared successful Dead Europe (2012), a play directed by Australian Tony Krawitz and adapted from Greek Australian Christos Tsiolkas’ caller of the aforesaid name.

The movie premiered astatine the Sydney Film Festival that year.

Not galore radical knew this amusive information astir the ‘Greek Freak’, and when a clip surfaced online, radical were shocked.

Giannis himself came crossed it connected Instagram and confirmed the fact.

“Yep that’s me,” helium commented earlier different remark of his showing his amusement of seeing the clip.

“😂😂😂😂”

Parts of the movie were changeable successful Athens, where the Antetokounmpo household was surviving arsenic undocumented immigrants struggling to survive.

Casting agents sought real-life authenticity for a exile scene, and Giannis and his parent were chosen.

The teenager was credited arsenic “Neighbour’s Son”, appearing under the misspelling “Giannis Adeto Kunbo” connected IMDb.

His relation was small — conscionable two lines: “Quiet, please, it’s late” and “She is dead, gone.”

Veronica was besides credited for her little appearance.

For the family, the cameo provided a humble income astatine a clip when Giannis and his member Thanasis were selling goods connected the streets of Athens to assistance marque ends meet.

Within a year of its release, successful 2013 Giannis declared for the NBA Draft and was selected 15th wide by the Milwaukee Bucks — the opening of a meteoric emergence to planetary superstardom.

Film clip below