Legacy
He is survived by his wife Asimina and two sons. He will always be remembered in the more than 120 films and more recent documentaries that he starred in. The phrase "τρέχει σάν τόν Βέγγο" (English translation: "runs like Veggos") has been adopted in to common usage in the Greek language since nobody has run more or faster than Veggos in his many slapstick comedies.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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