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Andrius Tapinas

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Andrius Tapinas
Born (1977-04-06) 6 April 1977 (age 47)
Vilnius, Lithuania
OccupationWriter, TV producer, presenter
GenreScience fiction, Historical fiction, Steampunk
Notable worksPinigų karta, Auksinis protas
Website
www.tapinas.lt/blog

Andrius Balys Tapinas (born 6 April 1977) is a Lithuanian journalist. Tapinas is the anchor of a long-running popular Lithuanian TV program The Money Generation. He has also launched his own online TV channel on YouTube called "Freedom TV", which has proven to be a great success. Along with the "Freedom Group", Andrius has completed multiple fundraising campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the 2021 Lithuanian migration crisis. He hosted the "Freedom Chain" from Vilnius to Belarus border during 2020 Belarusian protests.

In 2023, a poll by the news portal Delfi voted that Tapinas is the most influential public figure in Lithuania.[1]

Personal life

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Tapinas had been married to Rasa Tapinienė (divorced in 2019),[2] a news anchor on LRT, and they have two children.

Bibliography

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The Steam and Stone Saga

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  1. Hour of the Wolf
  2. Day of the Plague
  3. Hour of the Wolf. Sidabras (comic book, writer)

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AKTUALIJOSLIETUVA Įtakingiausi Lietuvos visuomenininkai: pirmoje vietoje". Alfa.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Andrius Tapinas patvirtino, kad skiriasi su Rasa Tapiniene: "Jau kurį laiką esu vienas"" (in Lithuanian). 15min. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Lithuanian politicians, journalist receive state awards from Ukraine's President Zelensky". LRT. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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