Yanis Varoufakis was born on March 24, 1961 in Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece. He is known for his work on Die Spur der Troika: Macht ohne Kontrolle (2015), The Globalising Wall (2012) and Cut: 7 Dividing Lines (2007). He is married to Danae Stratou. He was previously married to Margarite Poulos.