Memnos Costi (born 14 August 1976) is a
deaf
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English
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television presenter and football player. He is a presenter on the deaf magazine programme ''
See Hear
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''.
Biography
Personal life
Costi was born in England to
Greek
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Cypriot
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parents, and grew up in
Tottenham
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.
He has been deaf since birth.
Costi went to Sir Winston Churchill School for the Deaf until the age of 15. At this time he moved to Burwood Park School for the Deaf where he remained until he was 16 years old.
His brother is fellow footballer Marios Costi. He currently lives in
Hertfordshire
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with his wife and two daughters.
Career
Football
In 2002, Costi was a member of the Great Britain squad for deaf football.
From 10 to 23 June 2007, Costi, along with his brother, represented Cyprus in the European Deaf Championship.
Acting and presenting
At the age of 12, Costi appeared at the
Royal Opera House
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,
Covent Garden
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. At 16 he began his television career on the
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'', where he has remained ever since.
In 2002, Costi and Semhar Beyene were approached by producer Andrew Stibbs to take part in a project which involved creating a
''.
In 2013, Costi and his eldest daughter appeared in the BBC drama 'Holby City'. Costi played a deaf single father about to undergo a heart operation, and his daughter portrayed an interpreter who did not tell her father the full risks of his surgery.
In 2018, Costi was one of the seven BSL translators for the