Is an active member of the Hellenic Dancers of New Orleans with which he performs folkloric Greek dances at the New Orleans annual Greek Festival as well as the other Greek Festivals and events in the surrounding region.
Is also a talented singer and has auditioned for shows such as American Idol and Greece's TV show, Fame Story. He has won the golden ticket and advanced to the 2nd round of American Idol and has made it to the final round of Fame Story twice.
Being trilingual, Manoli is fluent in Greek, Spanish, and English. He is also conversational in Italian and Portuguese, and knows words and phrases in multiple other languages.