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pos: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 about a sequel again in a November 2012 interview, she stated: On May 27, 2014, various news and media outlets reported that a sequel was in the works. Vardalos later confirmed this via Twitter, and wrote the script for the film. Universal Pictures acquired the US distribution rights to the film on November 11, 2014, and Kirk Jones was set to direct, based on the script by Vardalos, who also starred. Principal photography began on May 10, 2015 in Toronto, and ended on June 28. In May 2015, Universal set the film for a March 25, 2016 release. "My Big

pos: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez and Elena Kampouris. It is the sequel to the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". Filming began in late May 2015 in Toronto. The film was released on March 25, 2016 by Universal Pictures. The film grossed $88.9 million worldwide against a $18 million budget. Toula Portokalos-Miller's (Nia Vardalos) life is in shambles. Her travel agency and

pos: My Big Fat Greek Wedding Gary Goetzman overheard actor John Corbett (who was in town shooting the film "Serendipity") at a bar, telling a friend of his about having read the script for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", and being upset that he couldn't make the auditions. Vardalos and Goetzman approached Corbett and offered him the part of Ian Miller on the spot, which he accepted. Despite being based on life in the Greek community of Winnipeg, the film was set in Chicago and shot in both Toronto and Chicago. Toronto's Ryerson University and Greektown neighborhood feature prominently in the film. The home used to

pos: Near West Side, Chicago Station), a major commuter rail terminal. The neighborhood is known for the aroma of chocolate emanating from the Blommer Chocolate Company. Greektown is a restaurant and nightlife corridor along Halsted Street between Van Buren and Madison Streets. For a late nineteenth early twentieth century history of Greektown and Greeks in Chicago, see Greeks: Halsted Street, https://maxwellhalsted.uic.edu/home/alien-colonies/greek-americans-halsted-st/ ["In the Vicinity of Maxwell and Halsted Streets: Chicago 1890-1930, A Human Documentary"] It was popularized in the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which was actually filmed mostly in Toronto. Formerly part of a larger Greek neighborhood called 'The Delta,' the area home

pos: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 about a sequel again in a November 2012 interview, she stated: On May 27, 2014, various news and media outlets reported that a sequel was in the works. Vardalos later confirmed this via Twitter, and wrote the script for the film. Universal Pictures acquired the US distribution rights to the film on November 11, 2014, and Kirk Jones was set to direct, based on the script by Vardalos, who also starred. Principal photography began on May 10, 2015 in Toronto, and ended on June 28. In May 2015, Universal set the film for a March 25, 2016 release. "My Big

pos: Greektown, Toronto movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" were shot here, mentioned on free walking tours of the neighbourhood. Some parts of Greektown are still dominated by Canadians of Greek descent (Greek-Canadians). Greeks constitute the most populous ethnic group in the Toronto—Danforth ward located in Greektown, at 7.3% of the total 100,000 population). On July 22, 2018, there was a mass shooting in Greektown that killed two and injured 13. The annual Taste of the Danforth is a large food festival held over 2½ days in mid-August. With no admission charge, the event welcomes all to enjoy modestly priced samples of cuisine

pos: Nia Vardalos Nia Vardalos Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos (born September 24, 1962; ) is a Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer of Greek descent. Her most notable work is the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", which was based on a one-woman stage play she dramatized and in which she starred. Vardalos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on September 24, 1962. She is the daughter of Greek Canadian parents Doreen Christakis, a bookkeeper and homemaker, and Constantine "Gus" Vardalos, a land developer. She attended St. George School and Shaftesbury High School in Winnipeg and Ryerson University in Toronto. She married American actor

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (franchise) My Big Fat Greek Wedding (franchise) My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a franchise that consists of two films: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016), and one TV series: "My Big Fat Greek Life" (2003). The two films grossed $457.1 million worldwide against a $23 million budget. The first film received positive reviews from critics, while the second film received mostly negative reviews. Everyone in the Portokalos family worries about Toula (Nia Vardalos). Still unmarried at 30 years old, she works at Dancing Zorba's, the Greek restaurant owned by her parents, Gus (Michael

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (franchise) TV series "Lucky". He was scheduled to appear as the best friend of his replacement's character, but the show was cancelled before he appeared. The show received poor reviews from critics noting the random character entrances and serious plot "adjustments" that did not match the film. The seven episodes from the series are available on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, whose TV studio division produced the show. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (franchise) My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a franchise that consists of two films: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016),

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 by CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale. In late June 2016, Vardalos hinted at the possibility of a third film, saying that although no writing has been done, she does have an idea. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez and Elena Kampouris. It is the sequel to the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding and media outlets reported that a sequel was in the works. Nia Vardalos later confirmed this via Twitter, and she also has written a script for the film. The first trailer for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" was aired on NBC's "The Today Show" on November 11, 2015 and it was released on March 25, 2016, to mixed reviews from critics and modest box office success. My Big Fat Greek Wedding My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos, who also stars in the film as Fotoula

neg: Ian Gomez Andy Torres in the ABC and later TBS comedy "Cougar Town" alongside fellow "The Drew Carey Show" castmate Christa Miller, from 2009–2015. In 2016, Gomez and his then-wife, Nia Vardalos, co-presented "The Great American Baking Show", a revival of "The Great Holiday Baking Show". He was married to actress-writer Nia Vardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" fame. He appeared in her films "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Connie and Carla", "My Life in Ruins", "I Hate Valentine's Day", and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". Gomez is of Puerto Rican and Russian Jewish descent, and converted to the Greek

neg: Louis Mandylor car salesman. Mandylor is an avid fan and practitioner of Muay Thai Kickboxing and is an expert in the art. Boxing was his original career he was pursuing when he first arrived in the United States where he was involved in some matches before getting influenced to try acting. Louis Mandylor Louis Mandylor (born Elias Theodosopoulos; Greek: Ηλίας Θεοδοσόπουλος; 13 September 1966) is a Greek Australian film and television actor. He is best recognized as Nick Portokalos in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002), a role he reprised in the sequel "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016). Mandylor was

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Fat Greek Wedding 2" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 21, 2016. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" grossed $59.7 million in North America and $29.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $88.9 million, against an $18 million budget, making it a modest box office success. In its opening weekend, the film was projected to gross $15 million from 3,133 theaters. It grossed $7.2 million on its first day and $17.9 million in its opening weekend, finishing third at the box office behind "" ($166 million) and "Zootopia" ($24 million). In its second weekend, the

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding despite never reaching number one at the box office during its release. It was the highest-grossing film to accomplish this feat for 14 years until the animated film "Sing" grossed $268 million in 2016. The film spawned a franchise, which inspired the short-lived 2003 TV series "My Big Fat Greek Life" and a film sequel titled "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", was released on March 25, 2016. Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos is her family's black sheep. Her staunchly proud Greek immigrant parents, Gus and Maria, raised their daughters to follow their cultural traditions of marriage and motherhood. Her older sister

neg: Lainie Kazan mother of Kirstie Alley's character on "Veronica’s Closet," and such guest roles as one on "St. Elsewhere," that resulted in an Emmy nomination. Her other television work has included "The Paper Chase," "Touched by an Angel," and "Will & Grace" as Grace's Aunt Honey. Kazan played Maria Portokalos, the mother of Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos) in the films "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2." Following the first film in the franchise, Kazan was featured in "My Big Fat Greek Life," a short-lived series based on the film. Other recent film work includes the mother

neg: Michael Constantine the television version of "The Untouchables". He played Santa Claus in "Prancer" (1989). In 1993, Constantine appeared in the independent drama "Question of Faith", starring Anne Archer and Sam Neill. He played Tadzu Lempke in Stephen King's "Thinner" (1996). In 2002, he enjoyed an unexpected comeback as the Windex-toting Gus Portokalos in the hit movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", a role he reprised on the short-lived television series "My Big Fat Greek Life", and a sequel film with the original cast, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", which was released on March 25, 2016. Constantine was cast as the

neg: Louis Mandylor movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002); he reprised his role in its spin-off TV series "My Big Fat Greek Life" (2003) and the movie sequel "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016). He has enjoyed success in US television shows, such as a prominent guest appearance on "Relic Hunter" with Tia Carrere. Other major roles include playing Louis Malone in "Martial Law" alongside Sammo Hung. However, the show only lasted two seasons, with Mandylor being dropped at the end of its first season. Mandylor appeared in the sitcom "Friends", pretending to be Joey's twin in "The One With Unagi".

neg: Gia Carides films "Strictly Ballroom" and "Brilliant Lies", with AFI Award nominations for each. She is best known for her roles as Robin Swallows (née Spitz) in "" and as Cousin Nikki in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", the sequel television show "My Big Fat Greek Life", and the sequel film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". Carides works in both America and Australia, recognised for a host of film and television credits including "Primary Colors", "Year One" and "East of Everything". She also appeared in a guest spot on husband Anthony LaPaglia's television series "Without A Trace". She has volunteered as

neg: Joey Fatone with *NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass in the Miramax film "On the Line", he guest starred with NSYNC on a 2001 episode of "The Simpsons" episode New Kids on the Blecch and also did voice work with Bass on the same episodes of Disney's "Kim Possible" and Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken". Fatone co-starred in the 2002 dramatic comedy motion picture "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" as Toula's cousin Angelo, appeared in the show "My Big Fat Greek Life", and reprised the role again in the 2016 sequel "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". He acted in the critically acclaimed movie "The

neg: Louis Mandylor Louis Mandylor Louis Mandylor (born Elias Theodosopoulos; Greek: Ηλίας Θεοδοσόπουλος; 13 September 1966) is a Greek Australian film and television actor. He is best recognized as Nick Portokalos in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002), a role he reprised in the sequel "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016). Mandylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Greek immigrants from the Peloponnese, Louise (née Mandylaris) from Kalamata and Yannis Theodosopoulos from Tripoli, a taxi driver. He is the younger brother of fellow actor Costas Mandylor. He and his brother took a shorter version of their mother's last name

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding My Big Fat Greek Wedding My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos, who also stars in the film as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos, a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with non-Greek upper middle class White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Ian Miller. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and, at the 75th Academy Awards, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. A sleeper hit, the film became the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time, and grossed $241.4 million in North America,

neg: Lainie Kazan Lainie Kazan Lainie Kazan (born May 15, 1940) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for "St. Elsewhere" and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for "My Favorite Year". She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in "My Favorite Year" (1982). Kazan played Maria Portokalos in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and its sequel film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". Kazan was born Lainie Levine in Brooklyn as the daughter of Carole (née Kazan) and

neg: Rita Wilson the revival of "Chicago". She is often credited with being the driving force behind actress-playwright Nia Vardalos's movie deal for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which became the highest-grossing independent film of all time and for which she served as a producer. Since Wilson is a Greek-American, Wilson was convinced that she could relate to the situation in which the film's main character, Toula, found herself. Her confidence in Vardalos paid off tremendously. A sequel, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", which Wilson co-produced and in which she had a supporting role, was released in 2016. Wilson's long-standing interest in

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 film grossed $11.2 million (a 37.2% drop), again finishing third behind "Batman v Superman" ($51.3 million) and "Zootopia" ($19.3 million). On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 28% based on 163 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" is as sweet and harmless as the original, but its collection of sitcom gags and stereotypes never coalesces into anything resembling a story with a purpose." Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Polled

neg: John Corbett Door". From 2015 to 2016, he portrayed Josiah "Flash" Bacon in the FX comedy series "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll". In 2016, fourteen years after "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was released, Corbett returned for the sequel "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". In 2017, he portrayed the main role of Michael Spurlock, a pastor who welcomes Karen refugees to his church, in the Steve Gomer-directed drama film "All Saints". Corbett then had a guest starring role as himself in the eighth and final season of IFC's comedy series "Portlandia". He portrayed Dr. Dan Covey, the father of

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 letter from the ancestry site verifying that he is a descendant of Alexander the Great. Ian, however, realizes that Toula forged the letter to make her father happy. The movie ends with the entire family dropping Paris off at her college dorm in New York. In a 2009 interview for her film "My Life in Ruins", asked about a possible sequel to the 2002 hit romantic comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", Nia Vardalos stated that she had an idea for a sequel and had started writing it, hinting that, like "Ruins", the film would be set in Greece. Asked

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding one on the weekly North American box office charts until the 2016 release of the animated film "Sing". However, adjusted for inflation, the gross of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was still higher, equivalent to $ million in 2016. The film is among the most profitable of all time, with a 6150% return on a (inflation adjusted) cost of $6 million to produce. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating 76% based on 121 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though it sometimes feels like a television sitcom, "My Big Fat Greek

neg: My Big Fat Greek Life toward Thomas; her wise Aunt Voula; and her gossipy cousin Nikki. The sitcom premiered with high ratings, averaging 22.9 million viewers. Its debut was the highest-rated premiere of any network sitcom since NBC's "Jesse". The following week ratings dropped 28%, averaging 16.5 million viewers, but surpassing FOX's "The Simpsons" which finished second place. However, the decline in ratings led to the sitcom's eventual cancellation by CBS. My Big Fat Greek Life My Big Fat Greek Life is an American sitcom that ran on CBS in 2003. The series is a continuation of the 2002 movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

neg: My Big Fat Greek Life My Big Fat Greek Life My Big Fat Greek Life is an American sitcom that ran on CBS in 2003. The series is a continuation of the 2002 movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and was produced by Sony Pictures Television and Tom Hanks's Playtone Productions for CBS. The two lead characters' names are changed, from Toula and Ian, to Nia and Thomas. Series star Nia Vardalos also oversaw the show as one of the co-executive producers, along with Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson, who made a guest appearance in one episode as Nia's cousin. The series, which is

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding summer, including a wide release in the United States on August 2. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" became a sleeper hit and grew steadily from its limited release. Despite never hitting the number one spot and being an independent film with a $5 million budget, it ultimately grossed over $368.7 million worldwide, becoming one of the top romantic films of the 21st century. It was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2002 in the United States and Canada, with USD$241,438,208, and the highest-grossing romantic comedy in history. Domestically, it also held the record for the highest-grossing film never having been number

neg: Andrea Martin Fund (COAF) and host of their annual gala. Martin is also a member of the charity Artists Against Racism, for which she has participated in a TV PSA. Andrea Martin Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15, 1947) is an American-Canadian actress, singer, author and comedian, best known for her work in the television series "SCTV" and "Great News". She has appeared in films such as "Black Christmas" (1974), "Wag the Dog" (1997), "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (2001), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002) "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016), (2018) lent her voice to the animated films "Anastasia"

neg: Andrea Martin Andrea Martin Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15, 1947) is an American-Canadian actress, singer, author and comedian, best known for her work in the television series "SCTV" and "Great News". She has appeared in films such as "Black Christmas" (1974), "Wag the Dog" (1997), "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" (2001), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002) "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016), (2018) lent her voice to the animated films "Anastasia" (1997), "The Rugrats Movie" (1998) and "" (2001) and "Little Italy", (2018). . Martin has been equally prolific in the world of theater, winning Tony Awards for both

neg: Darrell Brown (musician) hits went Number 1 on the iTunes Dance Charts on its first days of release. Brown was contributed songs and music to films such as Steven Soderbergh's next film "Logan Lucky", for Coen Brothers "Gambit", "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, "Cruel Intentions" among others over the years. Brown co-wrote and co-produced with Nathan Chapman and Rita Wilson the end title song "Even More Mine" for the movie, "Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". Brown co-wrote with LeAnn Rimes and co-produced with Dave Aude three new Holiday songs for 2018 Hallmark Channel's Christmas Movie "It's Christmas,Eve" All songs are included on

neg: Andrea Martin the small-screen adaptation, "My Big Fat Greek Life", and the 2016 sequel, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". In 2006, she played a major role in the remake of "Black Christmas". She played Helaine in the 2009 breakout independent film "Breaking Upwards". In the episode titled "Pupil", she played an emergency room patient on the Showtime series, "Nurse Jackie", which was aired July 27, 2009. In 2012, she provided the voice of Penny in the "American Dad!" episode "Stan's Best Friend" and appeared in an episode of "30 Rock" titled "My Whole Life Is Thunder." Martin recently appeared in "Night

neg: My Big Fat Independent Movie My Big Fat Independent Movie My Big Fat Independent Movie is a 2005 independent film produced, written and directed by former film critic Chris Gore spoofing well-known independent films, such as "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Memento", "Swingers", "Pulp Fiction", "Magnolia", "Amélie", "Reservoir Dogs", "Pi", "The Good Girl", "Run Lola Run", "Clerks" and "El Mariachi". "My Big Fat Independent Movie" was eventually acquired by Anchor Bay Entertainment distribution and the film was released on DVD. Broadcast cable rights were picked up by CBS Corporation for Showtime, The Movie Channel and Sundance Channel. A black man molesting a white man who

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding door to Toula's parents. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" started as a one-woman play written by and starring Vardalos, performed for six weeks at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Los Angeles in the summer of 1997. Vardalos later jokingly stated that she only wrote the play "to get a better agent." The play was based on Vardalos's own family in Winnipeg in Canada and on her experience marrying a non-Greek man (actor Ian Gomez). The play was popular, and was sold out for much of its run, in part due to Vardalos's marketing it across Greek Orthodox churches in the

neg: White Wedding (song) the climax of a bigamous storyline involving the character Peter Barlow. Barlow, portrayed by Chris Gascoyne, was seated at a table, reflectively spinning his two wedding rings around. On "The Colbert Report", a couple who had been prevented from wedding at the Jefferson Memorial, by the 2013 government shutdown, were married. The couple's first dance was to Audra McDonald singing the song. A version sung in Greek by George Kostoglou appeared in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". The American metal band In This Moment was set to collaborate with Idol on the track "Black Wedding" off their sixth album

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding character entrances and serious plot "adjustments" that did not match the film. The seven episodes from the series are available on DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, whose TV studio division produced the show. In a 2009 interview for her film "My Life in Ruins", asked about a possible sequel for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", Vardalos stated that she had an idea for a sequel and had started writing it, hinting that, like "Ruins", the film would be set in Greece. Asked about a sequel again in a November 2012 interview, she stated: On May 27, 2014, various news

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (franchise) an even bigger wedding than before. The film was less successful than the original was, grossing over $60 million domestically, with a $88 million worldwide gross, against an $18 million budget. In late June 2016, Vardalos hinted at the possibility of a third film, saying that although no writing has been done, she does have an idea. The film series inspired the brief 2003 TV series "My Big Fat Greek Life", with most of the major characters played by the same actors, with the exception of Steven Eckholdt replacing Corbett as the husband. Corbett had already signed on to the

neg: My Big Fat Independent Movie and public backlash, the company distanced itself from the movie. Before its limited domestic release, the film had been pre-screened on the festival circuit including Cinequest, South by Southwest, San Diego Film Festival, Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Worldfest Houston, and the Temecula Valley Film Festival. My Big Fat Independent Movie My Big Fat Independent Movie is a 2005 independent film produced, written and directed by former film critic Chris Gore spoofing well-known independent films, such as "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Memento", "Swingers", "Pulp Fiction", "Magnolia", "Amélie", "Reservoir Dogs", "Pi", "The Good Girl", "Run Lola Run",

neg: Rick Siegel (That's So Raven, Cory In The House); Ian Gomez (2000 American Latin Media Awards Recipient of Special Achievement for being a series regular on three primetime series at the same time: The Drew Carey Show, Felicity and The Norm Show);Reggie Hayes (Girlfriends), Rosa Blasi (Strong Medicine). He also convinced Craig Ferguson to immigrate to America and represented the Scotsman for over a decade, and he managed Nia Vardalos. Siegel produced her play "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", and subsequently helped develop and cause the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" to be produced. In a case brought by Marathon Entertainment

neg: Papa Cristo's In 2010 Los Angeles Magazine featured Papa Cristo's Roasted Lamb and Feta sandwich as one of the top 17 great sandwiches in Los Angeles. The food appearing in the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and the 2003 CBS TV series "My Big Fat Greek Life" was provided by Papa Cristo's. Papa Cristo's was featured in the Los Angeles Times as one of the one of "the most delicious deals you'll find around town." Papa Cristo's Papa Cristo's is a taverna styled Greek restaurant and market located in the Byzantine-Latino quarter across the Saint Sophia's Church Greek Orthodox Church

neg: Ellen K is a regular guest on the show The Talk and has participated in various productions such as The Grammys, the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the People’s Choice Awards, and was most recently selected as the voice of the 88th Academy Awards. Ellen also narrated "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding" on TLC. Ellen was honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012 for her work in radio. Ellen K appeared as herself on the Wayne Brady Show as his sidekick for two seasons in 2003–2004 and EXTRA TV a few years

neg: Cinema of Canada King, Michael McGowan, and Michael Snow. Notable filmmakers from French Canada include Claude Jutra, Gilles Carle, Denys Arcand, Jean Beaudin, Robert Lepage, Denis Villeneuve, Jean-Marc Vallée, Léa Pool, Xavier Dolan, Philippe Falardeau, and Michel Brault. The cinema of English-speaking Canada is heavily intertwined with the cinema of the neighbouring United States: though there is a distinctly Canadian cinematic tradition, there are also Canadian films that have no obvious Canadian identity (examples include "Porky's" and "Meatballs"), Canadian-American co-productions filmed in Canada (including "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and the "Saw" series); American films filmed in Canada (including the "Night at the

neg: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings Big Fat Gypsy Weddings Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is a British documentary series broadcast on Channel 4, that explored the lives and traditions of several Irish Traveller families as they prepared to unite one of their members in marriage. The series also featured Romanichal (British Gypsies) in several episodes, and has been criticised by some Romani for not accurately representing England’s Romani and Travelling community. It was first broadcast in February 2010 as a one-off documentary called "My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding", filmed as part of the Cutting Edge series and voted Most Groundbreaking Show in the Cultural Diversity Awards

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding the six of them. Toula and Ian arrive to find all of Toula's extended family at the dinner, where they dance and drink for hours. Ian's parents are unaware of Greek culture and are shocked by the family's rambunctiousness. On the wedding day, Toula is nervous and surrounded by relatives, but the traditional Greek wedding goes perfectly. At the reception, Gus gives a speech accepting Ian and his parents as family. He then presents the newlyweds with a deed to a house. Both Ian and Toula are deeply touched by Gus's generosity. Following the reception, Toula and Ian leave for

neg: My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding is a controversial US reality television series that debuted on the TLC in April 2012. It claims to revolve around the marriage customs of Romani-Americans ("Gypsies") – allegedly members of Romanichal clans, although some are actually of Irish Traveller descent. It is a spin-off of Britain's Channel 4 series "Big Fat Gypsy Weddings". It was announced in June 2012 that the series had been renewed for a second season, which debuted March 24, 2013. Season 4 premiered April 4, 2014 and Season 5 in February 2015. "My Big

neg: Armenian Americans Greek Wedding" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", is from a paternal and maternal, Armenian-American family. Reality TV show star Kim Kardashian is a controversial figure among Armenians. Her father, Robert Kardashian, was an attorney in the O. J. Simpson murder case, and her sisters, Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian, and brother Rob Kardashian are also reality television stars. Armenian American literature constitutes a diverse body of literature that incorporates American writers of Armenian ancestry. Encompassing a cross section of literary genres and forms, Armenian American writers often incorporate some common themes (e.g., the Armenian Genocide) while maintaining very

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 urges Angelo to tell his parents, Voula (Andrea Martin) and Taki (Gerry Mendicino), that Patrick is also Angelo's romantic partner. Gus's estranged brother, Panos (Mark Margolis) arrives from Greece as a surprise. Paris has been accepted to Northwestern University in Chicago and NYU in New York City. She chooses Northwestern to please her mother, but Paris's great-grandmother (Bess Meisler) convinces her she should go to New York. Paris asks Bennett (Alex Wolff), a boy she has a crush on, to the prom. He is also Greek with an equally crazy Greek family. Prom is the same night as the wedding.

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding company, Playtone, later sued the studio for their part of the profits, charging that Gold Circle Films was engaging in so-called "Hollywood accounting" practices. The film inspired the brief 2003 TV series "My Big Fat Greek Life", with most of the major characters played by the same actors, with the exception of Steven Eckholdt replacing Corbett as the husband. Corbett had already signed on to the TV series "Lucky". He was scheduled to appear as the best friend of his replacement's character, but the show was cancelled before he appeared. The show received poor reviews from critics noting the random

neg: My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding misleading,” cultivating racist stereotypes, and misrepresenting the American Romani/Gypsy community. My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding is a controversial US reality television series that debuted on the TLC in April 2012. It claims to revolve around the marriage customs of Romani-Americans ("Gypsies") – allegedly members of Romanichal clans, although some are actually of Irish Traveller descent. It is a spin-off of Britain's Channel 4 series "Big Fat Gypsy Weddings". It was announced in June 2012 that the series had been renewed for a second season, which debuted March 24, 2013. Season 4 premiered April

neg: PopOdyssey starred in the film "On the Line". Fatone also filmed his role in the 2002 hit, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". They honored Janet Jackson as MTV's first icon. The group performed a bossa nova version of her number one song, "That's the Way Love Goes". For the other Jackson, the band performed alongside Michael Jackson during the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, to their hit "Pop. The group performed "Dancing Machine" with The Jackson 5 at the . The band performed at another Jackson event, "", at the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The concert paid respect to those

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and Ian are on a date night to rekindle their romance, their family catches them kissing in their car outside their house. After Gus lands in the hospital and Maria refuses to go, saying she is not his wife, Gus pleads for her to marry him again. This time she accepts. Maria wants the wedding she never had and hires a wedding planner who quits after the rowdy family's choices become too outlandish. The whole family, including Ian's parents, Rodney and Harriet (Bruce Gray and Fiona Reid), and Angelo's business partner, Patrick, pitch in to make the wedding happen. Nick

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Toula tells Paris she can go to the prom if she attends the reception later. En route to the church, Gus, Panos, and Taki arrive drunk after many shots of ouzo. Maria storms off to the vestry after seeing Gus acting foolishly, feeling he is not taking the wedding seriously. Panos tells Maria that Gus had confided to him his love for Maria, and the ceremony continues. Watching as Gus and Maria recite their vows, Ian and Toula privately renew theirs. At the prom, Paris and Bennett share their first kiss while slow-dancing. At the wedding reception, Gus reads a

neg: My Big Fat Geek Wedding fails to find much inspiration". He added that "A few laughs crop up along the way, but not enough to redeem it." My Big Fat Geek Wedding "My Big Fat Geek Wedding" is the 17th episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 18, 2004. The episode was originally planned to air on April 4, 2004, but due to the voice actors going on strike, Fox aired a rerun instead. The story is a follow-up to the episode "Special Edna". Love is in the air when Principal Skinner and

neg: My Big Fat Geek Wedding My Big Fat Geek Wedding "My Big Fat Geek Wedding" is the 17th episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 18, 2004. The episode was originally planned to air on April 4, 2004, but due to the voice actors going on strike, Fox aired a rerun instead. The story is a follow-up to the episode "Special Edna". Love is in the air when Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel are finally getting married. They each have their bachelor party, with Mrs. Krabappel having hers at the Simpson house with

neg: My Big Fat Greek Rush Week is still tense, still powerful, still amusing. But it doesn't know how to apply those things in its new setting." However, Kaiser concluded that ""Veronica Mars" is a mess right now. But it’s an extremely ambitious mess. I’d watch rather 'ambitious and difficult' than 'boring,' and 'My Big Fat Greek Rush Week' was anything but boring." "Television Without Pity" gave the episode a "B". My Big Fat Greek Rush Week "My Big Fat Greek Rush Week" is the second episode of the third season of the American mystery television series "Veronica Mars", and the forty-sixth episode overall. Written by executive

neg: Joel Zwick Joel Zwick Joel Zwick (born January 11, 1942) is an American film director, television director, and theater director. He worked on the television series "Perfect Strangers", "Full House", and "Family Matters", and directed the films "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Second Sight", and "Fat Albert". He was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish family. His father was a cantor from an Orthodox background, and Zwick had his bar mitzvah at an Orthodox synagogue. He graduated from James Madison High School in 1958. He then went to Brooklyn College, where he currently teaches in the School of Film. Zwick

neg: Christopher Lennertz ! "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" ! "The Boss" ! "Bad Moms" ! "Sausage Party" ! "Baywatch" ! "Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" ! "A Bad Moms Christmas" ! "El Camino Christmas" ! "Pitch Perfect 3" ! "Acrimony ! "Uncle Drew" ! "The Happytime Murders" ! "The War with Grandpa" ! "Nobody's Fool" ! "UglyDolls" ! "A Madea Family Funeral" Christopher Lennertz Christopher Joseph Lennertz (born January 2, 1972) is an American musical composer for films, television shows, and video games. He is perhaps best known for his musical score for the 2007 film "Alvin and the Chipmunks", "Hop",

neg: My Life in Ruins many magazine covers ... There is, in short, nothing I liked about "My Life in Ruins," except some of the ruins. Scott Foundas, writing in "The Village Voice" (June 2, 2009), agreed: My Life in Ruins Is Nia Vardalos' Strangely Self-Loathing Anti-Comeback: Substitute "career" for "life" in the title of this stillborn travelogue comedy, and you'll have a succinct verdict on "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" writer/star Nia Vardalos, whose efforts to prove herself more than a one-megahit wonder have been greeted by audiences with an apathy previously reserved for the post–Crocodile Dundee oeuvre of Paul Hogan ... the result,

neg: Alex Wolff they released the album "Black Sheep" in 2011. Later on, Wolff began focusing his career on further acting roles. He portrayed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in "Patriots Day" (2016) and John "Derf" Backderf in "My Friend Dahmer" (2017). Other acting roles include "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016), "" (2017), and "Hereditary" (2018). He is also co-starring with his brother in his mother's film "Stella's Last Weekend" (2018) and in his directorial debut "The Cat and the Moon" (2019). Wolff was born in Manhattan, New York, to actress and writer Polly Draper and jazz pianist Michael Wolff. He is the younger

neg: Nadia Hashimi has always been part of my daily life". She has repeatedly joked about her traditional Afghan wedding, with the "Washington Post" reporting, <q> "It was a medium-size wedding by Afghan standards," Hashimi said, recalling the reception with a mere 200 guests.</q> She has described it as "the Afghan equivalent of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."" Hashimi and her husband have four children and a parrot named Niles. Nadia Hashimi Dr. Nadia Hashimi is a pediatrician, novelist, and a Democratic congressional candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 6th congressional district. Hashimi is the author of three international

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding bringing various Greek bachelors home to meet her, all to no avail. When Ian proposes to Toula, she happily accepts, but Gus is upset that Ian did not ask him for permission to date Toula, let alone marry her. Ian tries to adapt to the family's Greek customs and mannerisms. Ian and Toula cannot marry in the Greek Orthodox Church unless Ian converts, and Toula is already worried the wedding will be a fiasco. She suggests to Ian that they elope instead. He refuses, saying if it's that important to her family to marry in their religion, then he will

neg: God's Not Dead 2 in Cleveland. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $7.6 million (less than the original's opening of $8.6 million), finishing fourth at the box office, behind "" ($51.3 million), "Zootopia" ($19.3 million) and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" ($11.2 million). As of December 2017, the film has grossed over $20.8 million domestically and over $1.4 million in Brazil. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 8%, based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 3.4/10. The site's consensus states: "Every bit the proselytizing lecture promised by its title, "God's Not Dead 2" preaches ham-fistedly to its paranoid

neg: My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss was a television show on the Fox Network that was filmed in July 2004 and aired from November–December 2004. Similar to "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance," it was a parody of shows such as "The Apprentice." The contestants performed several tasks that they were all told would help them win a job at the Chicago-based conglomerate IOCOR and a $250,000 prize. However, none of the contestants knew that the company – and the position – were fake. The show was usually punctuated by the actions of the "boss" Mr. N.

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding be baptized Greek Orthodox. Ian's willingness to do this encourages Gus and Maria to gradually accept Ian into the family. As Toula feared, her numerous well-meaning female relatives take over much of the wedding plans, while the men keep testing Ian. Her cousin Nikki selects tacky bridesmaids dresses without Toula's permission; her brother Nick semi-jokingly threatens Ian that he'll kill him if he ever hurts Toula. Other cousins trick Ian into saying inappropriate things in Greek. When Toula invites Ian's quiet, reserved parents to meet her parents at their home, she insists that it be a simple dinner with just

neg: Nia Vardalos She performed The Beatles song "Golden Slumbers" on the 2006 charity album "Unexpected Dreams – Songs from the Stars." Vardalos's struggle to become a mother, which ultimately led her and then husband Ian Gomez to adopt after thirteen distinct in vitro fertilization attempts had failed, made its way into a book she wrote, "Instant Mom," which was published in 2014. Vardalos likewise starred in and co-wrote the sleeper hit "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," which was released in March 2016. It was less successful than the original had been; however, it earned over $60 million from an $18 million

neg: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 2010. A series of 5 episodes were later commissioned, and the series first aired in January 2011. A second series began airing in February 2012. A third series was not commissioned, rather the show ended with eleven stand-alone specials. In North America, the show airs on TLC under the title My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, with the original narration by Barbara Flynn replaced by Ellen K., while the TLC network started airing a spin-off featuring American Roma called "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding". The show has been criticised mainly by the Irish Traveller & British Gypsy/Traveller communities for misrepresenting

neg: Elena Paparizou of the soundtrack album for the American comedy film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". From 26 April up to 6 May 2016, she was the commentator in the Swedish TV show "Inför Eurovision Song Contest" along with Oscar Zia, Njol Badjie and Wiktoria Johansson. Paparizou performed as a special guest star in the "Euroclub" and in the "Eurovision Village" during the Eurovision Song Contest week. After 3 years of absence at the annual MAD Video Music Awards, Paparizou returned on the VMA's stage, performing her brand new single "Fiesta", which was officially released on 4 July and You Are

neg: Alex Wolff was directed by his mother—and the HBO medical drama "In Treatment", both in 2010. Wolff later appeared in the comedy film "The Sitter" (2011) and starred alongside Brendan Fraser in the independent film "HairBrained" (2012). In 2015, he starred in the indie drama "Coming Through the Rye". In 2016, he had a supporting role in the comedy sequel "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" and played terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the drama "Patriots Day", about the Boston Marathon bombing. In 2018, Wolff starred in the supernatural horror film "Hereditary". He will make his directorial debut with "The Cat and the

neg: Michael Constantine as the Golden Globe Awards, the following year. After the conclusion of "Room 222", Constantine portrayed night court magistrate Matthew J. Sirota on the 1976 sitcom "Sirota's Court", receiving his second Golden Globe nomination. Constantine reprised his role as Gus Portokalos in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" (2016). Constantine was born Gus Efstratiou in Reading, Pennsylvania, the son of Andromache Efstratiou (Ανδρομάχη Ευστρατίου; née Fotiadou [Φωτιάδου]) and Theoharis Ioannides [Θεοχάρης Ιωαννίδης] (a steel worker), both immigrants from Greece. He began his career on the New York stage and in the mid-1950s as understudy to Paul Muni in "Inherit the

neg: Elena Kampouris Elena Kampouris Elena Kampouris (born September 16, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Allison Doss in the 2014 drama "Men, Women & Children", Maya Decker in the NBC drama series "American Odyssey", Paris Miller in the 2016 romantic comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", and Juliet Sykes in the 2017 drama "Before I Fall". In 2016, Kampouris made her Broadway debut in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" as Cécile Volanges. Kampouris was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Ivey Barry, a fashion illustrator and designer, and Alexander Kampouris, who owns a

neg: John Stamos September, he began leading the cast of the Fox sitcom "Grandfathered", also starring Josh Peck, Christina Milian, and Paget Brewster. In 2016, Stamos appeared in the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". In late 2016, he joined the Fox black comedy series "Scream Queens" in its season two premiere as series regular Dr. Brock Holt. Stamos started learning drums when he was four, then began to take up playing the guitar, and started his own band called Destiny. The band had played concerts at some amusement parks and parties. Stamos performed on an independently released 1994 album entitled "Shades

neg: All of Me (John Legend song) views and 6 million likes on YouTube. The song is also used in films and other television shows such as "Guapas", "Mike & Mike", "Baby Daddy", "Pitch Perfect 2", and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". !scope="col" colspan="3"| Streaming All of Me (John Legend song) "All of Me" is a song by American singer John Legend from his fourth studio album "Love in the Future" (2013). It is dedicated to Legend's wife Chrissy Teigen. "All of Me" first aired on American mainstream urban radio as the album's third single on August 12, 2013. On the week ending May 16, 2014,

neg: My Big Fat Greek Bob was watched by a total of 3.17 million people. This made it the fourth most watched show on Animation Domination that night, losing to "American Dad!", "Family Guy" and "The Simpsons" with 4.20 million. My Big Fat Greek Bob "My Big Fat Greek Bob" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the animated comedy series "Bob's Burgers" and the overall 49th episode, and is written by Scott Jacobson and directed by Don MacKinnon. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 10, 2013. Gretchen asks Linda to help her host "marital aid" parties for women. For

neg: Richard Brancatisano as Prince Vittorio Secca. He is the main protagonist in the hit Australian stage play, turned to big screen sensation, Alex & Eve 2015, written by Alex Lykos. A modern take on Romeo and Juliet and likened to My Big Fat Greek Wedding but taken to the next level, the synchronous multicultural dating landscape between a Greek Orthodox Alex and a Muslim Lebanese, Eve, played by Andrea Demetriades, and also stars Tony Nikolakopoulos, Zoe Carides and George Kapiniaris. Richard was one of the guests of the Power Morphicon, the first Power Rangers convention, at Los Angeles in June 2007 and

neg: Paddy Doherty (TV personality) Paddy Doherty (TV personality) Patrick "Paddy" Doherty (born 6 February 1959) is an Irish former bare-knuckle boxer. He is best known as one of the stars of "My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding" and as one of Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men. He won "Celebrity Big Brother 8". He appeared in "When Paddy Met Sally" in January 2012 and on "Celebrity Bainisteoir" later that year. Doherty was one of the Irish Travellers interviewed for the documentary "My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding". On 18 August 2011, Doherty was the third person to enter the "Celebrity Big Brother 8" house. He made it to

neg: Ayiesha Woods campaign for the DVD release of the 2006 film "A Good Year". The song was also used in the 2009 movie "My Life in Ruins" starring Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding). Her debut Gotee Records album, "Introducing Ayiesha Woods", was produced by Chris Stevens, Otto Price, Ric Robbins and David Mullen. It was released on June 6, 2006 and reached number 39 on "Billboard"'s Top Heatseekers chart. The album was Grammy Award-nominated for the category of Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album in 2007. Two additional songs from the album were released as singles: "Big Enough" and "Beauty". At the

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 family. Meanwhile, Gus has convinced himself that he is directly descended from Alexander the Great and wants to write to an online ancestry site for confirmation. While sorting through his records, he discovers that his and Maria's (Lanie Kazan) marriage certificate was never signed by the priest, technically invalidating their union. His current priest refuses to sign it but agrees to perform a new ceremony. Gus insists that he and Maria must marry again after fifty years together, but Maria wants Gus to propose properly. Gus refuses, infuriating Maria, who refuses to go through with the ceremony. Meanwhile, when Toula

neg: It's a Wonderful Afterlife promptly had to shed for her part in "Sex and the City 2". "It's a Wonderful Afterlife" was co-produced by the AIM-listed The Indian Film Company (TIFC) and Bend It Films in association with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales and distribution, and pitched the film as "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" meets "Shaun of the Dead". Icon Film Distribution is the UK distributor. Principal photography began in London on 28 March 2009. Most of the filming took place in Southall in London and at Ealing Studios. Chadha and Berges took inspiration for the horror elements

neg: Truman College 2002 Academy Award nominated romantic comedy film, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" written by and starring Nia Vardalos. In Season 1 of the NBC television drama "Chicago Fire", Leon Cruz (played by Jeff Lima) enrolls at Truman College. In Tracy Letts' play "Superior Donuts" the character Franco attends Truman College. Truman College Harry S Truman College, popularly called Truman College and formerly called Mayfair College, part of City Colleges of Chicago, a college that offers multiple 2-year associate degrees, as well as occupational training in a number of fields. Located at 1145 West Wilson Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood, the

neg: John Corbett John Corbett John Joseph Corbett (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and country music singer. He is known for his roles as Chris Stevens on CBS' "Northern Exposure" and as Aidan Shaw on HBO's "Sex and the City". He reprised the latter role for the film sequel "Sex and the City 2" (2010). Corbett also portrayed the male lead, Ian Miller, in the romantic comedy film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002) and its 2016 sequel. Corbett starred as Max Gregson on Showtime's "United States of Tara", recurred as Seth Holt on NBC's "Parenthood", and starred as Josiah

neg: Andrea Martin Harriet, the 1999 version of "The Woody Woodpecker Show", "Earthworm Jim", "Kim Possible", "The Buzz On Maggie", "SpongeBob SquarePants", and "Brother Bear 2". She also appeared in the 1993 television adaptation of "Gypsy" starring Bette Midler. In 1997, Martin starred in the television series "Life... and Stuff". Her screen credits include "All Over the Guy" in which she played Dan Bucatinsky's Mom, "Club Paradise", "Wag the Dog", "All I Want for Christmas", "Worth Winning", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", "Stepping Out", "The Producers", and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", in which she portrayed Aunt Voula, a role she reprised in

neg: Elena Kampouris a supporting role in the romantic comedy film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2", playing the daughter of Nia Vardalos and John Corbett's characters. In 2016, she made her Broadway debut in a production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", also starring Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer. Kampouris played the supporting role of Cécile Volanges, a wealthy and naive teenager. The following year, she had a supporting role as Juliet Sykes in the drama film "Before I Fall", alongside Zoey Deutch and Logan Miller. Elena Kampouris Elena Kampouris (born September 16, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her roles

neg: My Big Fat Greek Rush Week My Big Fat Greek Rush Week "My Big Fat Greek Rush Week" is the second episode of the third season of the American mystery television series "Veronica Mars", and the forty-sixth episode overall. Written by executive producer Diane Ruggiero and directed by John T. Kretchmer, the episode premiered on The CW on October 10, 2006. The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective. In this episode, Veronica infiltrates the Theta Beta sorority as part of her investigation into Parker's rape. Meanwhile, the Hearst

neg: My Big Fat Greek Bob My Big Fat Greek Bob "My Big Fat Greek Bob" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the animated comedy series "Bob's Burgers" and the overall 49th episode, and is written by Scott Jacobson and directed by Don MacKinnon. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 10, 2013. Gretchen asks Linda to help her host "marital aid" parties for women. For each different group of women, Linda and Gretchen adapt their strategies, such as making up stories about Bob's lack of sexual prowess in order to break the ice, and better sell the sex toys.

neg: Xenos (Greek) featured prominently in the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". Gus Portokalos (Michael Constantine) uses it to describe anybody who is non-Greek, especially the family of his daughter Toula's (Nia Vardalos) fiancée Ian Miller (John Corbett). Xenos (Greek) Xenos (, "xénos", plural xenoi) is a word used in the Greek language from Homer onwards. The most standard definition is "stranger". However, the word, itself, can be interpreted to mean different things based upon context, author and period of writing/speaking, signifying such divergent concepts as "enemy" or "stranger", a particular hostile interpretation, all the way to "guest friend"' one of

neg: My Life in Ruins much as feel sorry for it ... The central question posed by "My Life in Ruins" is, what happened to the Nia Vardalos who wrote and starred in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"? She was lovable, earthy, sassy, plumper, more of a mess, and the movie grossed more than $300 million. Here she's thinner, blonder, better dressed, looks younger and knows it. She's like the winner of a beauty makeover at a Hollywood studio. She has that don't touch my makeup! look ... Now she is rich, famous and perhaps taking herself seriously after being worked over for one too

neg: Joel Zwick "Inside Out" in 1968. He also directed the following productions at La MaMa: He was stage manager for the original 1967 production of "MacBird!", and has directed the following theater productions: Joel Zwick Joel Zwick (born January 11, 1942) is an American film director, television director, and theater director. He worked on the television series "Perfect Strangers", "Full House", and "Family Matters", and directed the films "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Second Sight", and "Fat Albert". He was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish family. His father was a cantor from an Orthodox background, and Zwick had his

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding a honeymoon in Greece, both appreciating the craziness of their Greek family. An epilogue shows the couple's life six years later. Toula got pregnant "a minute later" after their honeymoon with their daughter Paris. As Ian and Toula are walking Paris from their house to Greek school, Paris asks why she has to go to Greek school. Toula replies that she had to go to Greek school as a child, so Paris will too. But she assures her that when the time comes, she can marry whomever she wants. As they walk, it is revealed that their home is next

neg: Emanuel Kiriakou He co-wrote and produced the first single on David Archuleta's record titled "Crush" which debuted at #2 on Billboard, the highest American Idol debut to date, which received 1.8 million downloads. Kiriakou's multi-format single for Nick Lachey's "What's Left of Me” hit top 5 on the pop "Billboard" chart and #1 on the Dance Chart. Kiriakou's music has been featured in television shows and major motion picture soundtracks, including the award-winning "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". He co-produced the Demi Lovato version of "Let It Go" from the movie "Frozen" with his production partner Andrew Goldstein. He has worked with

neg: John Corbett the 2008 David Ayer-directed crime thriller "Street Kings". The following year, he reunited with his "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" co-star Nia Vardalos for the romantic comedy "I Hate Valentine's Day" (2009), which Vardalos also wrote and directed. In 2009, he also co-starred in the Brian Herzlinger-directed comedy film "Baby on Board". From 2009 to 2011, Corbett co-starred in the Showtime comedy-drama series "United States of Tara" as Max Gregson, the husband of Toni Collette's title character. In 2010, Corbett reprised his role as Aidan Shaw in the "Sex and the City" feature film sequel "Sex and the City 2".

neg: Meet the Blacks would gross $4–5 million from 1,115 theaters in its opening weekend, trailing fellow newcomer "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" ($20–24 million projection). In its opening weekend the film grossed $4.1 million, finishing 8th at the box office. Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 11%, based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 2.2/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 26 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". The "Herald & Review" named "Meet the Blacks" as the fifth worst film released in 2016. "The Guardian" gave the film three

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 the family dry cleaners have closed due to the recession. The only business still open is the family restaurant that her father, Gus (Michael Constantine), still runs. Her husband, Ian (John Corbett), is the principal at their teen-aged daughter Paris's (Elena Kampouris) high school. Paris, who is applying to college, feels smothered by her close-knit clan, who constantly interfere in her life. Desperate for independence and privacy, she applies to schools across the country. Ian and Toula's marriage has become strained due to Toula's obsessive need to be involved in Paris's life and to "fix" whatever goes wrong in her

neg: Timeflies 35-city "Just For Fun Tour." They’ve landed high-profile music placements in films like "About Last Night" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" and from the MLB, NBC, Red Bull, "American Idol", and more. Having hit the stage at "Good Morning America" and on "Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!," Timeflies has been dubbed "Musical Masterminds" by "Vanity Fair." Shapiro and Resnick are originally from New York and New Jersey, respectively, but began to perform for the first time in Boston in 2007. The two currently reside in Los Angeles, after recently moving from New York. Timeflies includes elements of hip-hop, pop, electro,

neg: My Life in Ruins written by "The Simpsons" alum Mike Reiss and directed (in a manner of speaking) by "Grumpy Old Men's" Donald Petrie, is a strangely self-loathing affair that paints Vardalos's tour group as a uniformly ill-mannered, culturally illiterate bunch, while rendering Greece itself as a badly plumbed third-world hellhole run by lazy, Zorba-dancing louts. Lou Lumenick, of the "New York Post", also wrote on June 5, 2009: BEWARE Greek-Canadians bearing comeback vehicles. At least if they're Nia Vardalos, who quickly disappeared from sight after improbably turning 2002's "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" into the most successful romantic comedy of all time. Notably

neg: My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance an actor. A third season has started airing on October 17, 2014. In The Netherlands " Mijn Vieze, Vette, Vervelende Verloofde " is airing in September/October 2012. My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé was an American reality show that aired on the Fox Network in 2004. An elementary school teacher named Randi Coy is offered $250,000 for herself and $250,000 for the rest of her family if she takes part in a fake wedding engagement to a man named "Steve Williams," who will also win $250,000 for himself and $250,000 for his family. They have to

neg: My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé was an American reality show that aired on the Fox Network in 2004. An elementary school teacher named Randi Coy is offered $250,000 for herself and $250,000 for the rest of her family if she takes part in a fake wedding engagement to a man named "Steve Williams," who will also win $250,000 for himself and $250,000 for his family. They have to convince their families of their engagement and get married in 12 days time with all their family members attending and without any of them objecting, in order

neg: Michael Constantine Michael Constantine Michael Constantine (born May 22, 1927) is an American actor of Greek descent. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the Windex bottle-toting Greek father of Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), in the surprise hit film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002). Earlier, he earned much acclaim for his extensive television work, especially as the long-suffering high school principal, Seymour Kaufman, on ABC's sitcom, "Room 222," for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1970; he was again recognized by the Emmy Awards, as well

neg: My Big Fat Greek Wedding Ian realizes Toula was the woman at the restaurant, Toula is sure Ian will lose interest. Instead, he loves her even more for who she is, and they become a couple. Because Ian is not Greek, Toula keeps the relationship secret from her family, but her parents find out when a family friend sees them kissing in a parking lot. As she feared, Gus is angry because Ian is not an ethnic Greek—referring to Ian as a "Xeno"—and both Gus and Maria tell Toula to end the relationship. Toula insists she loves Ian. Her parents try to dissuade her by