My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a romantic comedy written by and starring Nia Vardalos. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay, the comedy about a Greek woman who falls in love with a non-Greek man was the highest grossing independent film that never made number one on the North American Box Office Charts.

Fast Facts

1. Worldwide gross $368 million
2. Budget was $5 million
3. Release date: April 19, 2002
4. Directed by Joel Zwick
5. Produced by: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
6. Distributed by: Warner Brothers
7. Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett
8. Shot in Toronto and Chicago
9. The film inspired the short-lived TV series My Big Fat Greek Life

Principal Cast

• • Nia Vardalos - Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos
  • John Corbett - Ian Miller
  • Michael Constantine - Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
  • Lainie Kazan - Maria Portokalos
  • Andrea Martin - Aunt Voula
  • Louis Mandylor - Nick Portokalos
  • Gia Carides - Cousin Nikki
  • Joey Fatone - Cousin Angelo
  • Bruce Gray - Rodney Miller
  • Fiona Reid - Harriet Miller
  • Arielle Sugarman - Paris Miller
  • Jayne Eastwood - Mrs. White

Before the Film

The film was once a one-woman play by Nia Vardalos in Los Angeles and was discovered by fellow Greek, Rita Wilson, who brought it to the attention of her husband Tom Hanks. The couple along with Gary Goetzman produced the film on the small budget of $5 million.

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