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Sep 8, 2023 · Just as Toula marries a non-Greek man in the movie, in real life, Nia Vardalos married actor Ian Gomez, who is not of Greek descent. Many of the characters in the film, especially Toula’s family members, are inspired by real people in Vardalos’ life.
At the wedding reception, Gus reads a 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.
Mar 26, 2016 · Creator Nia Vardalos says although the film was based on her own family and experience marrying a non-Greek man, she was struck by how many people found her story recognisable: "It's so wild...
Apr 27, 2022 · Based on Vardalos' own experiences, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" follows a Greek woman named Toula (Vardalos), who falls in love with Ian (John Corbett), a non-Greek man.
Mar 25, 2016 · When her father, Gus (Michael Constantine), gets interested in his genealogy, he discovers that he and his wife, Maria (Lainie Kazan), aren’t actually married, because the priest who married them...
Apr 19, 2022 · Most accounts of My Big Fat Greek Wedding start with the one-woman show of the same name Vardalos staged in Los Angeles. But that origin story reverses the true order of events.
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2: Directed by Kirk Jones. With Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan. A Portokalos family secret brings the beloved characters back together for an even bigger and Greeker wedding.
