My Big Fat Greek Wedding cast: Where are they now?
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding, then and now
In 2002, a sweet film about a lonely woman and her zany Greek family became the sleeper hit of the year. Since then, there has been a sequel, a short-lived TV series, an upcoming third film, and dozens of projects for the My Big Fat Greek Wedding cast. Catch up with what the stars are up to now, ahead.
Nia Vardalos (Toula)
Nia Vardalos arrived at this big fat wedding as both writer and star—and scored an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Since then, Vardalos has continued her acting work, reuniting with My Big Fat Greek Wedding costar John Corbett in 2009's I Hate Valentine's Day (which she also wrote and directed), and going on to appear in episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Cougar Town, The Catch, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Station 19, Love, Victor, and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.
She reprises her role as Toula in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding sequels.
Lainie Kazan (Maria)
Lainie Kazan signed on to play My Big Fat Greek Wedding matriarch Maria Portokalos with decades of experience to her name.
The My Favorite Year and St. Elsewhere alum returned to the big screen in Gigli (2003) and You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008). Since wrapping the first Greek sequel, Kazan has appeared on such shows as The Kominsky Method, Fuller House, and Chicago Med.
Michael Constantine (Gus)
Already a lauded television actor well before joining the cast of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Michael Constantine turned Windex into a miracle far beyond a simple glass-cleaning solution as Gus.
The Emmy-winning actor's final on-screen appearance was in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. Constantine died in 2021 at the age of 94.
Bess Meisler (Yiayia)
Making a hilarious turn as Toula's worrisome, woeful grandmother, Bess Meisler was the comedic wildcard in the Greek Wedding films.
The actress earned credits following the original movie with appearances in Daddy Day Care (2003), Room 6 (2006), The Perfect Family (2011), and episodes of Malcolm in the Middle and The Comeback.
Andrea Martin (Voula)
After spending years on SCTV and George and Martha, Andrea Martin made an unforgettable turn in My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Aunt Voula.
The actress returned to the role for the sequels, also racking up credits for New York Minute (2004) and The Producers (2005) and on The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Sesame Street. Her prolific work on TV also includes shows like Difficult People, Great News, The Good Fight, Evil, and Only Murders in the Building.
Martin is also a celebrated stage performer, winning Tony awards for My Favorite Year in 1993 and Pippin in 2013.
Louis Mandylor (Nick)
Rising to fame on Down the Shore, Grace Under Fire, Can't Hurry Love, and Martial Law, Louis Mandylor signed on to play Toula's freewheeling brother Nick in Greek Wedding.
Mandylor hasn't slowed down since—he's returned to play Nick in the sequels and appeared in such films as The Debt Collector (2018) and Rambo: Last Blood (2019).
Gia Carides (Nikki)
Gia Carides was Cousin Nikki in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a role she took on after appearing in Strictly Ballroom (1992), Primary Colors (1998), and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).
Like most of her castmates, Carides reprised her role in both the short-lived TV show based on the movie, My Big Fat Greek Life, as well as the film sequels. Additionally, she landed gigs on multiple high-profile shows: as Melissa on HBO's Big Little Lies, and Hannah on the Twin Peaks revival. She also had a recurring role on the short-lived Fox drama Filthy Rich.
Joey Fatone (Angelo)
After making his big-screen debut in 2001's On the Line, former *NSYNC member Joey Fatone landed a role as Nikki's feisty brother Angelo in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
In the years since, the singer-turned-actor also became a producer, game show mainstay (Family Feud among them, where he served as announcer for Steve Harvey), and dancer (as seen on Dancing With the Stars). He also returned for the Greek Wedding sequels.
Fiona Reid (Harriet)
King of Kensington alum Fiona Reid brought the bundt cake as Ian's mother Harriet in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
She reprised her role in the first sequel, and went on to earn credits for One Week (2008), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), and Stoked. Reid went on to star on the Canadian web series Chateau Laurier.
Bruce Gray (Rodney)
Along with his on-screen wife (played by Fiona Reid), veteran actor Bruce Gray provided one of the best foils in movie history, against which the Portokalos family shined as brightly as their very Greek front lawn.
Gray, who guested on an impressive array of popular TV series over his 50-year career, got to play Rodney again in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and appeared with Reid on Chateau Laurier before his death in 2017 at the age of 81.
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