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Nia Vardalos as Toula Portokalos
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In June 2022, VardalosconfirmedMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 3began filming in Greece and that she’d be directing the installment.
Off-screen, Vardalos andex-husbandIan Gomezhave one daughter.
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John Corbett as Ian Miller
Corbettannounced in 2021that he’dwed longtime loveBo Derekthe year prior.
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Michael Constantine as Kostas “Gus” Portokalos
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Michael Constantine kept relatively quiet in the years followingMy Big Fat Greek Wedding, appearing as the Portokalos patriarch in theMy Big Fat Greek Lifeseries and a few short films. After a long career in Hollywood (his first screen credit dates back to 1949!), the Emmy-winning actor retired in 2009 — but came back for one last round inMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.
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Lainie Kazan as Maria Portokalos
Before starring as the Portokalos matriarch,Lainie Kazanhad snagged guest roles onBoston Legal,The King of QueensandDesperate Housewives. She’s also appeared in films likeDon’t Mess with the Zohan(2008) andPixels(2015).The Emmy- and Golden-Globe nominated actress returned to the small screen in 2018, appearing onFuller House,Young & HungryandThe Kominsky Methodand an episode ofChicago Medin 2022.
She has one daughter, Jennifer, from her previous marriage to late husband, Peter Daniels.
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Andrea Martin as Aunt Voula
Chances are, you’ve heard a lot from Aunt Voula sinceMy Big Fat Greek Weddingand its sequel — even if you haven’t seen her.Andrea Martinhas lent her voice to characters onThe Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius,Kim Possible,Sesame StreetandThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
Martin has also appeared onDifficult People,Great News,The Good Fight,Harlem,Only Murders in the BuildingandEvil. She’s also a two-time Tony Award winner and six-time nominee.
She has two sons with ex-husband Bob Dolman.
06of 07Gia Carides as Cousin NikkiIFC Films/Everett; George Kraychyk/Universal Pictures/EverettYou’ve seen Gia Carides on shows likeEast of Everything,Small Time Gangster,Big Little Lies,Filthy Richand, of course, theMy Big Fat Greek Lifespin-off series.The actress has also been on the big screen inStick It(2006),Year One(2009),Penguin Bloom(2020) andLoren & Rose(2022).After 17 years of marriage, Carides andWithout a Tracestar Anthony LaPaglia split in 2016. The two Australian actors share one daughter, Bridget.
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Gia Carides as Cousin Nikki
You’ve seen Gia Carides on shows likeEast of Everything,Small Time Gangster,Big Little Lies,Filthy Richand, of course, theMy Big Fat Greek Lifespin-off series.The actress has also been on the big screen inStick It(2006),Year One(2009),Penguin Bloom(2020) andLoren & Rose(2022).
After 17 years of marriage, Carides andWithout a Tracestar Anthony LaPaglia split in 2016. The two Australian actors share one daughter, Bridget.
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Joey Fatone as Angelo
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Fatone has beendating Izabel Araujosince 2015. He was previously married to Kelly Baldwin — with whom heshares daughters Kloey Alexandra and Briahna— but he filed for divorce in May 2019.
source: people.com
