Cast Of My Big Fat Greek Wedding: How Much Are They Worth Now?
Published on March 28, 2016. Updated August 16, 20182002’s My Big Fat Greek Wedding surprised absolutely everyone with the success it achieved. Boasting a talented, hilarious and diverse cast and a unique twist on the romantic comedy, the film quickly became the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time thanks to the over $241 million it raked in at North American box offices while never hitting number one at the box office. It also surprised many by releasing a sequel not a few years later but rather 14, yet still managed to pull in all of the first film’s original stars. With 16 years since the film reached records, now is a great time to check out how much the cast is worth now!
9. Joey Fatone
Estimated Net Worth: $14 Million. There isn’t much that Joey Fatone can’t do, and thanks to that the former boy bander is sitting on an impressive estimated net worth of $14 million. He is of course best known for being one of the members of the super successful ’90s and 2000’s boy band NSYNC, but he was able to shake that persona with ventures on both television and films. He appeared in the 2001 romantic comedy On the Line alongside former bandmate Lance Bass, and the next year landed a small role as Angelo in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. He also made waves on season four of Dancing With the Stars where his second place finish in a way revamped his career and landed him hosting duties for shows like Celebrity Circus and Singing Bee. He reprised his role of Angelo in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.
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Estimated Net Worth: $800 Thousand. Ian Gomez is a very recognizable face having appeared in small roles in many different television series and films. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the ’90s series, Norm and Felicity, while he also starred in the more recent series Cougar Town from 2009-2015. His most well known movie role is in My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Mike, Ian’s (John Corbett) best man, a role which he is also reprising in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. Although he has had several roles, his lack of leading ones leaves Gomez with an estimated net worth of $800 thousand; however, he is also married to My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos who has quite the impressive net worth of her own to come later in the list.
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Estimated Net Worth: $800 Thousand. Gia Carides has been building her acting resume since her first on-screen appearance in 1977. Over the years she has appeared on both television and film, but is best known from her role in the 1999 film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged me as Robin Swallows opposite Mike Meyers. She has also appeared in films such as Year One and Stick It and, of course, My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Cousin Nikki. Carides has had continuous work throughout her career, but with only a couple of big roles, she too has an estimated net worth of $800 thousand.
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Estimated Net Worth: $500 Thousand. From 1990 to present actor Louis Mandylor has accumulated 98 acting credits to his name, starting with his break back in the early ’90s with roles in the two series Down the Shore and Grace Under Fire. His biggest movie roles have been in 1996’a The Quest which starred Jean Claude Van-Damme and My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Toula’s brother Nick Portokalos. Although Mandylor has so many credits, he hasn’t had many starring opportunities, leaving him with a net worth of $500 thousand.
Photo by Gregory Pace/BEI/Shutterstock5. Andrea Martin
Estimated Net Worth: $1 Million. Andrea Martin is a very well known actress and comedian in the entertainment industry who starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding as the hilarious Aunt Voula. She became a star almost immediately thanks to her role in 1971’s Foxy Lady, after which she landed a spot as a cast member on SCTV from 1976-1981. Given the fact she has 138 acting credits to her name it is hard to document all of her successes; however, it is important to note that, while she is recognizable from her many acting roles, she has also done very well with voice acting. She has lent her voice to series such as Hercules, Rugrats, Kim Possible and Sesame Street as well as the popular 1997 animated classic film Anastasia. Since she has had such an impressive career it is surprising she is not worth more than her estimated $1 million!
Photo by Gregory Pace/BEI/Shutterstock4. Michael Constantine
Estimated Net Worth: $1.5 Million. Michael Constantine is a very well known actor who charmed everyone and had them laughing out loud with his part as Toula’s father Kustas “Gus” Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding who believed Windex could fix everything. He has appeared in 179 projects over his lengthy career and is best known for his roles in Room 222, The Hustler and most recently The Juror, as well as various appearances in many TV shows. All together he has worked himself up to a net worth of $1.5 million.
Photo by Gregory Pace/BEI/Shutterstock3. Lainie Kazan
Estimated Net Worth: $5 Million. Lainie Kazan began her acting career back in 1962 and hasn’t slowed down since. She has appeared in many series, films and TV movies, but is best known as Toula’s mother, Maria Portokalos, in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. She is also known for her roles in Beaches, Harry and the Hendersons, Desperate Housewives, Don’t Mess with the Zohan and Pixels. She’s doing well with a net worth of $5 million.
Photo by MediaPunch/REX/Shutterstock2. John Corbett
Estimated Net Worth: $9.5 Million. John Corbett got his big break playing Chris Stevens on the series Northern Exposure form 1990-1995, and while he continued acting afterwards he is arguably still best known for his recurring role as Aidan Shaw on the hit series Sex and the City from 2000-2003. He has also become a romantic-comedy movie star thanks to roles in Serendipity and as Toula’s non-Greek love Ian Miller in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. He has also appeared in The Messengers, The United States of Tara, Raising Helen, Sex and the City 2 and Parenthood to name a few and of course, will be reprising his role of Ian for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. Thanks to his talent and good-looks it was not difficult for Corbett to become a star and, along with his notable acting roles, he has also released two country music albums and has made a very hefty net worth of $9.5 million.
Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Variety/REX/Shutterstock1. Nia Vardalos
Estimated Net Worth: $10 Million. Nia Vardalos rose to worldwide fame thanks to her starring role in My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Fotoula “Toula” Portokalos. Prior to the movie she had appeared on shows such as Team Knight Rider and Boy Meets World. While she has continued acting, she has also had great success behind the scenes as well, teaming up with Tom Hanks to write the film Larry Crowne. She is also the writer as well as the star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Connie and Carla and I Hate Valentine’s Day, the latter of which she also directed. Thanks to her hard work and huge involvement she reaped a lot of the unprecedented success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s $368.7 million worldwide performance at the box office and has an impressive net worth of $10 million.
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