Tony Petrakis (Robert Wagner) is a cocky Greek youth living in Tarpon Springs in a stereotypical traditional family who undergoes a manly rite of passage. Tony’s father, Mike Petrakis (Gilbert Roland) is a sponge diver who is having a hard time finding sponges in the area traditionally harvested by Greeks.

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This is a new series of articles that aim to review the Greek American Roles in popular American cinema. Early in his career, Milk (Sean Penn) has a political debate with Art Agnos (Jeff Koons).
Producer: Focus Features
Director: Gus Van Zant
Script: Dustin Lance Black
Cast: Sean Penn, Jeff Koons
Greeknes Counter: **
Synopsis: This biopic explores the life [...]

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Mark Ballas is the star who has impressed critics and audience of the popular TV show “Dancing with the Stars”. This season his father tried his luck on the dance stage together with his son.

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The movie which deals with the importance of a single vote in a US election is produced by 1821 Pictures, a company owned by Terry Dougas and Paris Kasidokostas.

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You might know Criss Angel as the stunning illusionist, made famous by his A&E Network television show, Criss Angel Mindfreak.

What you might not know is that Criss’s real name is Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos.

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A prominent feature of “Sex and the City” is the extravagant fashion selections the main characters wear. This is all thanks to Greek stylist and fashion designer Patricia Field.

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Besides the entertaining and smart character of Avrakotos the movie has nothing to do with Greece or Greek culture. However, the character of the Greek CIA agent is very well developed and fantastically played by Hoffman.

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