Daily entertainment news covering Nia Vardalos en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/24/celebrity_birthdays_september_144 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 137316@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

"Hercules" star Kevin Sorbo (1958)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/18/best_wedding_films_what_s_your_favorite_ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:55:13 EST Entertainment News 126903@http://www.starpulse.com/news This weekend Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds light up the screen with a brand new romantic comedy titled The Proposal. They are an unlikely duo who must pretend

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/15/nia_vardalos_slams_fat_ist_hollywood_ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:37:42 EST Entertainment News 126484@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actress Nia Vardalos has fired off at Hollywood executives who green light film romances featuring "fat" Russell Crowe and Seth Rogen and then poke fun at her for finding love with hunks on the big screen.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/03/opening_june_5_my_life_in_ruins Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:00:46 EST Entertainment News 124938@http://www.starpulse.com/news A Greek tour guide named Georgia (My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos) attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for "mojo") by guiding a ragtag group of tourists... Continue summary Pictures / Video / More

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/02/review_title_only_clever_part_of_ruins_ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:24:51 EST Entertainment News 124885@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - As we learn from "My Life in Ruins," the Greek word for mojo - or zest for life - is "kefi." Nia Vardalos' character has lost hers and needs to get it back.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/01/this_week_s_movie_buzz_see_it_rent_it_or_15 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:54:04 EST Entertainment News 124756@http://www.starpulse.com/news I'm ashamed to say I still haven't gotten a chance to see "Terminator Salvation," but it's my top priority to see it this week. I also need to get out and see "Drag Me to Hell

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/01/nia_vardalos_health_scare_forces_her_to_ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:20:43 EST Entertainment News 124655@http://www.starpulse.com/news A bout of ill health was the wake-up call My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos' needed after she piled on the pounds following a bout of depression.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/12/a_pop_culture_focus_group Tue, 12 May 2009 09:30:38 EST Entertainment News 122265@http://www.starpulse.com/news On a seemingly normal sunny Sunday morning, a few lucky "My Life, Made Possible By Pop Culture" readers gathered at a local Los Angeles theater

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/01/summer_movie_preview Fri, 01 May 2009 10:06:41 EST Entertainment News 120783@http://www.starpulse.com/news Since the dawn of the American cinematic blockbuster in the late 1970s and early 1980s, moviegoers have eagerly waited for May - the unofficial beginning of summertime. This summer is no different.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/15/nia_vardalos_adopts_a_child Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:00:41 EST Entertainment News 103711@http://www.starpulse.com/news My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos and her husband have adopted a five-year-old daughter. Vardalos and Ian Gomez welcomed the toddler into their home

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/24/celebrity_birthdays_september_91 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97655@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Olympic gymnasts Paul and Morgan Hamm (1982), Knight Rider star Justin Bruening (1979), Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan (1969), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Nia Vardalos (1962), "Hercules" star Kevin Sorbo (1958),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/01/what_to_watch_what_s_airing_re_airing_aa_23 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:45:42 EST Entertainment News 91496@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tuesday, July 1 The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family, 8 p.m.) - We're a bit skeptical of

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/16/tom_hanks_rita_wilson_aamp_nia_vardalos_ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:49:13 EST Entertainment News 84459@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tom Hanks, his wife Rita Wilson and Nia Vardalos, the star of their hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding production, are set to go to trial to fight for money they claim they're owed.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/14/big_fat_greek_wedding_star_granted_rare_ Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:15:03 EST Entertainment News 63715@http://www.starpulse.com/news ATHENS, Greece - Nia Vardalos, star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, stood under a big reflector on Saturday, filming a new romantic comedy among the dramatic ruins on the Acropolis.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/24/celebrity_birthdays_september_60 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:00:59 EST Entertainment News 59583@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Olympic gymnasts Paul and Morgan Hamm (1982), WWE star Stephanie McMahon (1976), Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan (1969), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Nia Vardalos (1962), "Hercules" star Kevin Sorbo (1958),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/07/tom_hanks_sues_over_unpaid_greek_wedding Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:50:07 EST Entertainment News 54858@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tom Hanks is suing production company Gold Circle Films for failing to pay him his share of the profits from hit movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/24/celebrity_birthdays_september_24 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 15578@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Olympic gymnasts Paul and Morgan Hamm (1982), WWE star Stephanie McMahon (1976), Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan (1969), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Nia Vardalos (1962), "Hercules" star Kevin Sorbo (1958), Morphine bassist Mark Sandman (1952; d. 1999), Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar (1951), "NewsRadio" star Phil Hartman (1948; d. 1998), "NYPD Blue" actor Gordon Clapp (1948), Gerry and the Pacemakers singer Gerry Marsden (1942), singer Linda McCartney (1941; d. 1998), "Muppets" creator Jim Henson (1936; d. 1990), and "The Great Gatsby" author F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896; d. 1940)

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/18/celebrity_snippets_10 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:45:03 EST Entertainment News 16264@http://www.starpulse.com/news * Greek authorities are lifting a ban on filming at the Acropolis for Nia Vardalos in the hope the exposure will boost the country's image. My Life In Ruins, which is being produced by Tom Hanks, will become the first movie ever to be allowed to feature the Athens classical landmark. Shooting on the movie, in which Vardalos plays an archaeologist tour guide, is expected to start next month.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/22/nia_vardalos_considers_a_big_fat_sequel Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:13:06 EST Entertainment News 8653@http://www.starpulse.com/news My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos is relieved she has finally started working on a sequel to her hit film because she had been suffering from a terrifying period of writer's block. The 2002 movie was so popular, Vardolos felt the pressure to follow-up with a blockbuster sequel.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/11/bravo_s_gay_aamp_lesbian_broadband_chann_1 Thu, 11 May 2006 10:29:03 EST Entertainment News 6819@http://www.starpulse.com/news Bravo has set the date of their "coming out" party in celebration of OUTzoneTV.com, the first-ever broadband channel specifically targeted to the gay and lesbian online community. Timed to coincide with the start of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, the site will debut on Thursday, June 1.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/24/film_and_tv_stars_give_extraordinary_per Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:00:18 EST Entertainment News 6082@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who wouldn't want Hollywood's biggest stars to sing them to sleep? Some of the most surprising voices in Hollywood, accompanied by musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, lend their talents to a new album, "Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars," to be released by Rhino Records on April 25. It's the perfect soundtrack for quiet evenings at home, with your children…or without them.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/30/teri_hatcher_scarlett_johansson_ewan_mcg Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:13:26 EST Entertainment News 2431@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who wouldn't want Hollywood's biggest stars to sing them to sleep? Some of the most surprising voices in Hollywood, accompanied by musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, lend their talents to a new album, "Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars," to be released by Rhino Records on March 28. It's the perfect soundtrack for quiet evenings at home, with your children...or without them.

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