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The Greek director’s eye in Hollywood

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Dennis Iliadis was born in Athens. He’s an accomplished director and his movies made him famous in Hollywood. He spent his early years between Athens, Paris and Rio de Janeiro and later studied film and political economy at Brown University, before enrolling at the Royal...

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“We always celebrated Greek holidays”

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Amy Sedaris is a famous Greek American actor, writer and comedian. She often works with his older brother David. Amy was born on March 29th, 1961, in Endicott, New York. Her father was of Greek descent and her mother was Protestant, while she herself is...

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The most high-paid Wall Street lady

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Zoe Cruz is a Greek-born banking executive and former President of Morgan Stanley. In 2006, she ranked 10th on the list of Forbes Magazine’s Most Powerful Women of the World. Zoe Cruz was born Zoe Papadimitriou on 2nd February, 1955, in Greece. At the age...

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From Yiannitsa to the American Ballet Theater

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Alexandra Avramis’s origins are from Yiannitsa in Pella and she has successfully managed to be selected by the internationally prestigious group of classical ballet, the American Ballet Theater, among thousands of dancers from all over the world. “It was beyond my imagination, a life’s dream...

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The Greek President of Walt Disney World Resort

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George Kalogridis is a Greek businessman, who after 4 years as the President of Disneyland Resort in California was named President of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Kalogridis was born and raised in Central Florida. His grandparents were immigrants from the island of...

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Creating a giant of green cleaning products with a $22 budget

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[:el] Eftyhis Vlahakis was born and raised at Chania. He died on April 6th, 2014. His dream was to become a doctor, but due to financial hurdles he was urged to leave Greece at the age of 17 to pursue a better life in the...

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From Sparta to Hollywood

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[:el] Tracy Spiridakos is a Greek Canadian actor, who gained international fame with her roles in “Rise of the Plane of the Apes” and NBC’s television series “Revolution”. Tracy Spiridakos was born in Manitoba in 1988 to Greek parents, restaurant owners George and Anastasia Spiridakos....

Famous Greeks

The Greek businessman that loved hockey

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Peter Karmanos is the CEO of Compuware Corporation and owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Plymouth Whalers and Florida Everblades hockey teams. Peter was born on March 11th, 1943 to Greek immigrant parents and had not spoken English before starting elementary school. He graduated Wayne State...

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Advertising Greece in his popular travel guides

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[:el]A third generation Greek American, Matt Barrett is outlined by the New York National Herald as an accomplished host of the top visited online English-speaking travel guides for Greece. Matt Barrett’s Travel Guides shares a wide variety of travel photography and video content about Greece,...

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Creating a giant in the medical device manufacturing industry

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Peter Nicholas ranks among the richest Greek Americans in the world. With John Abele, he founded the medical device firm Boston Scientific venturing at the top for over 25 years. Peter’s parents are of Greek descent. He graduated the Duke University in 1964 and continued...

The Greek director’s eye in Hollywood

“We always celebrated Greek holidays”

The most high-paid Wall Street lady

From Yiannitsa to the American Ballet Theater

The Greek President of Walt Disney World Resort

Creating a giant of green cleaning products with a $22 budget

From Sparta to Hollywood

The Greek businessman that loved hockey

Advertising Greece in his popular travel guides

Creating a giant in the medical device manufacturing industry

Dr. Ioanna (Joan) Vernikos – The first Greek female scientist at NASA

Katerina Gogou – The carefree girl of Greek cinema who was anything...

Rania Bellou – The artist of memory

Alec Issigonis – The Greek behind the legendary Mini Cooper

Metsovo – An Autumn Fairytale in the Pindus

Stefanos Ntouskos – The Greek Who Carried His Country with Oars

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