Favorite NY Comic Greg Kritikos turns Misery into Movie Magic in CHARLIE BOY
Spend 1 Minute with Greg Kritikos and you may see why this The big apple comic headliner has audiences flocking to him and great buzz surrounding his starring role in CHARLIE BOY, a fresh comedy movie by Timothy Hines.
Greg Kritikos was always destined to be a beloved comedic superstar. This gritty, street-wise, reformed gangster continues to be compared to Jackie Gleason for his heart and appeal. He could be frequently sought after to headline Nyc City’s biggest and quite a few legendary comedy clubs, including Gotham, Carolines and Dangerfield’s. And now he or she is the starring role from the feature comedy CHARLIE BOY, which Kritikos co-wrote with Frederick Stroppel and that also features Kelly Le Brock as Donna and Burt Young as Luca.
CHARLIE BOY, based loosely on Greg Kritikos’ true to life, follows the storyplot of straight and sober recovering mobster Charlie Borakos. Charlie now works as a standup comedian and, after a period of recovery and giving to his beloved community of Astoria, Queens Nyc, he is still burdened from the guilt of his son’s death and friend’s maiming because of his drinking, drugging and negligence from the past. So when colleague Tommy G’s gambling problem surfaces for the extreme and the prior mob boss Big Angie moves back to town, Charlie’s benevolent and save-the-day attitude and knack for doing all he is able to to help others and switch misfortune into laughter, saves the afternoon and catapults Charlie to a higher level of enlightenment.
Charlie Boy director Timothy Hines says, “It was Greg and Frederick’s script that drove me to generate Charlie Boy. We’ve worked within this business for several years and that i haven’t read such a perfectly balanced and honest comedy. I had to get this to movie. And with Greg, a few things i can let you know, he is a walking dynamo each inch an accessible humanist.”
“When I met Greg Kritikos I immediately saw this modern-day Jackie Gleason slash James Cagney man with a soul-spilling heart, who forced me to be laugh my face off with one-liners and improvising,” comments producer Susan Goforth who’s producing CHARLIE BOY along side Kritikos. “Kritikos combined with Frederick Stroppel’s comedic writing, the leadership of director Timothy Hines and executive producer Dominick Martini as well as a heaven-sent cast and crew, and I knew CHARLIE BOY would come out successful. I am just so thankful for everyone as well as the fortune for this picture. I can’t wait for a world to view Greg Kritikos knock this one out of your park.”
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