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*[[Emma Lahana]]
*[[Emma Lahana]]
*[[Peter Lupus]] - bodybuilder and actor, best remembered for the role of Willy Armitage in the original ''Mission: Impossible'' television series in the 1960s
*[[Peter Lupus]] - bodybuilder and actor, best remembered for the role of Willy Armitage in the original ''Mission: Impossible'' television series in the 1960s
*[[Ralph Macchio]] - His father is of half-Italian and half-Greek descent <ref>[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/articles/qa-with-executive-producer-ralph-macchio/]</ref>
*[[Ralph Macchio]] - His father is of half-Italian and half-Greek descent <ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/articles/qa-with-executive-producer-ralph-macchio/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003122419/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/articles/qa-with-executive-producer-ralph-macchio/ |archivedate=2013-10-03 |df= }}</ref>
*[[George Maharis]]<ref>[http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:dtUopQZMAUkJ:www.americanlegends.com/magnet/oh_henry.html+George+Maharis+greek&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=12] "Maharis was a Kerouac look-alike, a good looking Greek kid from Queens"</ref>
*[[George Maharis]]<ref>[http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:dtUopQZMAUkJ:www.americanlegends.com/magnet/oh_henry.html+George+Maharis+greek&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=12] "Maharis was a Kerouac look-alike, a good looking Greek kid from Queens"</ref>
*[[Jason Mantzoukas]] - American actor, comedian, and writer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones |first=Patty |url=http://www.straight.com/article-679936/vancouver/dictator-wields-comic-arsenal |title=The Dictator wields a comic arsenal &#124; Vancouver, Canada |publisher=Straight.com |date=2012-05-10 |accessdate=2012-05-30}}</ref>
*[[Jason Mantzoukas]] - American actor, comedian, and writer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones |first=Patty |url=http://www.straight.com/article-679936/vancouver/dictator-wields-comic-arsenal |title=The Dictator wields a comic arsenal &#124; Vancouver, Canada |publisher=Straight.com |date=2012-05-10 |accessdate=2012-05-30}}</ref>
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*[[William Baziotes]] - painter, a contributor to Abstract Expressionism
*[[William Baziotes]] - painter, a contributor to Abstract Expressionism
*[[Lynda Benglis]] - sculptor and visual artist
*[[Lynda Benglis]] - sculptor and visual artist
*[[Constantino Brumidi]] - important artist of the Capitol <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20050722104831/www.house.gov/apps/list/press/fl09_bilirakis/prl_brumidi_house.html</ref>
*[[Constantino Brumidi]] - important artist of the Capitol <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050722104831/http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/fl09_bilirakis/prl_brumidi_house.html</ref>
*[[Thomas Chimes]] - painter
*[[Thomas Chimes]] - painter
*[[Chryssa Vardea Mavromichali|Chryssa]] - sculptor
*[[Chryssa Vardea Mavromichali|Chryssa]] - sculptor
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*[[Sophia Amoruso]] - founder and owner of [[Nasty Gal]]
*[[Sophia Amoruso]] - founder and owner of [[Nasty Gal]]
*[[Kary Antholis]] - senior vice president for miniseries at [[HBO]]
*[[Kary Antholis]] - senior vice president for miniseries at [[HBO]]
*[[George Argyros]] - founder of real estate company Amel & Affiliates <ref>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:sXmJnqfrBJIJ:www.helleniccomserve.com/ellis.html+Greek+American+medal+of+honor&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1</ref>
*[[George Argyros]] - founder of real estate company Amel & Affiliates <ref>http://www.helleniccomserve.com/ellis.html {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029110507/http://www.helleniccomserve.com/ellis.html |date=2016-10-29 }}</ref>
* [[George Ballas]] - inventor of the weed eater, father of dancer [[Corky Ballas]] and grandfather to dancer [[Mark Ballas]]
* [[George Ballas]] - inventor of the weed eater, father of dancer [[Corky Ballas]] and grandfather to dancer [[Mark Ballas]]
*[[Jason Calacanis]] - entrepreneur & founder of [[Weblogs, Inc.]]
*[[Jason Calacanis]] - entrepreneur & founder of [[Weblogs, Inc.]]
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*[[Basil Gogos]] - illustrator
*[[Basil Gogos]] - illustrator
*[[Peter Speliopoulos]] - vice president, DKNY design<ref>[http://www.rambert.org.uk/about/people/detail.asp?art=937] "Greek American, originally from Springfield, Massachusetts"</ref>
*[[Peter Speliopoulos]] - vice president, DKNY design<ref>[http://www.rambert.org.uk/about/people/detail.asp?art=937] "Greek American, originally from Springfield, Massachusetts"</ref>
*[[John Varvatos]] - fashion designer<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071024041518/http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion_designers/john_varvatos/MS041.asp] "To show in Milan is 'the top' according to the Greek American who decided to leave the catwalks of New York and head for those here in Milan."</ref>
*[[John Varvatos]] - fashion designer<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071024041518/http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion_designers/john_varvatos/MS041.asp] "To show in Milan is 'the top' according to the Greek American who decided to leave the catwalks of New York and head for those here in Milan."</ref>
*[[Nick Verreos]] - American fashion designer<ref>[http://www.fashionclub.com/talk-back/chatroom/articles/200604/online-fashion-chat-room.shtm] " I’m half Greek and half Venezuelan, and I speak fluent Spanish and Greek."</ref>
*[[Nick Verreos]] - American fashion designer<ref>[http://www.fashionclub.com/talk-back/chatroom/articles/200604/online-fashion-chat-room.shtm] " I’m half Greek and half Venezuelan, and I speak fluent Spanish and Greek."</ref>


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*[[Patricia Kara]] - model, actress, TV personality
*[[Patricia Kara]] - model, actress, TV personality
*[[Cleo Maletis]] - beauty pageant titleholder
*[[Cleo Maletis]] - beauty pageant titleholder
*[[Becky and Jessie O'Donohue]] - ''[[American Idol]]'' contestants and models,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fansofrealitytv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52358 |title=American Idol: Interview With Becky O'Donohue |publisher=Fansofrealitytv.com |date=2006-02-26 |accessdate=2011-09-18}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060217/NEWS02/602170355/1019/NEWS03 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060411150333/http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060217/NEWS02/602170355/1019/NEWS03 |date=April 11, 2006 }}</ref>
*[[Becky and Jessie O'Donohue]] - ''[[American Idol]]'' contestants and models,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fansofrealitytv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52358 |title=American Idol: Interview With Becky O'Donohue |publisher=Fansofrealitytv.com |date=2006-02-26 |accessdate=2011-09-18}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060217/NEWS02/602170355/1019/NEWS03 ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060411150333/http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060217%2FNEWS02%2F602170355%2F1019%2FNEWS03 |date=April 11, 2006 }}</ref>
*[[Ryan Pinkston]] - actor and model
*[[Ryan Pinkston]] - actor and model
*[[Steve Sandalis]] - model, bodybuilder and actor, best known for appearing on over 700 [[Romance novel]] covers
*[[Steve Sandalis]] - model, bodybuilder and actor, best known for appearing on over 700 [[Romance novel]] covers
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*[[Shuggie Otis]] - rock, blues & funk guitarist and songwriter<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0120,robinson,24726,22.html] "Greek American bandleader Johnny Otis"</ref>
*[[Shuggie Otis]] - rock, blues & funk guitarist and songwriter<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0120,robinson,24726,22.html] "Greek American bandleader Johnny Otis"</ref>
*[[Murray Perahia]], is an [[United States|American]] concert [[pianist]] and [[conducting|conductor]] with roots in Thessaloniki
*[[Murray Perahia]], is an [[United States|American]] concert [[pianist]] and [[conducting|conductor]] with roots in Thessaloniki
*[[Basil Poledouris]] - film composer<ref>[http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/articles/2004/14_Jul---Basil_Poledouris_Interview.asp] "The other element that influenced me early on had to do with my Greek Orthodox raising where I used to sit in church and just be enthralled with the choir. So, there are a lot of Gregorian modal ideas in my music that go back to that."</ref>
*[[Basil Poledouris]] - film composer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/articles/2004/14_Jul---Basil_Poledouris_Interview.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-03-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023155234/http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/articles/2004/14_Jul---Basil_Poledouris_Interview.asp |archivedate=2006-10-23 |df= }} "The other element that influenced me early on had to do with my Greek Orthodox raising where I used to sit in church and just be enthralled with the choir. So, there are a lot of Gregorian modal ideas in my music that go back to that."</ref>
*[[Vicky Psarakis]] - vocalist of Canadian metal band [[The Agonist]].
*[[Vicky Psarakis]] - vocalist of Canadian metal band [[The Agonist]].
*[[Jim Sclavunos]] - drummer for [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]]<ref>[http://archive.is/20120707015741/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/guesteditors/story/0,,1194728,00.html] "My own band, the Vanity Set, half of whom (including myself) are second-generation Greek-Americans, adore rebetiko music."</ref>
*[[Jim Sclavunos]] - drummer for [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]]<ref>[https://archive.is/20120707015741/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/guesteditors/story/0,,1194728,00.html] "My own band, the Vanity Set, half of whom (including myself) are second-generation Greek-Americans, adore rebetiko music."</ref>
*[[Derek Sherinian]] - virtuoso rock and [[jazz fusion]] keyboardist
*[[Derek Sherinian]] - virtuoso rock and [[jazz fusion]] keyboardist
*[[Chris Spheeris]] - new age multi-instrumentalist, composer, recording artist, collaborated on several albums with Paul Voudouris<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chrisspheeris.com/about-chris |title=About Chris |quote=Born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Chris spent his summers in Greece, the land of his heritage... |publisher=Chrisspheeris.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-18}}</ref>
*[[Chris Spheeris]] - new age multi-instrumentalist, composer, recording artist, collaborated on several albums with Paul Voudouris<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chrisspheeris.com/about-chris |title=About Chris |quote=Born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Chris spent his summers in Greece, the land of his heritage... |publisher=Chrisspheeris.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-18}}</ref>
*[[Jimmie Spheeris]] - singer-songwriter in the 1970s
*[[Jimmie Spheeris]] - singer-songwriter in the 1970s
*[[Chris Trousdale]] (born 1985) - singer, former ''[[Dream Street]]'' member<ref>'''Trousdale''' - [http://www.feelingthevibe.com/ChrisInterview2.html] "Half and half? Yeah I think…my dad is full Greek and my mom's Black Irish."</ref>
*[[Chris Trousdale]] (born 1985) - singer, former ''[[Dream Street]]'' member<ref>'''Trousdale''' - {{cite web|url=http://www.feelingthevibe.com/ChrisInterview2.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-06-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016015110/http://www.feelingthevibe.com/ChrisInterview2.html |archivedate=2006-10-16 |df= }} "Half and half? Yeah I think…my dad is full Greek and my mom's Black Irish."</ref>
*[[Tatiana Troyanos]] - mezzo-soprano<ref>[http://members.aol.com/OJTMultimedia/TatianaTroyanosChronology.html] "This website is dedicated to preserving the musical memory of the late, great, Tatiana Troyanos, Greek-American Mezzo-Soprano"</ref>
*[[Tatiana Troyanos]] - mezzo-soprano<ref>[http://members.aol.com/OJTMultimedia/TatianaTroyanosChronology.html] "This website is dedicated to preserving the musical memory of the late, great, Tatiana Troyanos, Greek-American Mezzo-Soprano"</ref>
*[[The Vanity Set]] - alternative/rebetiko rock band<ref>[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/guesteditors/story/0,,1194728,00.html] "My own band, the Vanity Set, half of whom (including myself) are second-generation Greek-Americans"</ref>
*[[The Vanity Set]] - alternative/rebetiko rock band<ref>[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/guesteditors/story/0,,1194728,00.html] "My own band, the Vanity Set, half of whom (including myself) are second-generation Greek-Americans"</ref>
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*[[George Canellos]] - renowned oncologist and cancer researcher
*[[George Canellos]] - renowned oncologist and cancer researcher
*[[Harry J. Cargas]] - scholar, author, and teacher best known for his writing and research on the [[Holocaust]], [[Jewish-Catholic relations]], and [[American literature]]
*[[Harry J. Cargas]] - scholar, author, and teacher best known for his writing and research on the [[Holocaust]], [[Jewish-Catholic relations]], and [[American literature]]
*[[Leda Cosmides]] - psychologist<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20060624122954/http://obereed.net/hh/wwf.html</ref>
*[[Leda Cosmides]] - psychologist<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060624122954/http://obereed.net/hh/wwf.html</ref>
*[[Nicholas A. Christakis]] - sociologist and physician
*[[Nicholas A. Christakis]] - sociologist and physician
*[[George C. Christie]] - [[James B. Duke]] Emeritus Professor of Law at [[Duke University School of Law]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]]
*[[George C. Christie]] - [[James B. Duke]] Emeritus Professor of Law at [[Duke University School of Law]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]]

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References

  1. ^ [1] "Her father John Aniston was born on the island of Crete in Greece. Her mother Nancy Dow is partly Greek." (1930-present)
  2. ^ [2] " Born on the island of Crete in Greece, Yanni Anastassakis, aka John Aniston, and his family moved to the United States when he was a child. His father promptly changed the family name to Aniston."
  3. ^ a b c d "Greek News - Hellenic Times 15th Anniversary Gala". Greeknewsonline.com. 2006-05-13. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  4. ^ [3] "Her father, Ernest J. Carteris, was of Greek descent."
  5. ^ [4] "And when I saw the film recently and saw George Chakiris, this beautiful guy, Greek guy." [5] "Chakiris, the son of Greek immigrants, opposes race based casting."
  6. ^ [6] [7] "Chiklis got his acting talent from his mother, Kate... his flamboyance from his father, Charlie, a macho second-generation Greek-American who runs a hair salon in the Boston suburb of Lowell, where Chiklis was born."
  7. ^ [8] "Tim's mother, Carmen, was an heiress to the theatre chain founded by her father, Alexander Pantages, who immigrated to the United States from Greece around 1885."
  8. ^ [9] "Nancy Dow is Scottish, Irish, Italian and Greek."
  9. ^ [10] "Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American stage and film actress... will discuss the impact of her Greek-American heritage on her career, as well as past performances, particularly her lead role in the ancient tragedy "Hecuba."" [11] "The daughter of Greek immigrants..."
  10. ^ [12] "Fey's mother is Greek-American and her father is German-Scottish, but she's wary of claiming an ethnic identity. "I’ve said a few things about being Greek, and now every Greek organization wants to adopt me," Fey told me." [13] "Because of the Greek-girl thing, I have, like, boobs and butt."
  11. ^ [14] "Angie Harmon: "It would be shaping my eyebrows. Being half Greek and half American Indian, I have the unibrow. So once I started working on them, I really did see a change. You create another kind of beauty.""
  12. ^ [15] "Her (Real) Heritage: "I'm Greek, Italian and Jewish. In TV Guide they wrote that I was French, Greek and Jewish. I am mostly Greek. I don't know where French came from."
  13. ^ [16] "My grandfather always told me, "You know you're American first, but you're a Greek-American, which makes you a better American.""
  14. ^ [17] "Andreas Katsulas, whose striking Greek visage..."
  15. ^ [18]
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ [19] "Maharis was a Kerouac look-alike, a good looking Greek kid from Queens"
  18. ^ Jones, Patty (2012-05-10). "The Dictator wields a comic arsenal | Vancouver, Canada". Straight.com. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  19. ^ Papapostolou, Anastasios. "24" Greek-American Star Adoni Maropis Plans Screenplay in Crete!". Hollywood Greek Reporter. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  20. ^ "Constantine Maroulis - NY, New York - Rock / Pop". MySpace.com. 2005-02-25. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  21. ^ [20] "The son of a Greek Orthodox priest (note: Orthodox priests can marry prior to ordination) and a nutritionist, Martin grew up with his brother and sister in Toms River, New Jersey. His parents co-owned a Greek diner with his grandparents and uncle. Martin, the prototypical "good Greek boy," served as an altar boy at church and bused tables at the restaurant."
  22. ^ [21] "The stunning Maria Menounos had no problem getting her Greek on for our photo shoot, but her heritage hasn’t always been easy for her. "My dad was very strict," she says. "A guy would call the house and he would say, ‘I have a gun, and I will use it!’"... My parents said I had to marry a Greek boy. I dated them, but they weren’t for me. They want slaves. I want someone to be my slave! My mom still puts my dad's socks on him when she wakes him up in the morning."
  23. ^ [22] "It never occurred to me that Chris Sarandon is Greek (for those that don't know, Tarpon Springs is an ethnic Greek community located just north of St. Petersburg), until I thought about it - he very much looks Greek, later explaining that his father was from a "Greek village in Turkey"."
  24. ^ [23] "Greek-American actor George Savalas"
  25. ^ [24][25] "Born to Greek parents, Savalas served in World War II after he dropped out of Columbia University..." You should not trust yurunalists, Columbia lists him as having graduated in 1950 from their "adult" General Studies school after the army. [26]
  26. ^ [27] "As far as religion goes, we were raised Greek Orthodox..." [28] "My father's mother, our grandmother, lived with us for a while. She didn't speak any English. She was all Greek and she was freaky. She had long hair, which she wore in braids..." [29]
  27. ^ [30] "Sigler is half-Cuban and half-Greek (Jewish)"
  28. ^ [31] "A raven haired beauty who is equal parts Greek passion and English reserve"
  29. ^ [32] "John is also Greek and part Irish." [33] "John Stamos' original family name is Stamopolous, which was shortened by his grandparents when they came to America from Greece."
  30. ^ [34] "Well we’re both [she and Jennifer Aniston] Greek, which is a shoe-in right there." [35] "Mena, the world traveler: Part Estonian and part Greek, Suvari was named for her godmother, who was born in the Mena House, a hotel at the base of the Pyramids in Egypt." [36] "Brought up in South Carolina, her Estonian father is a retired psychiatrist and her Greek mother a nurse."
  31. ^ [37] Grandfather Nicholas Cachikis was born in Greece.
  32. ^ [38] "...Rita Wilson's parents - her father was Bulgarian, while mother Dorothy was Greek - changed their surname to Wilson after moving to the United States." "My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood. I would go to school and be American and then come home and be Greek." [39] "...her producers include actor Rita Wilson, who is half Greek...".
  33. ^ a b "Billy Zane Interview"BloodRayne"Movie: Tim Nasson". Wildaboutmovies.com. 2005-12-27. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  34. ^ [40] "...Greek-American entertainer Lisa Zane..."
  35. ^ [41][42] "My father is a Greek from Macedonia. I don’t know his roots exactly."
  36. ^ [43] "Greek-American production designer Dean Tavoularis"
  37. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050722104831/http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/fl09_bilirakis/prl_brumidi_house.html
  38. ^ http://www.helleniccomserve.com/ellis.html Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  39. ^ "Word Balloon Comics Podcast". Wordballoon.libsyn.com. 2006-12-17. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  40. ^ http://hudsonmod.com/karina-smirnoff-wants-to-dance-with-somebody/
  41. ^ "Social Diary 4/22/05 - When Too Much of Too Much Is Still Not Enough". Newyorksocialdiary.com. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  42. ^ [44] "Greek-born couturier James Galanos"
  43. ^ [45] "Greek American, originally from Springfield, Massachusetts"
  44. ^ [46] "To show in Milan is 'the top' according to the Greek American who decided to leave the catwalks of New York and head for those here in Milan."
  45. ^ [47] " I’m half Greek and half Venezuelan, and I speak fluent Spanish and Greek."
  46. ^ http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:SymsEkFOslcJ:www.hellenicnews.com/print.html%3Fnewsid%3D2885%26lang%3DUS+Maria+Stephanos+Greek&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3
  47. ^ "American Idol: Interview With Becky O'Donohue". Fansofrealitytv.com. 2006-02-26. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  48. ^ [48] Archived April 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  49. ^ "The Films of Andy Sidaris". Mondo-digital.com. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  50. ^ [49] "Called upon to help support their Greek-Norwegian family when their father's business was wiped out by the Depression"
  51. ^ Elissa Strauss, “Sarah Aroeste, keeping Ladino music alive,” New York Daily News, November 11, 2008.
  52. ^ Mordechai Shinefield, “Monday Music: The Face of Ladino Dream-Pop,” The Forward, May 21, 2012.
  53. ^ [50] "Annette Artani, a native Greek-American New Yorker"
  54. ^ [51] "renowned Greek opera singer whose personal life enthralled Greece in the 1950s and 1960s"
  55. ^ [52] "I'm Greek, so we have pretty big booties in my family." [53] "I'm Greek and Irish, but I don't know Greek. I just have the booty, that's the only part I got of it, that's the curve of it all."
  56. ^ [54] "Mr. Greg Dulli (he's Greek, ya know...)"
  57. ^ [55] "We were baptized Greek Orthodox, so we are Greek Orthodox", Matt says. "If you're baptized Greek Orthodox, you're in for good. That's it."
  58. ^ [56] "Well, here I am. I'm an Anatolian Greek - a middle eastern Greek - and I'm an American, which is a bloody weird combination."
  59. ^ [57] "Kalomira Sarantis is missing the second semester of her first year in college. She is pursuing her lifetime dream – a career as a professional singer – in a very unorthodox way, as a contestant on the Antenna TV program "Fame Story" in Greece."
  60. ^ [58] "I'm Greek and my wife and I will cook a Greek dinner for eight for the winner. That is a Greek."
  61. ^ http://www.hit-channel.com/wayne-kramer-mc5solo/2166
  62. ^ [59] "I am French/Greek"
  63. ^ [60] "Are you a fan of anal sex? TL, "Being Greek, you'd think I'd be a big anal sex fan. It's kinda nasty. I'm not really feeling it too much, although I've done it several times -- but it's not my favorite."
  64. ^ [61] "Constantine comes from a "massive" Greek American family"
  65. ^ [62] "Greek conductor and composer"
  66. ^ [63] "I’m half Irish and I’m half Greek"
  67. ^ [64] "the half-Greek, half-Puerto Rican kid"
  68. ^ [65] "Born in Berkeley, California, to a Greek immigrant family"
  69. ^ [66] "Greek American bandleader Johnny Otis"
  70. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2006-03-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "The other element that influenced me early on had to do with my Greek Orthodox raising where I used to sit in church and just be enthralled with the choir. So, there are a lot of Gregorian modal ideas in my music that go back to that."
  71. ^ [67] "My own band, the Vanity Set, half of whom (including myself) are second-generation Greek-Americans, adore rebetiko music."
  72. ^ "About Chris". Chrisspheeris.com. Retrieved 2011-09-18. Born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Chris spent his summers in Greece, the land of his heritage...
  73. ^ Trousdale - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-16. Retrieved 2006-06-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Half and half? Yeah I think…my dad is full Greek and my mom's Black Irish."
  74. ^ [68] "This website is dedicated to preserving the musical memory of the late, great, Tatiana Troyanos, Greek-American Mezzo-Soprano"
  75. ^ [69] "My own band, the Vanity Set, half of whom (including myself) are second-generation Greek-Americans"
  76. ^ [70] "Jim Verraros: My father was born in Greece, so I am mostly Greek. My mother is German, Irish, French and English."
  77. ^ [71] "his Greek musician's claims to fame" [72] "He divides his time between L.A. and the Seattle, WA area, and is now an American citizen."
  78. ^ "George T. Kalaris, 73, Official Who Changed C.I.A.'s Direction". NYTimes.com. NY Times. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  79. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060624122954/http://obereed.net/hh/wwf.html
  80. ^ Anastasios Papapostolou (2010-03-13). "Chrysostomos "Max" Nikias Named 11th President of USC". USA.GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  81. ^ "Τ.Τζον: "Στόχος μου να καθιερωθώ"". Sport24.gr. 2009-04-19.
  82. ^ [73] "Markakis, who is half Greek and half German, led the Greek Olympic team..."
  83. ^ Breibart, Joan (2004). Standing Pilates: Strengthen and Tone Your Body Wherever You Are. John Wiley and Sons. p. 147. ISBN 0-471-56655-1. Joseph Pilates came to the United States from Germany in 1926. He was of Greek parentage but he had lived in Germany since his birth in 1881.
  84. ^ Biermann, June; Toohey, Barbara (2003). The diabetic's total health and happiness book. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin. p. 165. ISBN 9781585422302. Joseph H. Pilates (pronounced puh-lah-teez). He was born in Germany, but his family was of Greek origin.
  85. ^ It's All Greek "Basketball" To Chris Roupas, Kevin Forsythe, The York Daily Record, May 1, 1983
  86. ^ "Death Notice: MICHAEL GEORGE KALODIMOS". Chicago Tribune. 2008-10-30.
  87. ^ [74] "Eugenides is himself Greek-American, Detroit-born, suburb-raised--all sources of inspiration for his second novel."
  88. ^ [75] "How I was both Spiderman and a tiny unathletic Greek boy..." [76] "As the son of Greek immigrants, he participated in the familiar first generation event of multiple identities"
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