Favorite NY Comic Greg Kritikos turns Misery into Movie Magic in CHARLIE BOY
Spend 60 seconds or so with Greg Kritikos and you will probably discover why this The big apple comic headliner has audiences flocking to him and great buzz surrounding his starring role in CHARLIE BOY, a brand new comedy movie by Timothy Hines.
Greg Kritikos was always likely to be a beloved comedic celeb. This gritty, street-wise, reformed gangster has become compared to Jackie Gleason for his heart and appeal. He could be frequently preferred to headline The big apple City’s biggest and many legendary comedy clubs, including Gotham, Carolines and Dangerfield’s. And after this he is the starring role from the feature comedy CHARLIE BOY, which Kritikos co-wrote with Frederick Stroppel and this 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 functions as a standup comedian and, after a period of recovery and providing to his beloved community of Astoria, Queens The big apple, he’s still burdened with the guilt of his son’s death and friend’s maiming as a result of his drinking, drugging and negligence in history. While colleague Tommy G’s gambling problem surfaces on the extreme and his prior mob boss Big Angie moves back into town, Charlie’s benevolent and save-the-day attitude and knack for doing all he can to help others swap 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 create Charlie Boy. I have worked on this business for several years and I haven’t ever read such a perfectly balanced and honest comedy. I needed to choose this movie. And with Greg, what I let you know, he’s 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 using a soul-spilling heart, who forced me to be laugh my face off with one-liners and improvising,” comments producer Susan Goforth that’s producing CHARLIE BOY along with Kritikos. “Kritikos joined with Frederick Stroppel’s comedic writing, the leadership of director Timothy Hines and executive producer Dominick Martini and a heaven-sent cast and crew, and i also knew CHARLIE BOY would come out a winner. Now i am so thankful for all and all the good fortune with this picture. I can’t wait for a world to find out Greg Kritikos knock this out of the park.”
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