Favorite NY Comic Greg Kritikos turns Misery into Movie Magic in CHARLIE BOY
Spend 60 seconds or so with Greg Kritikos and you may realise why this Nyc comic headliner has audiences flocking to him and great buzz surrounding his starring role in CHARLIE BOY, a whole new comedy movie by Timothy Hines.
Greg Kritikos was always destined to be a beloved comedic celeb. This gritty, street-wise, reformed gangster has been compared to Jackie Gleason for his heart and appeal. He is frequently popular to headline Nyc City’s biggest and a lot legendary comedy clubs, including Gotham, Carolines and Dangerfield’s. Now he’s the starring role in 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’ real world, follows the storyline of straight and sober recovering mobster Charlie Borakos. Charlie now functions as a standup comedian and, after a period of recovery and providing returning to his beloved community of Astoria, Queens Nyc, he is still burdened through the guilt of his son’s death and friend’s maiming because of his drinking, drugging and negligence of the past. While close friend Tommy G’s gambling problem surfaces on the extreme with his fantastic prior mob boss Big Angie moves into town, Charlie’s benevolent and save-the-day attitude and knack for doing all he can to help others change misfortune into laughter, saves the morning and catapults Charlie to the next 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 with this business for many years i have not read this kind of perfectly balanced and honest comedy. I had to get this to movie. And with Greg, things i let you know, he or she is a walking dynamo every 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 served by one-liners and improvising,” comments producer Susan Goforth that’s producing CHARLIE BOY together with Kritikos. “Kritikos combined with Frederick Stroppel’s comedic writing, the leadership of director Timothy Hines and executive producer Dominick Martini along with a heaven-sent cast and crew, and I knew CHARLIE BOY would end up successful. I’m just so thankful for anyone and all sorts of good luck with this picture. I can’t wait for world to determine Greg Kritikos knock this place out from the park.”
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