Word: corbett
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...26th biggest-grossing movie of all time. The DVD just came out. And on Monday at 9:30 p.m. E.T., My Big Fat Greek Life debuts as a CBS sitcom (which will thereafter run on Sundays at 8 p.m. E.T.). With the entire cast reunited except for John Corbett, who had already signed up to star in his own upcoming show on FX, this is the highest-recognition sitcom since Bette Midler's last attempt. But how long can the Greek streak last...
...Corbett replacement for the husband, Steven Eckholdt (who played the part in the original pilot), even has a new name, Thomas instead of Ian. Vardalos has also changed her character's name from Toula to Nia, partly to help brand herself but also to update the character to the calmer, more mature person she has become. "Toula was a little more repressed," she says. "Toula worked in my shier stage of life. But Nia is who I am. Toula was sweet and wry. Nia is wry, sweet and smart-alecky." (After you pass $200 million, no one stops you from...
...fact, Lewis says, retirees who have recently left the corporate world, both voluntarily and involuntarily, are starting their own businesses at a 15% higher rate than those who stopped working just three years ago. Adds David Corbett, CEO of New Directions Inc., a Boston consulting firm that helps senior-level executives transition into new careers: "There is an extended middle age these days. Retirement occurs at 80 to 85, not 60 to 65. People are not ready at 65 to move to Florida and play golf seven days a week...
...JOHN CORBETT AND NIA VARDALOS...
...romantic comedy with indie-film credibility and big-studio profits? The stars of My Big Fat Greek Wedding are having their cake and eating it too. Vardalos, Corbett and producers Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson made the film for $5 million and change, then watched it become the biggest indie hit in U.S. history, pulling in more than $215 million at the box office. Now that's a wedding present to love...