TIME Person of the Year: People Who Mattered in 2002, John Corbett and Nia Vardalos






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A 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 (pictured), 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.

— By Lev Grossman





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