GREG LEWIS'critically acclaimed, one-man show, "Some Greeks Are Not In the Restaurant Business" gives a no holds barred insight into his growing up in the streets of Chicago. He talks about going on the road at the age of 15, against his Greek parent's wishes, as a harmonica player with the world famous Jerry Murad's "Harmonicats". Then he and his life long friend, Gus Christy, formed a comedy team and as Lewis & Christy, "The Mad Greeks", they played all the top hotels, night clubs and television shows. They also made numerous appearances on such TV shows as: Ed Sullivan, Hollywood Palace, Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas.
Greg can be seen in the hit movie, "HOP", the new CBS show "2 BROKE GIRLS", "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER", and just finished filming "STEALING ROSES" with John Heard and Cindy Williams. Also you can find Greg in his recurring role of Baron Von Troken in Garry Marshall's "Princess Diaries 1 & 2" , starring Ms. Julie Andrews. In addition, Greg is Herman, a deli owner in "Love And A Bullet", starring the rap star Anthony Treach Criss.
You'll remember Greg as Tino, the Greek Chef, opposite Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in the Garry Marshall feature, "Frankie and Johnny". He was in
two more of Garry's films, "Exit To Eden" and "Dear God". Greg was also in the Kevin Spacey/Jeff Bridges' film, "K-PAX" and the Disney movie "Max Keeble's Big Move", and is currently appearing as Vladmir Gargarin in the sci-fi series "Mars And Beyond" for the Cyber SciFi Network on the Internet.
Theatre wise: Greg co starred at The Matrix Theatre, in Elliot
Shoeman's play, "Moment in the Sun" directed by Mark Taylor, starred in his one-man show, Confessions of a Greek Criminal directed by Robert Walden, at Garry Marshall's Falcon Theatre, and in the SRO hit of the 2001 Season, "The Time of Your Life" as Nick opposite John Glover, and under the direction of Gene Reynolds, at The Skylight Theatre.
Finally, after the comedy team broke up, Greg moved to the West Coast and focused on acting. As a member of the late Milton Katselas' Master Class, he has distilled his many talents, becoming an actor armed to do a variety of roles- comedic, tragic, character, et al. He is also a member of Theatre West , Yarmy's Army, and Bobby Moresco's Actors Gym.
