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Springsteen rocks with Bon Jovi at tribute
New Jersey came to the West Coast to kick off Grammy Awards weekend, with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen teaming up.
The occasion was to honor Bon Jovi for his musical achievements and philanthropic efforts as MusiCares Person of the Year on the night of Feb. 2.
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Your Guide to Antiparos
Thanks to celebrity inhabitants Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, the island is now on the Hollywood radar with more stars visiting every year
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Obamas holidaying on Antiparos ahead of SNF Nostos
Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are holidaying on the Greek island of Antiparos, after flying in on Friday afternoon.
Kathimerini understands that the Obamas will be guests at the villa of Hollywood actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.
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Biden celebrates Greek Independence Day at the White House
President Joe Biden - surrounded by Greek-American politicians and community leaders - marked Greek Independence Day at the White House on Wednesday.
One of the featured guests included the actress Rita Wilson, who is of Greek descent and performed four songs at the reception in the East Room.
Oscar-winning deaf actor Marlee Matlin becomes Academy governor
Oscar-winning deaf actor Marlee Matlin, who appeared in this year's Best Picture winner "CODA," has been elected to the Academy's board of governors, the organization said on June 23.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body that awards the annual Oscars, said Matlin was part of a new slate of governors who will take office for the 2022-23 season.
Tom Hanks likeness to be unveiled at Kavala wax museum
A wax museum in the northern Greek city of Kavala plans to celebrate its reopening after the lifting of coronavirus restrictions next week with the unveiling of an effigy of Hollywood star and honorary Greek Tom Hanks.
Hanks, Wilson post video on bicentennial party
Acclaimed American actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks and his wife, actress and producer Rita Wilson, called on posted a short clip on the website urging people to participate in Greece's bicentennial celebrations of the anniversary of Greece's War of Independence against Ottoman rule.
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Tom Hanks’ family offered Greek passport too for fire help
Greece's government is extending its offer of citizenship to Tom Hanks to his wife and their two children, in recognition of the family's help in assisting victims of a deadly wildfire near Athens in 2018.
Tom Hanks makes first tweet as Greek citizen
A few days after Greece's president signed an honorary naturalization order, Tom Hanks has made his first tweet as a Greek citizen, sending out wishes for the new year.
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Tom Hanks now officially Greek
"I am 110% Greek," Tom Hanks said some time ago and now it is official
Upon the initiative of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who had met him in the past, Hanks and his family will receive honorary citizenship and the decision was signed today by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
It is considered a particular and rare honour in most countries.
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