Ian Gomez

Met wife Nia Vardalos when bothwere in Chicago performing with the Second City comedy group. Saysthe day he washired for SecondCity (which also featuredChris Farley at thesame time) wasone ofthe happiestof his life. Made film debut in 1993's Rookie of the Year. His endearing performance as Javier,the flamboyantcoffee-shop manageronThe WB's Felicity,was originally supposed to be temporary. His character became so popular that he was rescued from deportation and made a permanent fixture. During thesameperiod whenhe was appearing on Felicity, he held rolesas a goofy sidekick on ABC'sNorm and as aconniving ladder-climber on The Drew Carey Show. Appeared in wife Nia Vardalos'hit comedyMy Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), afilm she wrote andbased on their relationship. In 2008, he and his wife adopted a daughter.