ABOVE: Charlie Boy (Greg Kritikos) wraps with Taneesha (Nicky Sunshine) about the Astoria neighborhood in the new comedy movie CHARLIE BOY.
"I adore Nicky," beams CHARLIE BOY director Timothy Hines. "She is such a pleasure to work with. Anything I ever do I will invite her on my sets. She is cool and edgy and smart and kind. When I first met her at a reading for Charlie Boy she was so funny I practically choked on my coffee. There is a truth in her work that is rare. It is instant and visceral. She exudes an underlying humanity that suggests she's got her eye on things and is watching out for us."
In CHARLIE BOY, Nicky Sunshine plays a hard working woman from Astoria who inherited a Pizza Parlor and "a ton of debt" from her recently deceased husband. "Her performance is sublime," says producer Susan Goforth. "Nicky brings something special to CHARLIE BOY, and I am sure it is in no small part due to the fact that Nicky is a constantly working professional standup comedian as well as a very talented actress."
"CHARLIE BOY" star Greg Kritikos wrote the part in CHARLIE BOY for Nicky and she knew just what to do with the part," adds director Timothy Hines.
ABOVE: Charlie Boy (Greg Kritikos) hugs Leo (George N. Mikedis) amidst the turmoil of an FBI raid in the comedy movie CHARLIE BOY. #CharlieBoyMovie
Timothy Hines' "CHARLIE BOY" is a somewhat loosely based autobiographical story of New York stand up comic Greg Kritikos, written by Kritikos and Frederick Stroppel. CHARLIE BOY is the story of former mob member Charlie Borakas, who had an awakening after the tragic death of his son and became a stand up comic. Seeking redemption for his former life, Charlie reaches out to right his wrongs and help a young man who's life is threatened from gambling debts. Charlie is pulled into a face to face confrontation with the mob, the results of which cause others in the mob to follow his lead and uplift his entire community of Astoria, New York forever.
ABOVE: Supermodel movie star Kelly Le Brock plays Donna, Charlie Boy's ex-wife who shares his grief for their son Adonis who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in the upcoming motion picture CHARLIE BOY.
Nicky Sunshine is a stand up comic, producer, improv artist, and writer. She began her formal theater training at Northwestern University. While in Evanston she wrote and produced her own skits for the African American Theater Ensemble. During her junior year of college she studied at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. While there she helped form the German based R&B group "KJ-19". As a lead vocalist she landed a featured appearance on John “The Scatman’s” single “The Chickadee Song.” Sunshine speaks Spanish and German fluently and has been awarded numerous scholarships for her language ability including a stay in Caracas, Venezuela. Nicky enjoys mimicking accents and dialects. Her unique presentation of characters won her an honorable mention in "NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity" competition and Stand Up New York’s “Music is a Joke” series.
ABOVE: Northwestern Alumni, New York Actress and Standup Comic Nicky Sunshine plays the hard-working, pizza-spinning Taneesha in the upcoming comedy movie CHARLIE BOY.
Star and co-writer of "CHARLIE BOY" Greg Kritikos saw the potential in Nicky and introduced her to director Timothy Hines. "I was immediately taken with Nicky. She was consummate," beams Hines. "I had her read the part of Taneesha and there was no doubt from the moment she began."
Kritikos ads, "I worked with Nicky at some of the great comedy clubs in New York. She's the real thing."
ABOVE: Director Timothy Hines lines up a shot in filming Nicky Sunshine in the comedy movie CHARLIE BOY.
ABOVE: Actress and standup comic Nicky Sunshine shows you that some bad guys become good guys in the new comedy movie CHARLIE BOY.
ABOVE: CHARLIE BOY Executive Producer Dominick Martini on set with CHARLIE BOY cast member Academy Award Nominee Burt Young.
Nicky Sunshine has performed in numerous off Broadway productions including the “Vagina Monologues” at New World Stages, “Yo Soy Latina”, and “Platanos and Collard Greens”. She has starred in and produced countless comedy shows at venues like Carolines, Stand Up NY, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Eastville Comedy Club, Funnybone, and Broadway Comedy Club. She was also showcased on Nick Cannon’s “Fresh Faces at Gotham" Comedy Club.
ABOVE: Greg Kritikos (Charlie Boy) and Burt Young (Luca) in a scene from CHARLIE BOY.
ABOVE: Nicky Sunshine plays recently widowed, long-suffering Pizza Parlor owner and Astoria native Taneesha in the upcoming comedy movie CHARLIE BOY.
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