Who is actor Michael Constantine?
Michael Constantine was born as Gus Efstratiou – some sources claim he was born as Constantine Ioanides – in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA on May 22, 1927; his zodiac sign is Gemini and he holds US citizenship. He’s an actor who is perhaps best known for portraying one of Kostas ‘Gus’ Portokalos’ main character in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” in 2002, written by Nia Vardalos. who also starred in the film. alongside John Corbett – the story follows a young Greek woman who marries a non-Greek man and has a grand Greek wedding to please her parents.
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The film was a huge success as it won 20 awards and was nominated for 28 more, and for his performance Michael was jointly nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, as well as a Teen Choice Award. for Choice Movie Hissy Fit, as he won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.
Early life, family and education
Michael was raised as an only child in a family of Greek immigrants. His father Theoharis Ioannides was a steelworker, while his mother Andromache Efstratiou was a housewife – note their names, hence the confusion over Michael’s name.
He became interested in acting while still attending a local high school, but since his parents were rather poor, he had no intention of enrolling in an acting school and working on his skills.
Upon enrolling in 1945, he found employment to support himself financially, while raising money for his acting lessons – he eventually began training and became popular when he
appeared in his first Broadway play – “Inherit the Wind” – in 1955. The play became a huge worldwide hit and was performed 806 times before ending on June 22, 1957. After this first hit, he appeared in several more plays. , such as “Conklin”, “Compulsion” and “The Miracle Worker”.
Film roles
Michael has been credited with around 180 appearances in movies and TV series, and we are about to mention some of his most notable performances in this article.
One of his first notable roles was in the 1959 drama film “The Last Mile”, which starred Mickey Rooney – the film is a remake of the eponymous film released in 1932.
Two years later, Michael starred in Robert Rossen’s drama “The Hustler,” then was cast as supporting character Andy in the comedy “Island of Love,” which follows a con man who hires a writer to write him a story. script. which he will then resell to a rich man. The year 1964 saw him play supporting roles in both the comedy “Quick, Before it Melts” and the volume of short biographies “Profiles in Courage”. Some of his next roles were in the epic drama “Hawaii” in 1966, the comedy “Skidoo” in 1968, and the drama “Justine” in 1969.
In 1975, Michael appeared as Jess Wingate in the science fiction drama “The Night That Panicked America”, while the following year he starred as Luis Clasing in the war drama “Voyage of the Damned”.
In 1978 he was Harry Bergen in the romantic war drama “Summer of My German Soldier”, based on the eponymous novel written by Bette Greene, and in the same year he played Yashir in the two-part film “The Pirate”, which was based on the novel written by Harold Robbins.
In 1983, Michael was praised for his portrayal of Talaat Pasha in the drama film “The Forty Days of Musa Dagh”, based on the eponymous novel by Alex Hakobian which follows the Armenian Genocide in Musa Dagh – the character of Michael Talaat Pasha was one of the three Pashas who ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I. He then appeared as one of the main characters, Newman, in the martial arts action movie “Pray for Death”, which also starred Sho Kosugi and James Booth, and some of his subsequent roles were in the comedy “In the Mood” in 1987. , the American-Canadian fantasy drama “Prancer” in 1989 and the drama “My Life” in 1993.
Three of Michael’s last film roles before his retirement from acting were in the 1996 legal thriller “The Juror,” which starred Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin, the body horror “Thinner” the same year, and the comedy romantic “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” in 2016.
Roles in television series
Michael’s first notable performance in a series was in the science fiction “My Favorite Martian” in 1965, and from there he appeared in single episodes of more than 20 series, such as the crime drama “Target: The Corruptors!” in 1961, the drama “Channing” in 1963. and the medical drama “The Eleventh Hour” in 1964, before being cast as a guest star in three episodes of the crime drama “The Fugitive”, very popular in the United States.
His next notable role was in the secret agent adventure series “I Spy” in 1966, and from 1969 to 1974 he played supporting character Seymour Kaufman in the comedy-drama “Room 222”, and for his performance Michael won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television.
Michael went on to star in single episodes of numerous series, before being asked to play one of the main characters in the sitcom “Sirota’s Court”, which aired from December 1, 1976 to April 13, 1977 on NBC, and for his performance was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical.
The year 1977 sees him appear in the mini-series “79 Park Avenue”, which stars Lesley Ann Warren, David Dukes and Polly Bergen, and is about a teenager living in New York in the 1930s, who begins to work as a prostitute. , and in 1979, Michael starred in the miniseries “Roots: The Next Generations”, based on the last seven chapters of the novel “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” written by Alex Haley.
Between 1979 and 1983, Michael starred in four episodes of the mystery medical drama “Quincy, ME”, then returned to appear in single episodes of many series, such as the action adventure “The Fall Guy” in 1983, the military action drama “Airwolf” in 1985 and the critically acclaimed crime drama “Magnum, PI” in 1986.
The next 17 years saw Michael appear in numerous series and his first notable performance was in 2003 when he appeared in seven episodes of the sitcom “My Big Fat Greek Life”, closely based on the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”. “.
Two of Michael’s last roles in television series before retiring were in the episode “Boy Crazy” of the crime drama “Cold Case” in 2007, and a single episode of the talk show “The Crossroads with Martin Anthony” in 2009. .
Love life and woman
Michael met his first wife Julianna McCarthy, an American actress, years before making her Broadway debut, and on October 5, 1953, the two were married in a private ceremony attended by their closest friends and family. loved ones – Julianna might be known to many as the matriarch Liz. Foster from the soap opera “The Young and the Restless”, which aired from 1973 to 1986.
She gave birth to their two children, Thea and Brendan Constantine before Julianna and Michael divorced in 1972.
Two years later, on September 29, 1974, Michael married board-certified pediatrician Kathleen Patricia Christopherson, and they dated for almost six years before their divorce was finalized on August 15, 1980.
Michael has been hiding details of his love life from the media since his second divorce, and as of September 2020 he is single, married twice, and has two children.
Hobbies and other interests
Michael has been interested in learning languages since he launched his acting career, and his ability to speak Italian, Russian and French has helped him land numerous roles in movies and TV series.
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He was more or less physically active during his 20s and 30s as he occasionally played football with his friends and colleagues, but preferred to play board games like chess and checkers, however, he rarely found players to play against. , because he was very good. .
He spent most of his career traveling across the United States while filming for his films and TV series, and travel eventually became a hobby for him – he also traveled Europe, visiting countries such as Yugoslavia (split up in 1992), Germany and France.
Michael has his own favorite actors and actresses, including Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant and Whoopi Goldberg, while some of his favorite movies are ‘Casablanca’, ‘Ghost’ and ‘Anatomy of a Murder’.
Net value
Michael’s age is 93 years old. He has short brown hair and brown eyes, is 1.87 m (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighs approximately 83 kg (185 lb).
As of September 2020, his net worth is estimated to be over $1.5 million.
