Michael Constantine

Michael Constantine is a famous actor of the American film industry. He was born on 22nd of May in the year 1927 in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. He took birth to Andromache Efstratiou and Theoharis Ioannides. Michael belongs to a family who is of Greek descent. He was always interested in the field of acting and kept actively participating in various stage plays during his high school. He was also a part of the New York Click to look into! >> Read More... stage which gave his acting career an instant boost. He wanted to brush his skills well before entering a highly competitive industry, and so he took training under veterans and prolific mentors like Howard Da Silva, who is very famously known for essaying the role of Benjamin Franklin in the movie 1776.

His debut movie which helped him make his place in the Hollywood film industry was the Last Mile, which was released in the year 1959. He has, since then, appeared in an infinite number of movies. Another notable appearance that he has made, with which he became both commercially and critically acclaimed was My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a movie that came in the year 2002, in which he essayed the role of Kostas ‘Gus’ Portokalov. He gave this role another try when he reprised his character in the sequel of this movie (My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2) which recently saw its release on the 24th of March of this year.

He did not just win an innumerable amount of hearts through his character in various movies but has also become a huge name in the television industry too. He has made a famous appearance in a sitcom named ‘Room 222’. He played the role of Seymour Kaufman, and this show was presented by the ABC networks. He was much loved and appreciated for his role both by the audience and by the critics. He received a Golden Globe Award and also a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor (in a comic series), and this was in the year 1970. He fell in love with Julianne McCarthy and decided to get married on 5th of October, 1953. They have two children together namely Brendan Neil and Thea Eileen. They decided on getting a divorce and going separate ways in the year 1969. After Jacqueline, he got married to Kathleen Christopher from the year 1974 to the year 1980 He has been an acting mentor to several people like Karen Valentine Karen Valentine is an American actress born on 25 >> Read More... and Denise Nicholas.