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Michael Constantine Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Height, Gunsmoke, Movies, Net Worth, Obituary

Michael Constantine Biography – Michael Constantine Wiki

Michael Constantine was an Award-winning Greek-American actor from Reading, Pennsylvania. According to Michael Constantine’s IMDb profile, he was known for playing the Windex bottle-toting family patriarch “Gus Portokalos” in the sleeper hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). He played principal Seymour Kaufman in the series Room 222 (1969), for which he won a 1970 Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actor. In 1971, received a second Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination as Best Supporting Actor for the role.

He made his Broadway debut in the 1950s as part of the ensemble of the hit play “Inherit the Wind.” He made appearances in Gunsmoke (1955). In 1959, Constantine made his film debut after appearing in the film, ‘The Last Mile.’ In 1961, he secured a minor supporting role in The Hustler, and appeared on Perry Mason, as the murderer in 1964 and 1965 among other many appearances in the 1960s.

Constantine portrayed Santa Claus in Prancer in 1989. The same year, he was presented with the Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for “Temptation” at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States. In 1993, he appeared in the independent drama Question of Faith, starring American actress Anne Archer and New Zealand actor Sam Neill. Constantine returned in 2002 portraying the Windex-toting Gus Portokalos in the famous film My Big Fat Greek Wedding. He reprised the role on the short-lived television series My Big Fat Greek Life, and a sequel film with the original cast, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, which premiered on March 25, 2016.

Michael Constantine Age

Born Gus Efstratiou was born on May 22, 1927, in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Constantine was born to his Greek immigrants parents Andromache and Theoharis.

Michael Constantine Wife

Michael Constantine was married twice, he married his first actress wife Julianna McCarthy on October 5, 1953. Julianna and Constantine had two children: Thea Eileen Constantine and Brendan Neil Constantine. The couple later divorced in July 1972. He married his second wife, Kathleen Patricia Christopherson on September 29, 1974, but they later divorced on August 15, 1980.

Michael Constantine Children

Who are Michael Constantine’s children? His children are Thea Eileen Constantine and Brendan Neil Constantine from his first marriage. Thea Constantine is an actress and teacher in Portland, Oregon. Some of her film appearances include; The New Women (2001), Apartment 12 (2000), and EZ Streets (1996). She is married to her husband David since 1993. Brendan Neil Constantine is much into the poet industry and currently teaches creative writing at the Windward School.

Michael Constantine Death

He died on August 31, 2021, in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Michael Constantine’s cause of death was not revealed. After his death, the body was cremated and his ashes were returned to Michael Constantine’s surviving family. He died aged 94.

Michael Constantine Net Worth

Michael Constantine’s net worth is estimated to be $5 Million.

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