Constantine Maroulis

Constantine Maroulis
Constantine Maroulis, May 2015
Background information
Birth name	Constantine James Maroulis
Born	(1975-09-17) September 17, 1975 (age 41) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, actor
Years active	2003–present
Labels	6th Place Records
Associated acts	Pray for the Soul of Betty
Website	Official site

Constantine James Maroulis (/məˈruːlᵻs/; born September 17, 1975) is an American actor and rock singer from Wyckoff, New Jersey. He was the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the reality television series American Idol, and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his role in Rock of Ages. He starred in the title role in Jekyll and Hyde on Broadway, for which he received a Drama League Award Nomination for a Distinguished Performance Award.

Maroulis was born in Brooklyn, New York to Greek American parents, James Constantine and Constance P. Maroulis (born 1938). Both his maternal and his paternal grandparents immigrated to the United States from Greece in the 1920s. He was brought up in the Greek Orthodoxy and he can speak Greek. His older brother, Athan Maroulis (born 1964), is a record producer and his sister, Anastacia P. Maroulis (born 1968), is a school principal.