ACTOR

Michael Constantine

1927 - 2021

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Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (Ευστρατίου); May 22, 1927 – August 31, 2021) was a Greek-American actor. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the stubborn Greek father of Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). For his performance, Constantine won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Constantine has received more than 2,498,828 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Michael Constantine is the 6,649th most popular actor (down from 3,362nd in 2019), the 9,804th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,220th in 2019) and the 3,055th most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.5M

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  • 43.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Constantine ranks 6,649 out of 13,578. Before him are Lee Jin-wook, Dawn French, Taissa Farmiga, Rob Estes, Beth Fowler, and Blanca Suárez. After him are Geraldine Somerville, Michael Horse, Julianne Nicholson, Magnus Samuelsson, William Kircher, and Chris Klein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Michael Constantine ranks 418. Before him are Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Tatyana Zaslavskaya, W. S. Merwin, Johnnie Ray, Red Mitchell, and Parkash Singh Badal. After him are Walter Bahr, Gábor Benedek, John Rhodes, Elio Morille, Anjali Devi, and Howard Zieff. Among people deceased in 2021, Michael Constantine ranks 547. Before him are Enrique Chazarreta, Vicente Cantatore, Lester Bird, Jonathan Penrose, Ray Kennedy, and Vyacheslav Vedenin. After him are Keri Hulme, Mikhail Zhelev, Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Momčilo Vukotić, Markie Post, and Pepi Bader.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Constantine ranks 9,804 out of 20,380. Before him are Rob Estes (1963), John L. Phillips (1951), Larry Kramer (1935), Van Dyke Parks (1943), Robert Coover (1932), and Beth Fowler (1940). After him are Sherry Turkle (1948), Michael Horse (1949), Julianne Nicholson (1971), William Kircher (1958), Jacob Abbott (1803), and Brad Delp (1951).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Constantine ranks 3,055. Before him are Roger L. Jackson (1958), Daniel J. Travanti (1940), Ernie Kovacs (1919), Taissa Farmiga (1994), Rob Estes (1963), and Beth Fowler (1940). After him are Michael Horse (1949), Julianne Nicholson (1971), William Kircher (1958), Chris Klein (1979), Angie Harmon (1972), and Sherry Stringfield (1967).

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Television and Movie Roles

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
Apr 19th 20026.5 / 10
Thinner
Tadzu Lempke
An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.
Oct 25th 19965.924 / 10
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Kostas "Gus" Portokalos
The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. A follow-up to the 2002 comedy, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
Mar 23rd 20165.989 / 10