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Michael Constantine

1927 - 2021

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Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (Ευστρατίου); May 22, 1927 – August 31, 2021) was an American actor. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal 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 the 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 2,354,570 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Constantine is the 3,367th most popular actor, the 5,232nd most popular biography from United States and the 1,590th most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.4M

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  • 48.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Constantine ranks 3,367 out of 9,996Before him are Francesca Bertini, Dominic West, Ronald Pickup, Jordi Mollà, Carol Burnett, and Patty Duke. After him are Michael Ontkean, Vanessa Kirby, James Read, Bérénice Bejo, Stefania Casini, and John Wesley Shipp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Michael Constantine ranks 232Before him are Claude Abbes, Eugene Parker, Jarl Kulle, William Perry, Robert Spaemann, and Nikola Kljusev. After him are Håkon Brusveen, Dezső Gyarmati, Piero Tosi, Hans Bauer, Greta Andersen, and Janet Moreau. Among people deceased in 2021, Michael Constantine ranks 380Before him are Martí Vergés, Vassilis Alexakis, Hayko, Willard Scott, Bernd Kannenberg, and Ronald Pickup. After him are Håkon Brusveen, Mari Törőcsik, Janet Moreau, Shirley Fry, Joël Robert, and Richard Lewontin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Constantine ranks 5,232 out of 18,182Before him are T. C. Boyle (1948), Biz Stone (1974), Carol Burnett (1933), Charles Bolden (1946), Patty Duke (1946), and Buddy Rogers (1921). After him are Ida B. Wells (1862), James Read (1953), Conan O'Brien (1963), Helen Merrill (1930), John Wesley Shipp (1955), and Tomas Arana (1955).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Constantine ranks 1,590Before him are Adriana Caselotti (1916), Melina Kanakaredes (1967), Paul Adelstein (1969), Nathan Lane (1956), Carol Burnett (1933), and Patty Duke (1946). After him are James Read (1953), John Wesley Shipp (1955), Tomas Arana (1955), Emily Kinney (1985), Robert Urich (1946), and Janet Margolin (1943).

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