Musicals can be safely called the “fruit of love” of cinematography, theater productions and music. The most famous theater stage, not only in America, is Broadway. Most of the famous and popular musicals are staged there. Not every pop singer can perform on Broadway. Constantine Maroulis was born in Brooklyn and was able to make a name for himself on the leading New York theater scene. Find out more at the website brooklyn-trend.
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NEW JERSEY
Maroulis was born in Brooklyn to a family of Greek-American immigrants. His ancestors came to the United States from Greece in 1920. The family cared about the national past. Constantine has known the Greek language since childhood. Besides him, the family has two more children. His elder brother Athan became a producer, and his sister Anastacia became a school principal.
When he was five, his family moved to Wyckoff, New Jersey. It was there that he became interested in music. At school, Maroulis learned to play the trumpet and tried to follow his elder brother. He even tried to play in various amateur music groups.
In 1993, he graduated from high school and entered the Boston Conservatory.
In 2000, he participated in the recording of the musical Suburban Dreams. Constantine wasted no time and worked every day to promote himself in the world of music.
For experience, he played in a number of off-Broadway musicals at the Conservatory. After that, he studied acting at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Berkshire, Western Massachusetts. He even went on tour with the Broadway troupe Rent for a long time. Despite his active work, he did not have an agent.
The key point in his career was the American Idol show.
AMERICAN IDOL
In 2004, the girlfriend of Maroulis persuaded him to go for an audition in a popular TV show. For the sake of it, he set off for Washington. Constantine became a member of the new age group of 16-28 years.
On American Idol, Maroulis proved himself from a professional side. With the song My Funny Valentine, he got into the collection of the show. The performance of the song Queen attracted the attention of the band’s guitarist Brian May. He had every chance to become the winner of the show, but he was kicked out by the judges for performing a song of the Nickelback band. Maroulis was one of the first to perform a rock composition at the show. At that time, it went against the concept of the TV show.
In 2003, it became known that Maroulis had become the vocalist of Pray for the Soul of Betty. He stayed in the band for almost three years. In 2006, he left it due to creative differences. The position of the band’s leading voice did not deter him from conflict situations.
The reason for leaving was also the desire to build a solo career. In 2005, he set out with the show to Manila, the Philippines, and New Jersey. The program included compositions from his theater works and performances on American Idol. In 2006, he finished the tour, having visited 13 cities. In 2008, he went on a bigger tour. These were large-scale performances and meetings with dozens of new artists.
PERSONAL LABEL
In the process of developing himself as an artist, Maroulis created his own independent label Sixth Place Records. This label released his first album, Constantine. He had worked on a full album for two years. The CD of the same name lit up the Billboard charts.
An ever-growing fame and musical skills brought him to the sports fields, just not as an athlete. Maroulis repeatedly performed the National Anthem before the games. In 2013, he sang before the opening of the New York Yankees. He also sang the national anthem at Madison Square Garden and at the opening of the US Open Tennis Championships. This is a great honor for any artist.
To keep drawing the attention of the audience, Maroulis continued to attend various TV shows. He appeared on the show Don’t Forget the Lyrics! and donated his winnings to charity.
In 2009, he released a series of humorous solo songs at a New York show. The essence of the show was a unique and free interpretation of the famous rock masterpieces. It was an entertainment show aimed at maintaining Maroulis’ popularity and developing his talent.
In 2011, he returned to Idol, where he performed his own single Unchained Melody.
In addition to his musical career, Maroulis was a regular author of the Loukoumi series of children’s books, co-authored with Nick Katsoris. He voiced one of the characters in the audio book. Maroulis also gave the voice of the interactive toy Rock Star Mickey, not forgetting about the release of songs at the same time.
TEAMWORK
In 2014, Maroulis performed with the 80s band Jessie’s Girl on Long Island. Almost eight thousand people came to the performance. He also performed regularly with Rock of Ages. With the New York band SYKA, he recorded a cover version of Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford duet – Close My Eyes Forever. In September of the same year, Maroulis performed at the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro. In 2018, he toured with the band Postmodern Jukebox. Together they performed in the USA and Canada. In the same year, Maroulis also managed to work with Adler’s Appetite.
In alliance with Diego Kolankowsky and Joanna Topetzes, they founded MarKolTop Productions.
In the 15th season of American Idol, he acted as a mentor to artists during Duet Week.
CINEMA ROLES
In 2005, Maroulis had a chance to play in the television sitcom “Brooklyn”. The series was based on the life of a Greek-American family in New York. Such a role was close to him. He would cope with the role perfectly. In 2006, he starred in the Broadway musical “The Wedding Singer”. Broadway received him more kindly than the big cinema. In 2007, he played the role of “Young Soldier”. He also joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful. Maroulis played the role of Constantine Paros, a singer.
The Rock of Ages production brought him great fame on Broadway. In it, he was able to reveal all sides of his voice in the realms of rock. Many critics and representatives of mass media highly appreciated his acting and musical talent in the work on this musical. In 2009, he was even nominated for the prestigious Tony Award. In addition to that, he received a number of other awards and even got into the Guinness Book of Records. In 2009, he played air guitar with the Rock of Ages troupe and the audience. Thus, he broke the previous record almost twice according to the number of involved people. In the same year, he was chosen as the “Broadway Star of the Year”. In 2010, he was honored to be depicted in the caricature at Sardi’s. This is a great honor for Broadway actors.
He was also worthily appreciated by the Greek community. In 2010, he was included in the “Forty Under 40 Winners” rating. Young Americans of Greek origin get there for their achievements. He is also the first ever winner of the Loukoumi “Make a Difference” Award in 2015.
The role of Melvin Ferd the Third in “The Alley” only confirmed his talent. Texas critics admired his voice and vocal skills. Work in the musical “Jekyll and Hyde” allowed Maroulis to reveal himself from a new side.
A considerable part of his television career was based on American Idol. He was a guest star more than once. He was the host of the show, where he interviewed past participants of the show. American Idol became an important part of his career. Constantine Maroulis decided to keep up with other New York actors and also played in the series “Law & Order”, the episode “Faces of the victim”.
PERSONAL AND PUBLIC LIFE
In 2008, Maroulis got to know Angel Reed. She was his partner from the Rock of Ages show. In 2010, their daughter Malena was born. In 2015, news leaked to the press that Maroulis had been arrested for domestic violence. During an argument with Angel, he crossed the line, and the girl called the police. She even managed to get a restraining order. However, Maroulis violated it, for which he was arrested again. The conflict between Reed and Maroulis was intense. But in September of the same year, she filed an application to withdraw all charges. The court accepted her statement. As a result, all charges against Maroulis were annulled. But despite this, the couple broke up.
