Anastacia P. Maroulis

His older brother, Athan Maroulis (born 1964), is a record producer and his sister, Anastacia P. Maroulis (born 1968), is a New York / New Jersey schoolteacher.
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When Maroulis was five years old his Constantine Maroulis Tickets family moved to Wyckoff, New Jersey, an affluent suburb of New York City, where he grew up.At that time he developed an interest in music, following the Constantine Maroulis Tickets lead of his older brother.

By age eleven he was Constantine Maroulis Tickets studying the trumpet at Eisenhower Middle School.

He later sang in high school garage bands, including Lady Rain and Milkbone.He graduated from Ramapo High School in 1993 and later Constantine Maroulis Tickets attended the The Boston Conservatory of Music.He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory of Music and a minor in voice from the Berklee College of Music in 2002.

He was in the Constantine Maroulis Tickets cast recording of the 2000 musical, Suburban Dreams, which was produced by composer Stephen Thompson, Richard Kenner, and Jesse Merz.

Some years before appearing on Idol, Maroulis competed on the dating show Elimidate and was Constantine Maroulis Tickets an extra in NBC's Law and Order: SVU and the WB's Astro Boy.

He has appeared in a number of off-Broadway roles from the Conservatory, along with a Constantine Maroulis Tickets series of independent films.After graduating the Conservatory, Maroulis trained as a director's apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts and toured in the Broadway international touring company of Rent as the lead role Roger Davis.

His older brother, Athan Maroulis (born 1964), is a record producer and his sister, Anastacia P. Maroulis (born 1968), is a New York / New Jersey schoolteacher.
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When Maroulis was five years old his family moved to Wyckoff, New Jersey, an affluent suburb of New York City, where he grew up.At that time he developed an interest in music, following the lead of his older brother.By age eleven he was studying the trumpet at Eisenhower Middle School.

He later sang in high school garage bands, including Lady Rain and Milkbone.He graduated from Ramapo High School in 1993 and later attended the The Boston Conservatory of Music.He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory of Music and a minor in voice from the Berklee College of Music in 2002.He was in the cast recording of the 2000 musical, Suburban Dreams, which was produced by composer Stephen Thompson, Richard Kenner, and Jesse Merz.[4]Some years before appearing on Idol, Maroulis competed on the dating show Elimidate and was an extra in NBC's Law and Order: SVU and the WB's Astro Boy.He has appeared in a number of off-Broadway roles from the Conservatory, along with a series of independent films.

After graduating the Conservatory, Maroulis trained as a director's apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts and toured in the Broadway international touring company of Rent as the lead role Roger Davis.
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In August 2004, supposedly upon an ex-girlfriend's suggestion, Maroulis traveled to Washington DC to audition for the television show American Idol.During the semifinals and finals of Idol, he was the subject of an internet meme, the Vote for the Worst online campaign provided by the Internet community, "Survivor Sucks" before the website switched focus to Scott Savol as a result of fan complaints.For the 2005 season, Idol producers changed the age range of contestants from 16-26 to 16-28.Along with Bo Bice, Maroulis was one of the oldest contestants to participate on American Idol.
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Maroulis and Bice are also notable for being among the first contestants to compete using the rock idiom.
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On April 27, 2005, Maroulis, was eliminated from American Idol after he performed Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" during the 2000s music round.
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Maroulis later recorded a studio version of the track for Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen, which was released on August 9, 2005 on Queen's label, Hollywood Records, a division of Universal.

Betty frontmanMain article: Pray for the Soul of BettyMaroulis was added to the band in 2003 as the lead vocalist after winning over 150 auditioners.For three years, he contributed lyrics and songs for the band.The band rose to national attention when Maroulis appeared on Idol.His audition clip showed him "quitting" the band, a claim he had denied at the time.On March 20, 2006, Maroulis announced his departure with the band due to creative and business differences.

Solo careerIn November and December 2005, Maroulis performed four live shows in Manila, Philippines and New Jersey, USA.His set list included well-known songs he has performed previously, including songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, and American Idol.In August, 2006, Constantine completed a solo tour of 13 cities throughout the Northeast, where he debuted material that will be featured on his up-and-coming CD, including various self-penned compositions.Several can currently be sampled by visiting his Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/constantinemaroulis

Acting careerIn the fall of 2005, he was in negotiations to star in a television sitcom called "Brooklyn" that was to be loosely based on his upbringing as the youngest of three in a large Greek-American family of New York.
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On August 22, 2006, it was announced by MTV that Maroulis joined the cast of the Broadway musical The Wedding Singer alongside Stephen Lynch.