Michael Constantine Dead: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ Dad Dies at 94

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorMartha Stewart was in L.A. for Super Bowl Sunday, hosting the Big Game Impact meal-packing competition and brunch downtown to benefit the Los Angeles Mission and other organizations.The lifestyle media icon was also in town to host the Puppy Bowl on Animal with her friend and business partner Snoop Dogg, who also performed at halftime.Since the Super Bowl is the second-biggest food consumption day of the year, it was the perfect opportunity to focus on providing equitable access to nutritious food in connection with non-profit partners.Stewart’s line of Martha Stewart Kitchen frozen meals, available at Kroger, partners with Feeding America to donate 1.5 million meals through the country, and Kroger also backs the Zero Hunger, Zero Waste Foundation to support non-profits driving positive change for the planet.

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SpaceX plan to send humans deeper into space than when NASA went to the moon.Elon Musk's space exploration company announced on Monday (14 February) that their craft will begin a new programme called Polaris later in 2022, with two flights coming this year.The crew will include American billionaire and SpaceX donor Jared Isaacman, who last year became the first person to buy a first SpaceX space tourism flight.Air Force fighter pilot Scott Poteet, and engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon will join him on board.The ambitious missions will see the two engineers take part in the first ever commercial spacewalk — a feat that until now has only ever been achieved by government space agencies.An excited Jared Isaacman told the Today show: “We’re going to go farther into space than humans have gone since we’ve last walked on the moon”The entrepreneur said that two missions on their existing Dragon spacecraft in November or December of this year would help the firm prepare for their first ever manned mission on the new Starship rocket in the years ahead, which they are currently developing in co-operation with NASA.He added: "We're going to learn as much as we can from the Polaris Program side of things, SpaceX is going to learn an awful lot as they're getting Starship ready for its first human spaceflight and I think we're going to combine that to ultimately form what the second mission should look like" SpaceX eventually wants to use Starship as a fully reusable, two-stage transportation system that can send humans and large sets of cargo to the moon, mars and other solar system locations.The billionaire believes that his company will be able to put a person on the planet within 10 years but hopes for his mission to be

Beloved actor Michael Constantine sadly passed away last Tuesday, August 31, according to his agent who spoke with multiple outlets on Wednesday. He was 94 years old and died of natural causes.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding, has died aged 94.The actor passed away on Tuesday August 31 from natural causes, his agent confirmed to Variety.Constantine played Gus, the father of Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), in both My Big Fat Greek Wedding and its 2016 sequel.Posting a tribute to her on-screen father on Twitter, Vardalos wrote: “Michael Constantine, the dad to our cast-family, a gift to the written word, and always a friend. Acting with him came with a rush of love and fun.Michael Constantine, the dad to our cast-family, a gift to the written word, and always a friend.

Michael Constantine was an actor best known for playing Toula’s father, Gus Portokalos, in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and its sequel.Constantine’s acting career began in the 1950s, with early film roles in “The Last Mile” (1959) and “The Hustler” (1961) and appearances on TV shows including “The Lloyd Bridges Show,” “Bonanza,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” and “I Spy.” He costarred as the high school’s principal in “Room 222” from 1969 to 1974, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for his supporting role. Constantine continued to make frequent TV appearances as well as take roles in movies including “The North Avenue Irregulars” (1979), “Prancer” (1989), and “Thinner” (1996).

Michael Constantine, the Emmy-winning actor from "Room 222" who also played the Windex-loving father from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," died on Aug. 31.

Deadline reported. There was reportedly a third installment in development at the time of his death, this time set in the family’s native Greece.

Michael Constantine, known for his role as Gus in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, has died. He was 94.

MICHAEL Constantine, the star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, has died at the age of 94. The Emmy-winning actor passed away from natural causes at his home in Reading, Pennsylvania on August 31, his family confirmed Wednesday.

Reading Eagle, Michael Gordon said: ‘Last week he could still sing all four stanzas of the Reading High School alma mater from memory.‘He’s always considered himself a Reading native. People would come up and say, “You’re from California,” [and he’d say] “Oh no, I’m from Reading”.’His sister, Patricia, added: ‘He loved his hometown.

outlets on Wednesday. The Nia Vardalos-written romantic comedy — which is the highest-grossing rom-com of all time — was released in 2002, with Constantine making audiences laugh and smile as the Portokalos patriarch.

The acting world is in mourning on Wednesday, as it was revealed that beloved character actor Michael Constantine had passed away at 94 years of age.Constantine's brother-in-law, Michael Gordon, confirmed that the actor died peacefully from natural causes, at his home in Reading, Pennsylvania (via Reading Eagle).The actor passed away peacefully on August 31, surrounded by his family and friends, including sisters Patricia Gordon and Chris Dobbs.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterMichael Constantine, most famed for his role as dad 'Gus' in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding has died.He died of natural causes at the age 94, on August 31.The Hollywood actor was nominated for a SAG Award as part of the Best Performing Cast for his role in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding.Michael reprised his role in a short-lived CBS series that also starred Vardalos and Lainie Kazan in 2003, My Big Fat Greek Life, and the 2016 film sequel, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.“He’s a man from a certain kind of background,” Michael said of his character in a 2003 interview with The Indianapolis Star. “His saving grace is that he truly does love his daughter and want the best for her.

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterMichael Constantine, who played Gus, the father of Nia Vardalos’ Toula Portokalos in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” by far the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time, died on Aug. 31.

Michael Constantine, whose long career produced an Emmy award and many memorable turns as a character actor, died Aug. 31 at his Reading, Mass. home. He was 94 and died from natural causes, his agent, Julia Buchwald, confirmed.