The greasy-haired Greek rock star may have only finished sixth on the fourth season of American Idol, but Constantine Maroulis has opted to take (almost) everything that has come his way, rather than sit on his hands and do nothing.
Although things did not necessarily work out for Constantine as frontman of the indie rock group Pray for the Soul of Betty, the 32-year-old did find a solo career and put out his debut album, Constantine, on Aug. 7, 2007. To date, it has only sold roughly 25,000 copies.
Earlier in 2007, Constantine appeared on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, which was his first crack at acting on television. He had previously starred on Broadway in The Wedding Singer for an eight-week run in Sept. 2006 and Off-Broadway in a six-week run in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris in Jan. 2007.
Constantine is currently a co-host of FOX Reality Channel's American Idol Extra alongside Season 6 ninth-place finalist Gina Glocksen and JD Roberto.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Keeping up with Constantine Maroulis
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Ruben and Haley on AI Extra
Ruben Studdard and Haley Scarnato appeared on FOX Reality Channel's American Idol Extra on Thursday. Ruben performed his winning single "Flying Without Wings," while Haley performed the Roy Orbison classic "Crying."
In his interview, Ruben told host JD Roberto that he wished he could have performed with Rickey Minor and the band while he was on the show, but other than that it had not changed much since Season 2. Rube also said he would be joining the cast of "Ain't Misbehavin'" for its 30th anniversary tour this summer.
Haley's interview was a little less comfortable, as she was asked if the rumor that she and Season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis "hooked up" on New Year's Eve was true (she never did answer the question). She also said she's been in the studio recording her debut album and she wishes she could still be on tour.
Below is Haley's interview and performance.