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Where Are They Now: 'American Idol' Edition
January 12th, 2009 10:10am EST Post a comment
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Though Constantine Maroulis (Season 4), with his long leather coat and even longer scraggly hair, emitted the aura of a hardcore rock star, his resume after the show seemed to have a bit of an identity crisis, as if he didn't seem to know if his true passion lay in music or in acting. Overall, it was undoubtedly obvious that he loved to be in the spotlight no matter what, though. Maroulis was the frontman for a band called Betty before Idol fame went to his head, but he split away from them in 2006 citing "creative and business differences" and instead pursued a bigger glory that ultimately found him starting his own record label and releasing his solo, self-titled debut a year later. Maroulis also had a deal with ABC to star in a sitcom loosely based on his own upbringing in the borough of Brooklyn, but the network ultimately passed on the project before it could ever be shot. He did manage to appear briefly on The Bold And The Beautiful before turning his attention full-force to the theater in productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Rock of Ages, which New Line is now developing into a feature film. Maroulis will undoubtedly want to keep his role in the big screen adaptation, but despite the success of Idol-turned-actress Jennifer Hudson, he may still have a hard time convincing producers his talent is as big as his ego and he can carry a film; after all, does anyone remember From Justin to Kelly?
















