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Elias Koteas: Biography

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  • Birth Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/11/1961, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor
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Elias Koteas Fast Facts:
  • Speaks Greek fluently.
  • Initially aspired to become an architect or civil engineer.
  • Save for a few classes with Montreal drama teacher Ann Page, he had little acting experience when he was accepted to New York's American Academy for Dramatic Arts.
  • Nominated for Canada's Genie Awards for supporting roles in Ararat (2002) and Exotica (1994), and won in the lead actor category for Malarek (1989).
  • Fired after one day of rehearsals from the film adaptation of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) because of his failure to grasp the vocal nuances of the role. He credits the experience with making him a better actor.
  • Bears a resemblance to actor Christopher Meloni.
  • Elias Koteas Relationships:
  • Heather Graham - Ex-significant Other
  • Jennifer Rubin - Ex-wife
  • College:
  • Attended Vanier College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY (1983)

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