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- Broadway George
- George Costacos was born in 1964 in Athens, Greece. He was an actor, known for The Olympic Games in Antiquity (2002), Football's Greatest (2010) and Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (2004). He died on November 17, 2008 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Participated as a performer at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
- Athens-born, Astoria-raised singer who came to the United States as a teen and later performed on the New York stage and in concert form.
- Wrote the musical play "Greek Gifts".
- Held a theatre degree from Queens College.
- Buried near Athens near his grandparents, Greece, his funeral was attended by the Mayor of Athens, the German Consul and other local officials.
- "A doctor goes to the hospital, wears his white robe, saves lives and remains unknown. I put on a white robe, pretend I'm a doctor and become famous." (Quote from printed interview in KLIK Magazine)
- "The Big Apple easily becomes the Big Banana Peel." (Quote from printed interviews in Health & Style Magazine, MEN Magazine, National Herald)
- "Good work is always in fashion." (Quote from printed interview in Madame Figaro)
- "You might not get to change the world. But you might change somebody's world." (Quote from press statement about the Tsunami Relief Efforts. Source: GeorgeCostacos.com)
- "Fame is the magnifying glass of that which you already are" (Quote from printed interviews in Health & Style Magazine, MEN Magazine, National Herald, KLIK Magazine)
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