This good-looking, olive-complexioned, hunky younger brother of actor Costas Mandylor looked as if he were an athlete, and, indeed, he was--an amateur soccer player and professional boxer in his native Australia, where he also doubled as a stuntman and a doorman/bouncer at a disco. After his brother had some success in Hollywood, Mandylor followed and won a guest appearance on a 1991 episode of "China Beach" and a bit part as an Australian football player in "Necessary Roughness" (1991). His first series role was as the womanizer Aldo in the Fox sitcom "Down the Shore" (1992-93), which was followed by a recurring role on the ABC sitcom "Grace Under Fire". After appearing in several unsuccessful pilots, Mandylor won the role of Roger, one of Nancy McKeon's confidantes and friends, on the short-lived CBS sitcom "Can't Hurry Love" (1995-96). In 1996, he reunited with his "Down the Shore" co-star Anna Gunn to support Jean-Claude Van Damme in the actioner "The Quest".
- Also Credited As:
Louis Theodosopoulos
- Born:
September 13, 1966 in Melbourne, Australia
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Job Titles:
Actor, Stuntman, Boxer, Doorman at disco, Soccer player
Family
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Brother: Costas Mandylor. born in September 1965
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Father: Yannis Theodosopoulos.
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Mother: Louise Theodosopoulos.
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Sister-in-law: Talisa Soto.
Milestones
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1991 Feature debut, bit role in Necessary Roughness
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1991 Made American TV acting debut on an episode of China Beach
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1992 Played Aldo in the Fox sitcom Down the Shore
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1993 Had recurring role as Carl on the ABC sitcom Grace Under Fire
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1996 Co-starred in the Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle The Quest
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1998 Hired to replace Dale Midkiff in the CBS action series Martial Law ; left cast at end of the 1998-1999 season
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2002 Starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
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2003 Reprised role of Nick Portokalos in the CBS series My Big Fat Greek Life
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2005 Starred in The Game of Their Lives based on the true story of the 1950 US soccer team who, against all odds, beat England in the small town of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Cast as Roger on the CBS sitcom Can t Hurry Love
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Raised in Australia