Maria Menounos dad Constantinos Menounos is an American man with Greek roots. Constantinos raised Maria in Massachusetts.
The Holiday Dating Guide cast Maria is an American journalist, actress as well as a TV presenter. Maria was born on June 8, 1978, in the suburb of Medford, Massachusetts to immigrant parents. She went to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Somerville. The journalist attended Medford High School in her hometown.
At 17, she began to compete in beauty pageants. She competed in Miss Massachusetts Teen USA and won the pageant. She went for Miss Teen USA and was placed in the top 15.
Maria started her career when she was at Emerson College as a reporter for Channel One News. She traveled to El Salvador for her 10-minute segment. In 2002, she was hired by Entertainment Tonight to report on movies, music, and fashion. Later she joined Access Hollywood and also worked as a co-host of a few episodes of the Today show.
She began her acting career in the UPN series One on One as Glenda. She played the role of a nurse in Fantastic Four in 2005. She has gone on to work on various movies throughout her acting career.
She also maintains an online entertainment network that she co-founded named AfterBuzzTV. Aside from acting, she has also worked as a producer and writer in various TV series.
Maria credits all her hard work and dedication to her dad and mom. Menounos loves her family a lot and here’s what you should know about them.
Maria Menounos Dad Constantinos Menounos
Constantinos Menounos is the dad of actress Maria Menounos. Constantinos is a modest American man originally from Greece.
Menounos lived with his wife and two children in Medford, Massachusetts, and later moved to California to live with her daughter who went on to pursue her career.
As he is from Greece, he wanted his children to have knowledge related to the culture so he taught them the language and sent them to an Orthodox Church.
Maria stated in an interview that her baba was the proudest American but also proud of his roots. They grew up saving all their spare change to visit Greece. It was important to him and she and her brother were connected to their language and traditions. They finally visited Greece for her wedding and spent a month in Akovos.
Constantinos is extremely close to his daughter. He was diagnosed with Type-1 Diabetes more than 50 years before and her daughter has been playing the role of his caretaker since she was a young child.
With his condition and blood sugar attacks, Constantinos has been critical a few times. He had to be hospitalized on various occasions and the whole family was scared about his future. After some time, as he began to change his eating habits and other changes in his life, his condition has come under control. The journey as a diabetic patient has inspired his daughter to become an advocate and participate in various charity works supporting diabetes research.
He has four posts on his Instagram with the username @costamenounos and over 100 followers on that platform.
According to Marias Instagram post, Constantinos celebrates his birthday on June 20.
She wished him on his birthday and stated that these five years had been tough for him and he had handled it well. He became a caretaker for his wife and was nurturing as well as loving. She added that she was so proud of how strong he is and was grateful to spend every minute together.
Mother Litsa Menounos
Maria Menounos mother Litsa Menounos is also originally from Greece just like her father. Litsa and the family lived in Medford, Massachusetts.
Litsa and Maria share close bond. Mom Litsa got diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and she tried her best to beat Stage IV brain cancer. Litsa went into aggressive treatment.
Maria was having some concerning symptoms like headaches and slurred speech. After a visit to the doctor, it was discovered that she was also suffering from a brain tumor. Thankfully, her state was benign. Maria had recovered after a golf ball-sized tumor was discovered and removed. 99.9 percent of the tumor was removed after a seven-hour procedure.
On the other hand, after a long battle, her mother Litsa Menounos passed away from brain cancer. The journalist took to her Instagram to share the devastating news of her mother’s passing and stated that god loved her so much that he took her on greek easter.
Brother Peter Menounos
Peter Menounos is the younger brother of Maria Menounos. Peter is originally named as Panagiotis.
Peter was born in 1980 and grew up in the Boston Suburbs of Medford, Massachusetts with his sister and his parents. He also went to a Greek Orthodox Church as it was important for his parents for him to know more about their culture, traditions, and languages. He is the youngest child of Costas and Litsa Menounos.
The brother currently lives in Malden, Massachusetts. Other information related to him, such as his profession, schooling, hobbies, and family life is not available to the public.
Even though his sister is a well-known personality, he likes to keep his life private and not share information related to his life such as his social media, career, and interests.
Husband Keven Undergaro and Family
Keven Undergaro is the husband of Maria Menounos. Keven was born on 18 November 1967.
Undergaro is the creator of an online broadcast network called AfterBuzz TV which is the world’s largest online broadcasting network. He is also a writer and a producer in the entertainment industry.
He was born into a working-class family in Medford, Massachusetts. Information related to his parents such as their names, career, and other children is not available to the public. He seems to be quite private regarding his parents and family and not much information has been revealed.
They met for the first time in 1998 on a set of a movie that they were working on. Both of them were into each other from the first day and she even stated that it was love at first sight. They soon started dating. After being together for almost 20 years, he proposed to her on The Howard Stern Show.
The couple got married in Times Square on national TV during a live New Years Eve broadcast on Fox NYE and Steve Harvey officiated their wedding. They also got a fairytale wedding in a Greek Orthodox Church in Akovos which was her father’s hometown.