Athanasios Demetrios Maroulis (born September 22, 1964) is an actor, vocalist and record producer born in
Brooklyn,
New York. He is the older brother of singer
Constantine Maroulis and also has a sister, Anastasia.
Athan Maroulis formed the New York-based group
Fahrenheit 451 (1984–1986), with whom he recorded his first commercially available album. Over the ensuing years, Maroulis established himself in a number of alternative musical genres including
gothic,
industrial and
electronic. Stints with the Philadelphia-based
Executive Slacks (1987–1990), as well as
Tubalcain (1991–1993), followed.[1]
After moving to
Los Angeles he fronted
Spahn Ranch (1993–2000).[2][3][4] A diverse and fairly eclectic vocalist, Maroulis recorded a number of albums with a 1940s styled vocal/
jazz combo named The Blue Dahlia (1999–2000). Maroulis remains active both behind and in front of the scenes, runs
Sepiatone Records, a vintage vocal and jazz record label while continuing to lend his voice to various studio and film projects.[5]