Adoni Maropis

Born and raised in Burgettstown Pennsylvania a small town near Pittsburgh He is the middle son of Petro and Despina Maropis and is very close to his brothers Sam and Chris Being an exceptional allaround athlete in high school Burgettstown Highschool in southwest Pennsylvania it appeared Adoni would pursue a professional career in some sport Turning down various athletic scholarships he enrolled at West Virginia University and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration But from years of being entertained by Adonis impromptu comedic performances and impersonations which began when he was a small child his father Petro told him that the suit and tie of the business world would probably choke him to death and encouraged Adoni to give acting a shot Surprised yet intrigued at this suggestion Adoni enrolled at a performing arts school Point Park College now a University in Pittsburgh and studied acting dialects singing and a bit of dance His first stage role was as a freshman even though freshman werent allowed to perform at the time where they needed him as an Arabian Carrier in The Nutcracker Sweet Not only did Adoni get to flex his muscles in that role but he also played the JackintheBox in the same production Some of his other memorable plays and musicals were Working Evita Getting Out You Cant Take it With You and Little Shop of Horrors where he played the maneating plant Audrey II After three years of theatre at Point Park with the help of his younger brother Chris he headed for Hollywood Although Adoni is truly blessed with a more than usual dose of athletic ability and creative talent what truly makes Adoni stand out is that he is a Type 1 Diabetic and has been since he was 18 months old His parents were told he would be weak and sickly and in and out of hospitals his whole life Ultimately a renowned diabetic specialist told his father that most likely Adoni would be dead by the age of 25 As Adoni puts it I get a kick out of someone saying I cant do it This has been proven by his numerous athletic awards and championships throughout highschool and college which involved everything strength speed quickness and finesse The list includes tennis basketball baseball football weightlifting armwrestling fitness and his favorite pastime which is table tennis pingpong Adoni loves being creative with his workouts which involve only 3045 minutes per day of either running biking aerobics some martial arts or what he calls his unique unnatural yet truly natural Cirque du SoleilTarzan workout Some of Adonis diverse and memorable roles include the flamboyant evil sorcerer Quan Chi in the TV show Mortal Kombat Conquest 1998 the sarcastic undercover agent in The Gristle 2001 AbuFayed in Season 6 of the Fox hit series 24 2001 and the regal falconman in Hidalgo 2004 starring Viggo Mortensen An inspiration to the world Adoni will tell you that the most important ingredients to success and happiness are love laughter and fitness He credits his family and a few good friends with supplying all three