Randy Constan
Randy Constan | |
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Born | [1] | November 18, 1953
Residence | Tampa, Florida |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Peter Pan impersonator |
Website |
www www elfintechnologies |
Randy Constan (born November 18, 1953) is a Peter Pan impersonator who posted his cosplay pictures on a website in 2001, in what he stated was an attempt to find a girlfriend.[2] The website became a widely circulated internet meme, and in 2001 Constan's website, pixyland.org (aka Peter Pan's Home Page) won a Webby Award in the "weird" category.[3]
Constan has made television appearances in costume, including Late Night with Conan O'Brien,[4] Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[5] Unscrewed with Martin Sargent,[6] and Because I Said So.[7]
In 2006, Constan appeared in a music video alongside Jay Maynard, Leslie Hall, and other individuals who gained worldwide exposure via the Internet, created for the web site WeAreTheWeb.org. The video advocates for net neutrality.[8]
Personal life
Constan grew up in Staten Island, New York.[9] He graduated from Staten Island College in 1974 with an Associate of Applied Science in Electronics and worked for Consolidated Edison in New York City[4] from 1974 through 1994.[10] His first marriage was in 1976, during which he lived on Long Island.[9] He later moved to Tampa, Florida[9] where he has worked for Tasnet Inc. since 1995.[9]
On October 7, 2007, Constan became engaged to his girlfriend of one year (who goes by the names Tinkerbell and Princess Dorothy) at a local club "The Castle",[11] and the couple married March 29, 2009 at the Bay Area Renaissance Fair.[12]
References
- ↑ "Person Details for Randy Constan, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ "Peter Pan's Home Page... Are You Tinkerbell?". www.pixyland.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ Janet Kornblum (July 20, 2001). "Webbys elbow aside dot-com gloom". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- 1 2 "Peter Pan's Conan O'Brien Appearance, and New York Visit". pixyland.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ "PeterPan's Adventure In Hollywood!". pixyland.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ "PeterPan's 2003 San Francisco Trip, and Tech-TV appearance". pixyland.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ "PeterPan's TV Debut in Toronto!". pixyland.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ We Are The Web, 2006-08-02, retrieved 2016-04-15
- 1 2 3 4 "Through The Cracks Ministries. Randy Constan: MY Bio". throughthecracks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ "Randy Constan". www.elfintechnologies.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ Craig Platt (November 15, 2007). "It pans out for Peter". The Age. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ↑ "Peter Pan's Recent News and 'BLOG' Page!". pixyland.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
External links
- pixyland.org (Randy Constan's official website)