Jason Constantine ’92

Jason died June 3, 2025.

He brought Southern California sunshine to Princeton. Wilson College could not contain his infectious enthusiasm or ever-present video camera. Late night Wawa runs inspired his original, classic anthem “Wawa Girl” and his love for performing led to the creation of the campus Christmas caroling sensation, The Princeton Out-a-Tunes. He rowed heavyweight crew for a year, founded and directed the Princeton Christian Repertory, and performed a legendary Henry IV in the sanctuary of the Chapel. For his senior thesis, he wrote not one, but two plays —“Passionate” and “Give and Take” — to complete his degree in English with a concentration in theater. He loved so many Princeton friends, especially the young woman he kept casting as his girlfriend, fiancée, and wife, until she became all those things, Kristin Gleeson Constantine ’91.

Jason earned his MFA in film from Loyola Marymount University, where his “Ashes” won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Student Short Film. He went on to become co-president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Jason shepherded teams that created franchises such as John Wick, The Expendables, Saw, and other successful and award-winning films.

Jason is survived by Kristin and their sons Lucas, Xander ’27, and Nicholas, as well as the grateful hearts of all of those made better by knowing him.