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Mark Consuelos

Mark Andrew Consuelos (born March 30, 1971 in Zaragoza, Spain) is a television

Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
and film

Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
actor

Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
.

uelos was born in Zaragoza, Spain to parents of Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
and Italian

Italian people

The Italian people are a Southern European ethnic group located primarily in Italy and, by virtue of a wide-ranging Italian diaspora, throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia....
ancestry. His father was known to be a politician in Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. Consuelos has lived in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
and in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
since childhood. He explained on Live with Regis and Kelly

Live with Regis and Kelly

Live with Regis and Kelly is a television syndication American television talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Before 2000, the show was known as, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, with Kathie Lee Gifford co-hosting with Philbin....
that while he does not speak Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
, he does speak Italian
Italian language

Italian is a Romance languages spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four Linguistic geography of Switzerlands....
. He grew up in Lebanon, Illinois
Lebanon, Illinois

Lebanon is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,523 at the 2000 census. Like many other places in "Little Egypt " or Southern Illinois, Lebanon was named after the Middle Eastern country of the same name....
, and later in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, Florida, on the west coast of the state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County....
.

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Mark Andrew Consuelos (born March 30, 1971 in Zaragoza, Spain) is a television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
and film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
.

Early life
Consuelos was born in Zaragoza, Spain to parents of Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
and Italian
Italian people

The Italian people are a Southern European ethnic group located primarily in Italy and, by virtue of a wide-ranging Italian diaspora, throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia....
ancestry. His father was known to be a politician in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. Consuelos has lived in Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
and in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
since childhood. He explained on Live with Regis and Kelly

Live with Regis and Kelly

Live with Regis and Kelly is a television syndication American television talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Before 2000, the show was known as, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, with Kathie Lee Gifford co-hosting with Philbin....
that while he does not speak Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
, he does speak Italian
Italian language

Italian is a Romance languages spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four Linguistic geography of Switzerlands....
. He grew up in Lebanon, Illinois
Lebanon, Illinois

Lebanon is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,523 at the 2000 census. Like many other places in "Little Egypt " or Southern Illinois, Lebanon was named after the Middle Eastern country of the same name....
, and later in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, Florida, on the west coast of the state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County....
. He attended Bloomingdale High School
Bloomingdale High School

Bloomingdale High School is a senior high school located in Valrico, Florida. Bloomingdale was established in 1987. Bloomingdale's first graduating class graduated in 1989, since Hillborough County does not pull seniors from existing schools for new schools....
in Valrico, Florida
Valrico, Florida

Valrico is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 6,582 at the 2000 census....
, and then went to University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
before transferring to and graduating from the University of South Florida
University of South Florida

The University of South Florida , a public institution known within the State University System of Florida as USF Tampa, is a public research university system located in Tampa, Florida, Florida, United States, with an autonomous campus in University of South Florida St....
with a degree in marketing
Marketing

Marketing is defined by the American Marketing Association as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large....
, in 1994.

Career
He had played small parts on television series before landing the role of Mateo Santos
Mateo Santos

Mateo Santos Sr. is a fictional character from the soap opera All My Children. He was first portrayed by Tito Ortiz in a guest appearance in 1994 but is best known as being portrayed by Mark Consuelos from 1995-2002....
on the soap opera
Soap opera

A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in Serial format on television or radio. Programs described as soap operas have existed as an entertainment long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap....
All My Children

All My Children

All My Children, sometimes abbreviated by fans and the press as AMC, is an United States soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the American Broadcasting Company television network since January 5, 1970, and the daily episode also airs weeknights on SOAPnet....
, in February 1995. There, he fell in love with his on-screen love interest, Kelly Ripa
Kelly Ripa

Kelly Maria Ripa an United States actor, television personality, and talk show host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of Live with Regis and Kelly, along with Regis Philbin....
, and secretly married her in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
, in May 1996. At the time, he lived on co-star Winsor Harmon
Winsor Harmon

Winsor Harmon aka Winsor Dewey Harmon III, born on November 22 1963, in Crowley, Louisiana), is an United States actor best know for his role as Thorne Forrester on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful....
's sofa; Harmon was one of the few to know that co-stars Ripa and Consuelos were not only dating, but married.

Ripa and Consuelos continued to tape episodes of All My Children, until 2002, when Ripa wished to focus more on her other job, taking over for Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathryn Lee "Kathie Lee" Gifford is an United States television hostess, singer, actor, noted for her 15-year run on the talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin....
as host of what now has become Live with Regis & Kelly. Consuelos has however filled in for Philbin
Regis Philbin

Regis Francis Xavier Philbin is an United States television personality and occasional actor known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, and presenter at various events....
a few times. Ripa and Consuelos have three children, Michael Joseph (born 1997), Lola Grace (born 2001), and Joaquin Antonio (born 2003). During this period, Consuelos also had a starring role in the educational serial Connect With English

Connect With English

Connect With English is an educational dramatized television series that was recorded in 1997 by the Annenberg Foundation and WGBH-TV Boston, Massachusetts for students of English language learning and teaching....
, which aired on public television stations as part of the Annenberg/CPB Project.

Since leaving All My Children, Consuelos has starred in the feature film The Great Raid

The Great Raid

The Great Raid is a 2005 war film which tells the story of the January 1945 Raid at Cabanatuan on the the Philippines island of Luzon during World War II....
, which debuted in theatres in 2005. In 2006, he co-starred in the movie, My Super Ex-Girlfriend

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

My Super Ex-Girlfriend is a 2006 in film released on July 21, 2006. The film is a "romantic comedy with a superhero twist". It was directed by Ivan Reitman and stars Luke Wilson, Uma Thurman, Anna Faris, Wanda Sykes, Rainn Wilson, and Eddie Izzard....
, as "Steve", and in 2007 he appeared in, Wedding Daze. He has been seen on the Lifetime
Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television is an United States television network devoted to film, Situation comedy and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles....
series Missing

1-800-Missing

1-800-Missing is a Canadian television series, shown and set in the United States, based on the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series by Meg Cabot. In the Canadian province of Quebec, it airs in French on S?ries+, titled Port? disparu....
, with Vivica A. Fox
Vivica A. Fox

Vivica Anjanetta Fox is an American people of the United States actress. She is best known for her roles in Independence Day , Set It Off , Soul Food , Kill Bill , and Motives ....
. He can also be seen hosting two reality dating shows, Age of Love

Age of Love (TV series)

Age of Love was an United States Reality television dating series that features then-30-year-old Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis as he looks for love with women in their 20s as well as women in their 40s....
and Science of Love

Science of Love

Science of Love is an NBC reality television dating television program presenter by Mark Consuelos and starring NFL american football player Adam Johnson....
, both airing on NBC. He guest-starred on Third Watch

Third Watch

Third Watch was an NBC television drama set in New York City that ran from September 23, 1999 to May 6, 2005....
, Friends

Friends

Friends is an American situation comedy created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994. The series revolves around a group of friends in the area of Manhattan, New York City, who occasionally live together and share living expenses....
, American Family, Fortune Hunter

Fortune Hunter

Fortune Hunter was a List of retired The Price Is Right pricing games on the United States television game show, The Price Is Right. Played from November 21, 1997 to May 11, 2000, it offered $5,000 cash and four prizes each worth between $500 and $3,000....
, SeaQuest and Hope & Faith

Hope & Faith

Hope & Faith was an American situation comedy that aired for three seasons on American Broadcasting Company from September 26, 2003 to May 2, 2006....
. In 2008, Consuelos appeared in the made for television movie, Husband for Hire

Husband for Hire

Husband for Hire is a 2008 comedy television film that premiered on Oxygen on January 24, 2008. Husband for Hire was written and directed by Kris Isacsson, and it starred Nadine Velazquez, Tempestt Bledsoe, Mark Consuelos, Erik Estrada and Mario L?pez....
.

He has starred with Ripa in a commercial for the "Tide

Tide (detergent)

Tide is the name of a popular laundry detergent on the market in Canada, the United States and other countries. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble....
to Go" portable detergent pen.

Consuelos is a keen fan of English

England

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
and supports Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football Football team based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the English Premier League....
Also, Consuelos is a big fan of the New York Mets

New York Mets

The New York Mets are a professional baseball based in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York. The Mets are a member of the National League East of Major League Baseball's National League....
.

Consuelos has recently become an ordained minister and performed the marriage ceremony between Media King Howard Stern

Howard Stern

Howard Allan Stern is an American radio presenter and media personality, best known for hosting The Howard Stern Show, currently an uncensored talk radio show that airs on Howard 100 on SIRIUS XM Radio....
and model/actress Beth Ostrosky

Beth Ostrosky

Beth Stern is an United States Model , television personality and actress who is the wife of radio personality Howard Stern. The two were married on October 3, 2008 at Le Cirque restaurant in New York City....
. The friendship between the two couples has grown very close, so close that Stern asked Consuelos to perform the wedding ceremony for him and Ostrosky. Consuelos honorably agreed, and took it upon himself to seek ordination

Ordination

In general religious use, ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies....
to make it an official ceremony for Stern and Ostrosky. Keeping to his promise, on October 3rd, Consuelos officiated a ceremoney held at Le Cirque between Beth Ostrosky and Howard Stern. The guest list for the wedding, held at the restaurant, included Joan Rivers, Barbara Walters, Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and Stern's radio co-host, Robin Quivers, and of course Consuelos' wife Kelly.

Consuelos is a member of a topical chat panel along with Gayle King and Alexandra Wentworth, moderated by Oprah Winfrey which recurs regularly on her show.

Awards and honors

In 1998 and 1999, Consuelos won the American Latino Media Arts Award for "Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera." Consuelos won "Hottest Romance" along with Ripa in 1997 at the Soap Opera Awards.

Mark Consuelos

Early life

Career

Awards and honors

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