| Mark Consuelos |
| Born |
Mark Andrew Consuelos
March 30, 1971 (1971-03-30) (age 38)
Zaragoza, Spain |
| Spouse(s) |
Kelly Ripa (1996-present) |
Mark Andrew Consuelos (born March 30, 1971 in Zaragoza, Spain) is a television and film actor.
Biography
Consuelos was born in Zaragoza, Spain[1] to a Mexican father and Italian mother. His father was a politician in Spain. Consuelos has lived in Italy and the United States since childhood. He explained on Live with Regis and Kelly that while he does not speak Spanish, he does speak Italian. He grew up in Lebanon, Illinois, and later in Tampa, Florida[1]. He attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Florida, and then went to University of Notre Dame before transferring to and graduating from the University of South Florida with a degree in marketing, in 1994[2]. Spent free time hanging out with Sideshow and Farley.
In 1995, Consuelos met Kelly Ripa, his co-star on All My Children. Just over one year later the two flew to Las Vegas and eloped on May 1, 1996. The couple has three children — Michael Joseph Consuelos (June 2, 1997); Lola Grace Consuelos (June 16, 2001); and Joaquin Antonio Consuelos (February 24, 2003).
Career
Consuelos had a starring role in the educational serial Connect With English, which aired on public television stations as part of the Annenberg/CPB Project.[citation needed]
In February 1995, Consuelos had his breakthrough when he landed the role of Mateo Santos on the soap opera All My Children[1]. There, he fell in love with his on-screen love interest Kelly Ripa, and secretly married her in Las Vegas, in May 1996. At the time, he lived on co-star Winsor Harmon's sofa; Harmon was one of the few to know that co-stars Ripa and Consuelos were not only dating, but married [3].
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 as host of what now has become Live with Regis & Kelly. Consuelos has filled in for Philbin many times.[citation needed]
Since leaving All My Children, Consuelos has starred in the feature film The Great Raid, which debuted in theatres in 2005. In 2006, he co-starred in the movie My Super Ex-Girlfriend as "Steve", and in 2007 he appeared in Wedding Daze.[1] He has been seen on the Lifetime series Missing, with Vivica A. Fox.[1]
Consuelos can also be seen hosting two reality dating shows, Age of Love[1] and Science of Love, both airing on NBC. He guest-starred on Third Watch, Friends, American Family, Fortune Hunter, SeaQuest and Hope & Faith[1]. In 2008, Consuelos appeared in the made for television movie, Husband for Hire.[citation needed]
Consuelos has starred with Ripa in a commercial for the Tide to Go portable detergent pen.[citation needed]
Consuelos recently became an ordained minister.[clarification needed][citation needed] He performed the marriage ceremony for the "King of all Media" Howard Stern and model/actress Beth Ostrosky. The two couples have grown close, which was why Stern asked Consuelos to perform the wedding ceremony. Consuelos agreed, and took it upon himself to seek ordination to make it an official ceremony for Stern and Ostrosky. On October 3, 2008, Consuelos officiated a ceremony 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. Consuelos's wife, Ripa, also attended.[citation needed]
Both Consuelos and Ripa will be returning to All My Children for 2 episodes for the shows's 40th anniversary on January 4 and 5, 2010.[citation needed]
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.[2]
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