Mark Consuelos

Mark Consuelos (born March 30, 1970) is a Spanish-American actor. He was born in Zaragoza, Spain.

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March 30 - 1970 - Spanish - American - Actor - Zaragoza, Spain

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Consuelos has lived in the United States since childhood. Before deciding on acting, he graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in marketing.

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United States - University of South Florida

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He had played small parts on television series before landing the role of Mateo Santos on the soap opera All My Children in early 1995. He fell in love with his on-screen love interest, Kelly Ripa, and married her in May 1996. Both of them continued to tape episodes of the show until 2002, when Kelly wished to focus more on her other job, hosting a talk show.

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Soap opera - All My Children - 1995 - Kelly Ripa - May - 1996 - 2002 - Talk show

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Since leaving All My Children, Consuelos has started work on movies and miniseries. The one that's received the most press coverage, The Great Raid, debuted in theatres in 2005. He can currently be seen on the series Missing, which is shown on the Lifetime cable network.

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The Great Raid - 2005 - Missing - Lifetime

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