Mark Consuelos

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Biography

Born the youngest of three children on March 30, 1970 in Zaragoza, Spain to parents of Mexican and Italian heritage, Consuelos spent his early years in his mother's native Italy until the age of five, when both he and his older brother and sister were uprooted to the United States. As a young boy who spoke only Italian, his introduction to the English language was first initiated through American television programs, including, ironically, the …

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Job Title

Actor, Producer

Born

March 30, 1971

Career Milestones

2011

Executive produced with wife Kelly Ripa the E! reality series "Dirty Soap"

2010

Landed minor role in Kevin Smith directed comedy "Cop Out"

2008

Appeared as a panelist during roundtable discussions on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (Syndicated)

2008

Played a firefighter in the Hallmark Channel movie "For the Love of Grace"

2008

Appeared in the Oxygen Network movie "Husband for Hire"

2007

Hosted the NBC reality dating show "Age of Love"

2006

Played supporting role in the comedy "My Super Ex-Girlfriend"

2005

Appeared on several episodes of ABC's "Hope and Faith" as a love interest of Faith's (Kelly Ripa)

2005

Joined the WWII ensemble "The Great Raid" directed by John Dahl

2004

Joined the cast of the Lifetime series "Missing" as FBI evidence specialist Antonio Cortez

2003

Played the fiancé of a plus-sized woman in the ABC TV-movie "Beautiful Girl"

2002

Appeared in the PBS drama "American Family"

2001

Appeared on an episode of "Friends" (NBC) as the flirtatious police officer who stops Rachel for speeding

1997

Featured in the educational serial "Connect With English" (aired on public television)

1995

Cast as Mateo Santos on the soap opera "All My Children"; met and fell in love with his on-screen love interest and future wife Kelly Ripa

Awards

2001

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in All My Children