Mark Andrew Consuelos (born March 30, 1971 in Zaragoza, Spain) is a television and film actor.
Consuelos was born in Zaragoza, Spain 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. He att...
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Mark Andrew Consuelos (born March 30, 1971 in Zaragoza, Spain) is a television and film actor.
Consuelos was born in Zaragoza, Spain 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. 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.
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 have three children — Michael Joseph Consuelos (June 2, 1997); Lola Grace Consuelos (June 16, 2001); and Joaquin Antonio Consuelos (February 24, 2003).
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