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Carlos Roberto Penavega, Jr was born on August 15th, 1989 in Columbia, Missouri, although he was raised in Weston, Florida. He was born to a Dominican mother, Margarita Pena, and a Spanish father, Carlos Pena who also share three other sons; Andres, Antonio and Javi.
As a child, Carlos attended “Sagemont Upper School” where he was a cheerleader and helped support his team in games. He later attended “American Heritage School” before his family relocated to Los Angeles for Carlos to pursue his newest interest and passion of singing and dancing which he discovered from his role in a production of Titanic. He also became a certified Scuba Diver during his busy career.
Carlos received his debut role in a series or movie in 2004 when he appeared in an episode of ER, from there he moved onto roles in Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Summerland, and Judging Amy. After those roles, he received his big break in the industry when he was cast as “Carlos Garcia” on Big Time Rush for Nickelodeon from 2009 to 2013.
In 2015, Carlos & Alexa became the very first married couple to compete against each other and participate in Dancing with the Stars all together.
