Carlos PenaVega

Biography

Carlos Pena, Jr was born on August 15th, 1989 in Columbia, Missouri but raised in Weston, Florida. He was born to a Dominican mother, Margarita Pena, and a Spanish father, Carlos Pena Sr and grew up with his three brothers, Andres, Antonio & 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 persue his newest interest and passion of singing and dancing which he discovered from his role in a production of Titanic.

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.

Various Facts

Zodiac Sign: Leo
Relationship Status: Married
Spouse: Alexa PenaVega
Siblings: Andres, Antonio & Javi

— Carlos & Alexa were the FIRST married couple to compete against and participate in Dancing with the Stars.
— He is a certified Rescue Scuba Diver.
— He’s into Videography / Photography and has a YouTube Channel with Alexa titled “LexLovesLos”.
— His first acting gig was on the TV Show, ER back in 2004.