Mark Andrew Consuelos (born
March 30,
1971 in
Zaragoza, Spain) is a
television and
film actor.
Early life
Consuelos was born in
Zaragoza, Spain
to parents of
Mexican and
Italian ancestry. His father was known to be a politician in
Spain. Consuelos has lived in
Italy and in 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.
