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Carlos PenaVega BIography, Age, Career, Marital Status, Salary and Net Worth
Carlos Roberto PenaVega is an American eminent actor and singer. He starred as Carlos Garcia on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush and is a member of the Group Big Time Rush. Moreover, he was the host of the network’s game show Webheads. Currently, he voices Bobby Santiago in The Loud House and its spin-off The Casagrandes.
Carlos PenaVega Age
He is 33 years old as of August 2022, having been born on August 15, 1989, in Columbia, Missouri, U.S. Carlos shares his birthdate with celebrities such as; Jennifer Lawrence, Joe Jonas, billzo, Chief Keef, Nipsey Hussle (1985-2019), and many more
Carlos PenaVega Family
Carlos PenaVega Parents
He was born to Carlos Pena Sr. (Father) and Margarita Pena (Mother). His father is Spanish and Venezuelan while his mother is Dominican.
Carlos PenaVega Siblings
He has three siblings by the name, of Andres Pena, Javi Pena, and Antonio Pena.
Carlos PenaVega Education
He received his high school education at Sagemont Upper School and the American Heritage School. After high school, he studied musical theatre at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
Carlos PenaVega Marital Status
He is married to the love of his life, Alexa PenaVega (born on August 27, 1988) an American actress and singer. They married on January 4, 2014, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Carlos PenaVega Kids
He and his wife Alexa have three kids. Two sons by the name Ocean King PenaVega (born on December 7, 2016) and Kingston James PenaVega (born on June 30, 2019). And a daughter by the name of Rio Rey PenaVega (born on May 7, 2021).
Carlos PenaVega Career
A Career from 2004 to 2013
His first acting role came at the age of 15 when he was a guest star on ER, followed later that year by guest-starring roles on Judging Amy, Summerland, and Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide. While still in high school, he appeared in television commercials for the Super Soaker brand recreational water gun and his image even appeared on the toy’s packaging. While studying at the Boston Conservatory, his manager urged him to audition for Big Time Rush. Although Carlos was reluctant to do so, he submitted an audition tape and two years later he won the role. In August 2009, he moved to Hollywood.
Big Time Rush is an American pop boy band that formed in 2009. Therefore, the band consists of Carlos, Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, and Logan Henderson all on vocals. Carlos went on to write the song “Oh Yeah” off the group’s first album, BTR. On the second album, he wrote “Invisible” along with Charley Green berg, Cody Williams, Daniel Andrew Wayne, and J.R. Rotem. As of 2011, the band had released two albums, BTR and Elevate. Later, they released their third album, 24/Seven. With bandmate James Maslow, he co-wrote “Picture This”. And also wrote “Lost in Love” for his wife Alexa PenaVega. Moreover, he wrote the song “Na Na Na” on 24/Seven.
A Career from 2014 to 2017
During this time, he decided to go solo in his music career. Therefore, on February 4, 2014, he released his first solo single “Electrico”. The song charted in the top 10 of the Latin iTunes songs charts. And for the first time, it was presented at the first annual Nickelodeon Colombia Kids’ Choice Awards given in Bogota. In the fall of 2015, he competed in the 21st season of Dancing with the Stars. His wife also was a contestant that season. His professional partner was Witney Carson. He and Carson went on to reach the finals but were eliminated on the week’s performance night and ended the competition in fourth place. In 2017, he released the single Besame featuring MAFFiO
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A Career from 2017 to Present
He starred alongside his wife in 2017 in the Hallmark movie Enchanted Christmas and alongside Adelaide Kane in A Midnight Kiss. The next year, he starred alongside his wife again in the Hallmark movie Love at Sea. And as a series regular in one season of CW series Life Sentence. He and his wife again starred in the Hallmark movie series Picture Perfect Mysteries in 2019. Big Time Rush announced in 2021 that they would be reuniting for shows in New York and Chicago. Also, the band made an appearance in December 2021, at several Jingle Ball concerts. They then announced in 2022, the Forever Tour that would take them around the U.S. and Mexico. In 2022, Carlos released a book called What If Love is the Point.
Carlos PenaVega Height and Measurements
Adding up to his well-built body is a height of 5ft 6inches (1.68m) and a weight of 68kg (150lbs).
Carlos PenaVega Salary and Net Worth
He has an annual average salary of $1 million and a net worth of $8 million.