A tall handsome actor with a bright appearance, smooth movements, like a cheetah, the hallmark of which are unusual and expressive eyes, as if summed up with a black charcoal pencil. The directors and scriptwriters assert in unison that the makeup artists did not even touch them. So, today's publication will be dedicated to actor Nestor Carbonell. Which full name: Nestor Gaston Carbonell.
short biography
In 1967, on December 1 in New York, a boy was born in the family of a successful businessman, a native of Cuba, who has Spanish roots. But after a while, the family returns to Venezuela, where Nestor Carbonell graduated from a local British school. Then the young man returns to the States again and becomes a student at the Deerfield Academy. He also has a bachelor's degree in English from Harvard University, which he received in the late 1990s. In one of his interviews, Nestor Carbonell shared his memories of that period of his life:
“You can imagine what my wealthy parents said when they found out that their son, a graduate of Harvard University, expressed a desire to become an actor.”
However, the actor receives worldwide fame after the sensational series "Lost". His mysterious and mystical character Riccardo Alperta, Doctor of Biological Sciences and a native of the Island, enjoyed the great love of the audience. Nestor Carbonell fondly recalls that period of his life, because this project literally turned the life of his family upside down. They move to Hawaii, children go to a local school, and the couple just enjoy life on a beautiful island.
The biography of Nestor Carbonell has many roles, not always the first plan, but not one of them was not noticed by the audience and critics. A talented actor with a beautiful posture, amazing grace and ease of movement became the favorite of the audience.
Filmography
The actor made his debut in 1991 in the television series Law and Order, where he played the role of Steward Karradin. He also starred in the popular TV series Melrose Place. In 1996, he gets a role in the series "The Unpredictable Susan," which takes four years to work. In 2004, Nestor starred in the popular comedy series "Clinic" in the role of Dr. Ramirez.
The next series, “Strong Medicine,” continues Carbonell’s acting biography, in which he has been filming for about two years. In 2005, he also played a small role in David Shore's iconic television series Doctor House. Only two years later, in 2007, the actor takes part in the criminal thriller “Trump Aces”, where he tries on a new image of a hired killer and torture specialist Pascual Acosta.
In 2010, the actor joins the clairvoyant series, where he played the role of forensic scientist Deckland Rand. In 2011, Nestor starred in the series "Double" in the role of the FBI agent Victor Machado. The films about Batman's The Dark Knight, where the actor brilliantly played the role of the mayor of the dark city of Gotham City Anthony Garcia, were especially remembered by viewers with the participation of Nestor Carbonell. It is impossible not to mention the actor’s work in the Motel Bates series, the series was shot based on the cult film Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, where Nestor got the role of the suspicious sheriff Alex Romero, who was the husband of Norman Bates’s domineering mother, a bifurcated teenager with a bifurcation personality. Work in the series lasted from 2013 and was completed in 2017.
Personal life
Nestor Carbonell, whose personal life is certainly of interest to our readers, is happily married to an American actress of Australian descent Shannon Kenny. The couple met in 1995 on the set of the series "Muscle". In 2001, Nestor and Shannon got married. They raise two sons Marco and Raphael. Rafael was born in 2002, and Marco in 2005.
Interesting Facts
In 1989, Nestor Carbonell wrote the book “And the Russians Remained: Sovietization of Cuba”. The actor, using the testimony of former Fidel Castro regime intelligence officer, describes how the “soviets” crushed the Escambray rebellion, the number of participants of which reached eight thousand. Nestor’s family comes from Cuba, and his father, a successful and wealthy businessman, takes an active part in the life of Cuban society to this day.
Nestor Carbonell was repeatedly asked the question: does he use makeup. In an interview, he noted that he understood the questions on this topic, since his eyelashes were dark and thick from birth, especially lower ones, and he never used makeup. And it’s fun for him to hear a question of this kind in almost every conference.