Nestor Carbonell
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| Born | Nestor Gastón Carbonell December 1, 1967 New York, New York |
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| Years active | 1991-present | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Shannon Kenny | ||||||
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Nestor Gastón Carbonell (born December 1, 1967) is an American actor, of Cuban descent, best known for his roles as Luis Rivera on the sitcom Suddenly Susan, Richard Alpert in Lost, Frank Duque in Cane and Batmanuel on the short-lived live action sitcom, The Tick.
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[edit] Early life
Carbonell was born in New York City and attended Harvard University in the late 1980's. His father is active in the Cuban community and has held senior positions at Pepsi.
[edit] Acting career
Carbonell had recurring roles on Resurrection Blvd., The Tick, Strong Medicine, Kim Possible (as the voice of Señor Senior, Jr.), and Cold Case. He also guest-starred on Scrubs ("My Moment of Un-Truth"), House, Day Break, and Monk. He went on to play Richard Alpert for several episodes in the third season of Lost, leaving in 2007 to join the cast of Cane.
In 2006 he appeared as assassin Pasquale Acosta in the film Smokin' Aces. In 2007, he signed on to play the mayor of Gotham City in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, the sequel to the 2005 film Batman Begins.[1] He had a starring role as Frank Duque in the 2007 CBS show, Cane,[2] though the show was cancelled as a result of the 2007-2008 Writers' Guild strike.[3] In a recent interview, Lost showrunner Carlton Cuse implied that Carbonell would reprise his role as Richard Alpert towards the end of the show's fourth season,[4] as a result of Cane's cancellation. [5](This implication was later proved true when Carbonell made appearances in the episodes "Cabin Fever" and "There's No Place Like Home.")
[edit] Personal life
Nestor and his wife, Shannon Kenny, met while both were working on the movie Attention Shoppers.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Dodd, Stacy (May 16, 2007). Eric Roberts and Nestor Carbonell. Variety
- ^ CBS 2007 Fall Preview
- ^ When do our shows come back?. USA Today (2008-02-11).
- ^ 7 Writers' Strike Postscripts. Entertainment Weekly (2008-02-22).
- ^ Ausiello, Michael, (March 12, 2008) "Ausiello on Grey's, Lost, Smallville, Tree Hill and More!," TV Guide. Retrieved on March 15, 2008.
- ^ Biography for Nestor Carbonell. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
