19 Facts About Nestor Carbonell

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Nestor Gaston Carbonell is an American actor, director, and screenwriter.

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Nestor Carbonell came to prominence for his role as Luis Rivera in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan.

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3.

Nestor Carbonell's father worked for PepsiCo, which required the family to live for periods of time in London, Mexico City, the Bahamas, and Caracas.

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Nestor Carbonell's father is active in the Cuban community, authoring the book And The Russians Stayed: The Sovietization of Cuba.

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Nestor Carbonell has an older sister, Rosa Maria "Mia" Nestor Carbonell, a Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Forbes.

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6.

Nestor Carbonell's paternal great-grandfather, Jose Manuel Cortina, was a noted Cuban orator and diplomat.

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7.

Nestor Carbonell was educated at The British School while living in Caracas.

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8.

Nestor Carbonell's first acting role was a guest starring part as Alberto Cordova in an episode of As the World Turns.

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9.

Nestor Carbonell subsequently portrayed the regular role of Luis Rivera on the Brooke Shields-led sitcom Suddenly Susan for four seasons.

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10.

In 2000, Nestor Carbonell made his debut as a screenwriter with the comedy film Attention Shoppers, in which he starred as Enrique Suarez, the lead role.

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11.

Nestor Carbonell has since had recurring roles on Resurrection Blvd.

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12.

Nestor Carbonell was cast as Richard Alpert on the third season of ABC's drama series Lost.

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13.

Nestor Carbonell made appearances in the episodes "Cabin Fever" and "There's No Place Like Home".

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14.

Nestor Carbonell appeared in nine episodes of the fifth season, and was upgraded to a main cast member of Lost for its sixth and final season.

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15.

In 2010, Nestor Carbonell joined the series Psych for two episodes playing Declan Rand, a criminal profiler.

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In 2011, Nestor Carbonell starred in the CW series Ringer as FBI agent Victor Machado.

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17.

In 2017, Nestor Carbonell directed the episode "Apple" of the ABC drama series The Good Doctor, starring his Bates Motel co-star Highmore.

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18.

Nestor Carbonell has been married to Australian actress Shannon Kenny since January 3,2001.

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19.

Nestor Carbonell is fluent in Spanish, a skill he put to use in the sixth-season episode of Lost, "Ab Aeterno", in which numerous scenes contain dialogue mostly or solely in Spanish.

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