Carlos PenaVega

Carlos Roberto PenaVega[1] (né Pena Jr.; born August 15, 1989)[2] is an American actor and singer. He starred on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush as Carlos García, and was a member of the band Big Time Rush. He was also the host of the network's game show Webheads.

This article is about the American actor and singer in the group Big Time Rush. For Latin American Idol winner, see Carlos Peña (singer).

Carlos PenaVega
PenaVega in 2010
Born
Carlos Roberto Pena Jr.

(1989-08-15) August 15, 1989
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2004–present
Spouse(s)
Alexa PenaVega (m. 2014)
Children2
Musical career
GenresLatin pop
Instruments
Years active2009–present
Labels
Associated actsBig Time Rush

Early life

PenaVega was born in Columbia, Missouri.[1] His father is of Spanish and Venezuelan descent, and his mother is Dominican.[3] He was raised in Weston, Florida.[2][4] He attended Sagemont Upper School where he was a cheerleader. He appeared in local productions of Grease and Man of La Mancha.[5] He also had a role in a production of Titanic by the American Heritage School, which he attended before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[4][6] During his run in Titanic he fell in love with singing and dancing.[4]

Career

2004–2013: Career beginning and Big Time Rush
PenaVega with the Big Time Rush in 2010.

His first acting role was a guest star at the age of 15 on ER, followed later that year by guest-starring roles on Judging Amy, Summerland, and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.[7][4][6][8] While still in high school, PenaVega appeared in television commercials for the Super Soaker brand recreational water gun, and his image even appeared on the toy's packaging. PenaVega was studying musical theater at the Boston Conservatory when his manager urged him to audition for Big Time Rush. Although he was reluctant to do so, he submitted an audition tape and won the role almost two years later.[2] PenaVega moved to Hollywood in August 2009.

Big Time Rush is an American pop boy band that formed in 2009. The band consists of PenaVega, Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, and Logan Henderson, all on vocals. PenaVega co-wrote the song "Oh Yeah" off of the group's first album, BTR. On the second album, he wrote "Invisible" along with Charley Greenberg, Cody Williams, Daniel Andrew Wayne and J.R. Rotem. As of 2011, the band has released two albums, BTR and Elevate. They later released their third album, 24/Seven, in which PenaVega wrote and co-wrote almost every song. He co-wrote "Picture This" with bandmate, James Maslow. PenaVega wrote "Lost in Love" for his wife, Alexa PenaVega. He also wrote the song "Na Na Na" on 24/Seven. In addition, BTR embarked on the Summer Break Tour, in support of the album.

2014–present: Solo career

He released his first solo single in Spanish on February 4, 2014, titled "Electrico". The song charted in the top 10 of the Latin iTunes songs charts on release, yet failed to chart anywhere else. He was presented for the first time at the first annual Nickelodeon Colombia Kids' Choice Awards given in Bogotá. PenaVega competed on the 21st season of Dancing with the Stars in Fall 2015. His wife was also a contestant that season.[9] His professional partner was Witney Carson.[10] PenaVega and Carson reached the finals but were eliminated on the week's performance night and ended the competition in fourth place.

Personal life

In August 2013, PenaVega became engaged to actress Alexa Vega.[11][12] The couple married on January 4, 2014 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,[13] both taking PenaVega as their married name. They are both devout Christians.[14] They share a YouTube channel, LexLovesLos.[15] The couple's first son, Ocean King PenaVega, was born in December 2016.[16] Their second son, Kingston James PenaVega, was born in June 2019.[17][18] The family lives in Maui, Hawaii.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Hangover Hollywood Carlos Short film
Little Birds Louis
2012 Yak: The Giant King Krudd (voice) English version
2014 Code Academy Marcos
2015 Spare Parts Oscar Vasquez
2017 Killing Hasselhoff Pedro
2018 Sleep Away Joaquin
2019 Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead Sam Acosta
2020 Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds Sam Acosta
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit, Stage Death Sam Acosta

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 ER Arlo Escobar Episode: "Shot in the Dark "
2004–2005 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide King Bee Recurring role (Season 1)
2005 Judging Amy Diego Valdesera Episode: "Diego Valdesera"
Summerland Student Episode: "Sledgehammer"
2009–2013 Big Time Rush Carlos Garcia Main role; Director: "Big Time Tour Bus" (as Carlos Pena Jr.)
2011 Hand aufs Herz Himself Episode: "August 11, 2011"
Nick News Himself Episode: "Lies We Tell In Middle School"
2012 Big Time Movie Carlos Garcia Television film
How To Rock Himself Episode: "How to Rock an Election"
Cupcake Wars Guest judge Episode: "Big Time Rush"
2012–2013 Figure It Out Painelist
2013 Marvin Marvin Himself Episode: "Big Time Marvin"
2014–2015 Webheads Host
2015 Dancing with the Stars Contestant Season 21
The Thundermans Tech Rider Episode: "No Country for Old Mentors"
The Penguins of Madagascar Carlos the Beaver Episode: "Tunnel of Love"
Instant Mom Roger Episode: "Turning a Blind Eye"
2016 Grease: Live Kenickie Television special[19]
2016–present The Loud House Bobby Santiago (voice) Recurring role
2017 Enchanted Christmas Ricardo Archuleta Hallmark Channel Television film
2018 Love at Sea Tony Rieves [20] Hallmark Channel Television film
A Midnight Kiss David Campos Hallmark Channel Television film
Life Sentence Diego Main role[21]
2019–present The Casagrandes Bobby Santiago (voice) Main role
2020 Blue's Clues & You! Himself Episode "Happy Birthday, Blue!"

Discography

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Latin
[22]
"Electrico"[23] 2014 17 Non-album single
"Bésame"[24]
(featuring MAFFiO)		 2017 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances
Title Year Other(s) artist(s) Album
"Principio Y Fin"[25] 2015 Evan Craft Principio Y Fin
"Summer Nights" 2016 Grease: Live cast Grease: Live
"We Go Together"
"Greased Lightnin'" Aaron Tveit

References
  1. "Carlos PenaVega". TV Guide. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. Rentería, Melissa (November 26, 2009). "Plans Change as Pena Lands Co-Starring Role in Nickelodeon's 'Big Time Rush'". San Antonio Express-News. Texas. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019.
  3. Hernandez, Lee (February 28, 2011) Introducing “Big Time Rush” Star Carlos Pena. latina.com
  4. Jicha, Tom (November 28, 2009). "In A Rush". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
  5. Jicha, Tom (October 24, 2007). "Making More Menudo". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
  6. Martin, Denise (November 22, 2009). Child's Play, Los Angeles Times
  7. Moore, Frazier (January 18, 2010). "An Inside Look at a Boy Band on Nick's New Comedy". The Press of Atlantic City. New Jersey. Associated Press. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  8. Martin, Denise (November 26, 2009). "Big Time Rush Is A Little Bit Entourage, A Little Bit Monkees", Boston Globe; accessed January 31, 2016.
  9. Aguilera, Leanne (August 27, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE! 'Dancing With the Stars': Married Couple Alexa and Carlos PenaVega to Compete on Season 21". ET Online. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  10. "Dancing with the Stars Season 21 Cast Announcement". ABC. September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  11. Eggenberger, Nicole (June 19, 2013). "Alexa Vega Engaged to Carlos Pena, Jr., Congratulated by Ex-Husband Sean Covel". Us Weekly. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  12. Spero, Jesse. "Alexa Vega Dishes Engagement Details: How Did Carlos Pena Pop The Question?". Access Hollywood. NBC Universal. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  13. "Alexa Vega Weds Big Time Rush's Carlos Pena Jr". The Hollywood Reporter. January 5, 2014. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  14. "How Did Carlos & Alexa PenaVega Meet? The 'Dancing With The Stars' Pair Is Too Adorable".
  15. "LexLovesLos".
  16. Juneau, Jen (December 9, 2016). "Carlos and Alexa PenaVega Welcome Son Ocean King — See His First Photo!". People. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  17. PenaVega, Alexa (July 2, 2019). "Kingston James PenaVega". Alexa PenaVega verified Instagram account. Retrieved July 2, 2019. June 30th, 2019
  18. Cardoza, Riley (July 2, 2019). "Alexa PenaVega Gives Birth to Baby Boy, Her Second Child With Husband Carlos PenaVega". Us Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  19. Hibberd, James (July 9, 2015). "Fox's Grease: Live casts Graceland star as Danny Zuko". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  20. "Carlos and Alexa PenaVega Talk About Their New Film, "Love at Sea"". Royal Caribbean. August 10, 2018.
  21. Petski, Denise (March 13, 2017). "Carlos PenaVega Joins the CW Pilot 'Life Sentence'; Kimmy Shields In 'Insatiable'". Deadline. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  22. "Billboard Hot Latin Songs - The week of February 22, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  23. "PenaVega - Electrico". iTunes. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  24. "Carlos PenaVega - Bésame". iTunes. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  25. "Carlos PenaVega - Principio Y Fin". iTunes. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.