Carlos PenaVega

Carlos Roberto PenaVega (born Carlos Roberto Pena Jr.; August 15, 1989) is an American actor, dancer, singer, musician and director. 
He starred on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush as Carlos García, and is a member of the group Big Time Rush. He was also the host of the network's game show Webheads. He currently voices Bobby Santiago in The Loud House and its spin-off, The Casagrandes. 
== Early life ==
PenaVega was born on August 15, 1989, in Columbia, Missouri. His father is Spanish and Venezuelan, and his mother is Dominican. He was raised in Weston, Florida. He attended Sagemont Upper School where he was a cheerleader. He appeared in local productions of Grease and Man of La Mancha. 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. During his run in Titanic he fell in love with singing and dancing.
== Career ==
=== 2004–2013: Career beginning and Big Time Rush ===
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. 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. 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. 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. His professional partner was Witney Carson. 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 after meeting at Bible study. The couple married on January 4, 2014, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, both taking PenaVega as their married name. They are both devout Christians. They share a YouTube channel, LexLovesLos. The couple's first son, Ocean King PenaVega, was born on December 7, 2016. Their second son, Kingston James PenaVega, was born on June 30, 2019. In December 2020, they announced they are expecting their third child, a girl. Their daughter, Rio Rey PenaVega was born on May 7, 2021.
== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2011	The Hangover Hollywood 	Carlos 	Short film
2011	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 	Detective Sam Acosta 	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2020	Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds	Detective Sam Acosta 	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2020	Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit, Stage Death 	Detective Sam Acosta 	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2020	Mighty Oak 	Pedro 	
2021	The Loud House Movie 	Bobby Santiago (voice)	Animated film
=== 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"
2005 	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"
2011 	Nick News 	Himself 	Episode: "Lies We Tell In Middle School"
2012 	Big Time Movie 	Carlos Garcia 	Television film
2012 	How To Rock 	Himself 	Episode: "How to Rock an Election"
2012 	Cupcake Wars 	Guest judge 	Episode: "Big Time Rush"
2012–2013 	Figure It Out 	Panelist 	
2013 	Marvin Marvin 	Himself 	Episode: "Big Time Marvin"
2014–2015 	Webheads 	Host 	
2015 	Dancing with the Stars 	Contestant 	Season 21
2015 	The Thundermans 	Tech Rider 	Episode: "No Country for Old Mentors"
2015 	The Penguins of Madagascar 	Carlos the Beaver 	Episode: "Tunnel of Love"
2015 	Instant Mom 	Roger 	Episode: "Turning a Blind Eye"
2016 	Grease: Live 	Kenickie 	Television special
2016–present	The Loud House 	Bobby Santiago, others (voice)	Recurring role
2017 	Enchanted Christmas 	Ricardo Archuleta 	Hallmark Channel Television film
2018 	Love at Sea 	Tony Rieves 	Hallmark Channel Television film
2018 	A Midnight Kiss 	David Campos 	Hallmark Channel Television film
2018 	Life Sentence 	Diego 	Main role
2019–2023 	The Casagrandes 	Bobby Santiago, others (voice)	Main role
2020 	Blue's Clues & You! 	Himself 	Episode "Happy Birthday, Blue!"
2021 	The Loud House Mega Music Countdown 	Host 	
== Discography ==
=== Singles ===
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title 	Year 	Peak chart positions 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Title 	Year 	US
Latin 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Electrico" 	2014 	17 	Non-album single 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Bésame"
(featuring MAFFiO) 	2017 	— 	Non-album single 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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=== Other appearances ===
Title 	Year	Other(s) artist(s)	Album
"Principio Y Fin" 	2015	Evan Craft 	Principio Y Fin
"Summer Nights" 	2016	Grease: Live cast 	Grease: Live
"We Go Together" 	2016	Grease: Live cast 	Grease: Live
"Greased Lightnin'"	2016	Aaron Tveit 	Grease: Live
==External links==
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* Carlos' Twitter
* Carlos' YouTube
* Carlos' Instagram
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