Mark Consuelos

Born the youngest of three children on March 30, 1970 in Zaragoza, Spain to parents of Mexican and Italian heritage, Consuelos spent his early years in his mother's native Italy until the age of five, when both he and his older brother and sister were uprooted to the United States. As a young boy who spoke only Italian, his introduction to the English language was first initiated through American television programs, including, ironically, the popular daytime soap "All My Children." The family settled in Lebanon, IL, but, by the time Consuelos had turned 16, had decided to move once again and planted permanent roots in Tampa, FL. Consuelos finished high school at Bloomingdale High School in nearby Valrico. By the time he was college bound, the athletically-inclined Consuelos decided to attend Notre Dame University, but was not enamored of its bitter winters. Two years later, he returned to Tampa, earning a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of South Florida in 1994, which he promptly eschewed in favor of his first love, acting.