Carlos Santos (comedian)

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Carlos Santos
Born (1981-04-09) April 9, 1981 (age 44)
Puerto Rico
Occupations
Years active2002–present
Website www.instagram.com/ofcourseitscarlos

Carlos Santos (born April 9, 1981) [1] is a Puerto Rican actor and comedian based in Los Angeles. He is best known for playing Chris Morales in the Netflix original series Gentefied . Santos was also the host of the MTV Tres show MiTRL (2006-2009). His credits include Primo , Undone , Vacation Friends , and The Valet .

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Early life and education

Santos was born and raised in Puerto Rico. [2] He is the youngest of three children. He learned to speak English growing up from watching television, [1] and particularly enjoyed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Teen Wolf , and Ghostbusters . [3] Santos named Will Smith, Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, George Lopez, and Pablo Francisco as some of his biggest comedy influences. [3]

He attended college at Fresno State University, first as a computer engineering major before switching to theatre. [1] He took a class about stand-up comedy that first sparked his interest in the medium and began to perform stand-up in Fresno at a local casino. [4] After graduating he moved to Los Angeles and trained in improv at Second City. [1] Santos also gained hosting experience as an anchor for the local television station LATV. [3]

Career

Santos gained prominence as a VJ on the MTV Tres show MiTRL in 2006, which combined comedy and music content. [2] [5] He switched his focus to acting and comedy full-time in 2009, and began to train and perform regularly at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. [1]

Santos has acted on series including The Last Man on Earth , 2 Broke Girls , and Bajillion Dollar Properties . [6] His breakout role was on the Netflix comedy series Gentefied (2020-2021) as aspiring chef Chris Morales. [3] He was also a main cast member on the Amazon Freevee sitcom Primo (2023). [7] He acted in the films Vacation Friends , The Valet , There's Something Wrong with the Children and Amor en toda la cara. [8] [4] [9] [10]

He performs at UCB LA as a member of the only all-Latino comedy variety show Spanish Aquí Presents. [1] He also performs stand-up comedy regularly. [3]

Personal life

Santos enjoys Oreo cookies and shares photos of limited edition flavor packs on his Instagram. [11]

Accolades

For Gentefied

For Primo

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Ghost Team One Sergio
2021 Vacation Friends Maurillio
2022 Cheaper by the Dozen Basketball Announcer
2022 The Valet [14] Javier
2023 There's Something Wrong with the Children Thomas
2023 Vacation Friends 2 Maurillio

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2009 MiTRL Himself (Host) [15]
2009Entertainment as a Second Language with Carlos SantosVariousVariety show [15]
2011 Austin & Ally InterviewerEpisode: "Secrets & Songbooks"
2016 2 Broke Girls ServerEpisode: "And You Bet Your Ass"
2016 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Vaul2 episodes
2017 Adam Ruins Everything Taste TesterEpisode: "Adam Ruins the Future"
2018 The Last Man on Earth PacoEpisode: "Karl"
2020–21 Gentefied Chris MoralesMain cast
2022 Undone Alejandro [16] 3 episodes
2023 Primo RyanMain cast

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Miller, Stuart (2023-05-21). "Carlos Santos got his first break on 'Gentefied.' Now on 'Primo,' he can 'let loose'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  2. 1 2 "A Different Kind of TRL on MTV Tr3s". Seventeen. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Rodriguez, Karla. "'Gentefied' Star Carlos Santos Shares His Journey From 'TRL' to Netflix". Complex. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  4. 1 2 Loera, Juan Esparza (2022-05-18). "Former Fresno State student gets laughs in Eugenio Derbez-led romantic comedy 'The Valet'". Fresno Bee.
  5. ↑ Villarreal, Yvonne (12 November 2009). "TV hosts bridging gap". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  6. ↑ Stories, Local (2019-08-20). "Meet Carlos Santos - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  7. ↑ Martinez, Kiko (2023-01-21). "Comedian Carlos Santos talks new horror film, Shea Serrano sitcom". My San Antonio.
  8. ↑ Philip Sledge (2023-08-25). "Vacation Friends 2 Cast: Where You've Seen The Actors Before". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  9. ↑ Woerner, Meredith (2021-11-17). "'There's Something Wrong With The Children' Casts Zach Gilford, Amanda Crew, Alisha Wainwright, Carlos Santos in Horror-Thriller (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  10. ↑ Aragón, Heraldo de (2024-05-10). "La película 'Amor en toda la cara', del zaragozano Gerald B. Fillmore, ya tiene fecha de estreno". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  11. ↑ Castro, Marysol (2021-11-08). "'Gentefied' star Carlos Santos talks NY Comedy Fest show with all Latinx lineup". PIX11.
  12. ↑ Tinoco, Armando (2022-08-15). "Imagen Awards Nominations: 'Encanto', Eugenio Derbez & 'West Side Story' Among Top Contenders". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  13. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2024-07-25). "'Acapulco' & 'A Million Miles Away' Lead Field As Streamers Dominate 2024 Imagen Awards Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  14. ↑ Beck, Michelle (May 2, 2022). "Trailer Released for 'The Valet' Coming to Hulu and Disney+ on May 20". www.disneyplusinformer.com. Disney Plus Informer. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  15. 1 2 Villareal, Yvonne (2009-10-04). "Planet Spanglish". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  16. ↑ Chhibber, Mini Anthikad (May 7, 2022). "'Undone' Season 2 review: Time-bending animation of the best kind". www.thehindu.com. The Hindu Magazine. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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