Carlos Simental Jr.

Carlos was born and raised in the East Los Angeles area and was the youngest of three children. As a kid, he always enjoyed going places with his Father, who was a Finance Manager in the Auto Industry. As he grew older, one of his goals was to follow his Dads footsteps until he had the chance to appear as an extra in the Movie, "The Fan" in 1996. His Love of movies at that time played a big part in his life and although things fell short, he hoped the opportunity would arise again one day.He continued on his journey and moved to La Puente CA, and attended Glen A. Wilson High School where he majored in English & Arts, and became a Creative Artist/Writer giving him the opportunity to have one of his drawings published and used as the promotional advertisement for Bienvenidos Foster Family Agency in 1997, and later won a contest for a Poem he submitted under the "Most Creative" category published into the "Nightfall of Diamonds" Anthology in 1998.As his new found talents were taking him places he would have never dreamed of on what could have been a beneficial career, he was given the news that his Father was battling an illness and fighting for his life. Taking a step back and concentrating on his Family and his Father, there wasn't much that could be done, and he lost his Dad two days before Christmas. Struggling with the same hardships a few years later and unable to adapt as quickly as he would have hoped to, Carlos joined the Military in 2003.He would embark on a ten year career which would have him serve through two wars, five deployments, and visit various third-world countries during his contracted term. While out to sea to occupy himself with plenty of downtime, he began to help put together plays and skits to help keep up the camaraderie on-board his duty station the USNS Mercy(TAH-16)out of San Diego CA. He also earned himself Degrees in Culinary Arts, and Hospitality Management upon retiring.When he was discharged he decided to take up where he left off and pursue finding work in the Movie Industry once again as an Extra landing a spot as a Wedding Guest. Completing his dream that he once wanted to do as a teenager, he decided to continue pursuing more roles and eventually became more involved making it a full time job, and one that he was proud of. Carlos is a single father of three kids. Christian, his oldest son and Cierra and Charlee, his girls. Show less «